Dog breed guide
Labrador Retriever
The Labrador Retriever has a short, dense, weather resistant coat that sheds regularly and needs brushing about once a week. The standard describes an intelligent, biddable dog with a kindly nature and a strong will to please. It needs more than two hours of exercise a day and suits a large house with a large garden.
Also searched as Lab, Labrador.
Labrador Retriever at a glance
- Adult weight, male
- 29 to 36 kg
- Adult weight, female
- 25 to 32 kg
- Size
- Large, 25 to 40 kg
- Height
- 55 to 57 cm
- Coat
- short, dense, without wave or feathering, with a weather resistant undercoat
Ratings
Petboost editorial ratings from 1 to 5, drawn from the breed standard text under Sources. A breed with no basis in the sources for a rating shows none.
- Shedding
- Grooming effort
- Energy
- Trainability
- Good with children
- Suits an apartment
5 means it sheds heavily
5 means it needs the most grooming
5 means it needs a lot of exercise
5 means it learns quickly and eagerly
5 means it suits a family best
5 means it copes best in a small home
Next steps
- Find a local groomer or daycarePet businesses near you that take bookings online.
- Check a Labrador Retriever puppy's weightWhere a puppy sits against the breed's adult range.
- Dog age in human yearsFrom a formula, not the seven-to-one rule.
Sources
- Petboost breed reference data, adult weight ranges (breed list snapshot).
- Dogs Australia, Labrador Retriever breed standard, https://dogsaustralia.org.au/members/breeds/breed-standards/Labrador-Retriever, read 2026-10-05
- Royal Kennel Club (formerly The Kennel Club), Retriever (Labrador) breed information, https://www.royalkennelclub.com/search/breeds-a-to-z/breeds/gundog/retriever-labrador/, read 2026-10-05
General information about the breed, not veterinary advice. Speak with your vet about your own pet.