Dog breed
Labrador Retriever
From Canada and England, 21 to 22 inches at the shoulder.
The fact file
- Where it comes from
- Canada and England
- Height at the shoulder
- 21 to 22 inches
- Typical lifespan
- around 10 years
- Litter size
- around 7 puppies
- Also called
- Lab and Labrador
- American Kennel Club
- A recognized breed
Most common names for a Labrador Retriever
In the pet license records we use, 15,822 dogs are listed as a Labrador Retriever or a Labrador Retriever mix. These are their most common names.
Names that lean Labrador Retriever
Each of these is more common among Labrador Retriever dogs than among all the dogs whose breed we can read in the records.
From pet license records published by New York City, Seattle, Cambridge in Massachusetts, and Allegheny County in Pennsylvania. How the names data works
Eight ways we draw a Labrador Retriever
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A Labrador Retriever's life stages
The senior years start at different ages by size: around 12 for small dogs, and as early as 7 for larger ones.
- PuppyBirth to 6 months
- Puppy or young adult6 to 9 months
- Young adult9 months to 3 years
- Young or mature adult3 to 4 years
- Mature adult4 years until the senior years
- Mature adult or seniorFrom around 7 to 12 years, by size
Stages from the American Animal Hospital Association life stage guidelines. How the life-stage calculator works
Related breeds
The same size, or from the same country.
For your Labrador Retriever
Breed facts in the fact file: Wikidata, read 2026-10-03, which anyone may reuse.