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The Labrador Retriever, also Labrador, is a type of retriever-gun dog.[5] The Labrador is one of the most popular breeds of dog[6] in the United Kingdom[7] and the United States.[8][9]
Labrador Ancestors
A favorite disability assistance breed in many countries, Labradors are frequently trained to aid the blind, those who have autism, to act as a therapy dog and perform screening and detection work for law enforcement and other official agencies.[8] They are prized as sporting and hunting dogs.[10]

A few kennels breeding their ancestors, the St. John's water dog, were in England. At the same time, a combination of the sheep protection policy in Newfoundland and rabies quarantine in the United Kingdom, led to the gradual demise of the St. John's water dog in Canada.[11]

In the 1830s, the 10th Earl of Home and his nephews the 5th Duke of Buccleuch and Lord John Scott,[12][13] had imported progenitors of the breed from Newfoundland to Europe for use as gundogs. Another early advocate of these Newfoundland dogs, or Labrador Retrievers as they later became known, was the 2nd Earl of Malmesbury who bred them for their expertise in waterfowling.

During the 1880s, the 3rd Earl of Malmesbury, the 6th Duke of Buccleuch and the 12th Earl of Home collaborated to develop and establish the modern Labrador breed. The dogs Buccleuch Avon and Buccleuch Ned, given by Malmesbury to Buccleuch, were mated with bitches carrying blood from those originally imported by the 5th Duke and the 10th Earl of Home. The offspring are considered to be the ancestors of modern Labradors.
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What is the most popular breed of dog in the world?
The Labrador Retriever has been the most popular since 1991.

The Labrador retriever, the breed of TODAY's own puppy Wrangler, is the most popular breed of dog in the United States for the 24th straight year, according to the American Kennel Club's newly-released rankings.

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