Here is a copy of the amendment made in Britain to the Labrador Retriever Breed Standard. I am very pleased and hope these changes soon move this way. Notice how they have decided against “substance”. The dog show winning Labs on this side of the water have been so bulky they looked like little pigs, a prime example of “substance abuse”!
Don
Retriever (Labrador)
Characteristics Good-tempered, very agile (which precludes excessive body weight or substance). Excellent nose, soft mouth; keen love of water. Adaptable, devoted companion.
Body Chest of good width and depth, with well sprung barrel ribs – this effect not to be produced by carrying excessive weight. Level topline. Loins wide, short-coupled and strong.
