What do your Labrador's weigh?

[poiuytrewq]

Its been commented quite a lot that our labs are small. We have had 4 (all from the same place) and the first was the biggest but he wasn't like the majority that i see (outside of shooting circles) Is there a difference between those bred as working dogs and pet dogs?
I have never had any problems with weight gain with any of them, in fact they have been very easy to keep just right. I have no idea what I feed weight wise but I just give what they need to look good to my eye and tweak either way as required.
I think they are also smaller height wise too.
I'm not actually sure what Bert who is 14 months weighs but I'd say he's a tad taller but slighter than Spud who is 10 and weighs around 22/24kg- He's yo-yo'd slightly due to different medication but Id say 24 is probably the most accurate and long term.

 

[SAujla]

Clover floats around 24kg

 

[poiuytrewq]

Clover floats around 24kg

Same kind of stamp as mine then.
Do you consider her small? Someone asked us recently if the older was actually a Labrador!

 

[SAujla]

Same kind of stamp as mine then.
Do you consider her small? Someone asked us recently if the older was actually a Labrador!

Yes I call her petite/dainty. She is a show Labrador and would be considered below average for that type. She's 4 now and I do get asked if she's a puppy still.

 

[tda]

My sister has a labXspaniel , she is 8 months old and 20kgs. She is more Labrador looking than spaniel

 

[ElleSkywalkingintheair]

My old girl lab, very traditionally built so much more sporting than show is just over 24kgs. He brother who had various health issues so was smaller than her but chunkier was about 28kgs in his prime. New girl lab is smaller than other girl, haven't weighed her yet but suspect she'll also be around 24kgs.

 

[teacups]

21 - 22 kg

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

My male lab (on right ) is around 25kg, he shot up to 28kg after castration but is a good shape at 25kg

 

[Morwenna]

Mine is two and weighed in at the vets at 19.7kg last time she was there.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

Our litter sister pair, now 5 yrs old, both spayed weigh 22/3 kg. They are working-type, quite small, one is very compact, while the other is longer.

 

[Honey08]

Our previous two were 25kg (male, sporty type, not that tall) and 32kg (female, heavy stamp, not fat but lots of bone and a very tall lab. She was 45kg when we got her aged 2 a like a hairy oil drum!).

Our current has been 25kg most of his life with us, but was 27 when weighed last month. He’s 9 now, so perhaps filling out a bit, but still looks very trim.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

Two spayed bitches. Smaller one is working bred and weighs in at roughly 26kg, she has quite dainty bones, head and paws. The other one is an ex show labrador and is quite a big lady and her head looks more like a male in my opinion. She weighs in at roughly 31 kg. They have put some weight on this past year but we manage to get it down again fairly easily if they start to look a bit too chubby.

 

[Clodagh]

One 20kg, next 22kg, two about 25kg, Scout, the only dog, 26kg.
No need for them to be giants I always think, look how much more unsound big horses tend to be, compared to a nice 15.2.

Show ones tend to be huge. Clover is a small show dog but really is an entirely different shape and build to my lot. (I have met her, not saying from pics).

 

[ihatework]

My working bred male lab was very tall for a worker. He weighed about 31kg at fit and slim at the end of the season. Hovered around 34kg carrying extra weight pre season (but not fat like some labs you see!)

 

[druid]

Last few I weighed (clients) ranged from 21-40kg. None fat, a mix of show bred and working bred

 

[TheresaW]

I have met Clover, and Clodaghs ones. I can see the difference, but none look fat.

Neighbours have 2 elderly labs, they are huge. I wouldn’t call either fat, but definitely taller (by a mile) and stockier.

 

[IrishMilo]

My girl is 21kg from memory. She’s 2 and not spayed.

 

[SAujla]

One 20kg, next 22kg, two about 25kg, Scout, the only dog, 26kg.
No need for them to be giants I always think, look how much more unsound big horses tend to be, compared to a nice 15.2.

Show ones tend to be huge. Clover is a small show dog but really is an entirely different shape and build to my lot. (I have met her, not saying from pics).

You have accused her of having fat thighs, which is completely untrue

 

[poiuytrewq]

Ah ok so this was my wonder. So there is a difference in working and not breeding wise.
I know some absolutely huge ones, but again not all look fat just all over big. Would the working types be easier in general to keep trim (even those that don’t work)
Fat labs do seem very very common and people do seem to struggle to keep their weight down.

 

[SAujla]

Ah ok so this was my wonder. So there is a difference in working and not breeding wise.
I know some absolutely huge ones, but again not all look fat just all over big. Would the working types be easier in general to keep trim (even those that don’t work)
Fat labs do seem very very common and people do seem to struggle to keep their weight down.

I think it would be easier to keep a working dog in good condition, they have more drive and stamina. Clovers problem is she's more into exploring than running or retrieving, so it's harder to shift weight off her if needed

 

[Clodagh]

Generally people just feed them too much. Mine are all working but Red would run to podge, she never breaks out of a walk unless it’s an emergency.
Mine eat so little out of the working season.

 

[I'm Dun]

I had no idea they came so small and dainty! the big whippet is 20kgs!

 

[poiuytrewq]

I had no idea they came so small and dainty! the big whippet is 20kgs!

When Spud was younger we often got asked if he was x whippet! He widened up at about 2 so looked like a lab then.
A sales man came to the farm recently with two absolute giants, their heads were huge.

 

[Clodagh]

When Spud was younger we often got asked if he was x whippet! He widened up at about 2 so looked like a lab then.
A sales man came to the farm recently with two absolute giants, their heads were huge.

Pen, my smallest, is so incorrect by any breed standard but my best working dog. She hunts like a spaniel and has the heart of a lion.

 

[Morwenna]

I’m always being asked what mine is crossed with. Or people tell me how well trained she is for a 6 month old puppy She is very spaniel like in many ways. I do keep an eye on her food and treats but don’t find it hard (so far) to keep her trim.

 

[twiggy2]

I have seen a different in working and show but also in certain lines.
One of the keepers here has 7 labs, some are heavy built (his preference and a bit fat too) he also has the lighter built racey type who he feels need more weight but they look good to me.
The 2 lighter built ones are mother and daughter as are some of the heavy ones.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

Ah ok so this was my wonder. So there is a difference in working and not breeding wise.
I know some absolutely huge ones, but again not all look fat just all over big. Would the working types be easier in general to keep trim (even those that don’t work)
Fat labs do seem very very common and people do seem to struggle to keep their weight down.

We used to have a tall working-bred Lab bitch, slim with long legs, the current 2 are tiny in comparison to her and much lighter built than the show-bred ones that we have had in the past, who tended to be quite square. Tbh, I've never had a fat Lab, although my parents certainly did. I think when Mum retired she spent her day giving out treats.
We feed the brown one that we rehomed on 'fat dog biscuits' (light kibble), mixed with the kibble that the others have, because she would eat all day long given the chance and we would prefer her to feel full, if possible. She was spayed recently and I've just adjusted the proportions of her feed, as she was thickening around the waist.

 

[Spotherisk]

Three bitches, spayed, 10 Years old 24kg, spayed, 7 years old, 22kg and her daughter 18 months old, looks like a racing whippet, 18kg. They’re all workers.

 

[I'm Dun]

When Spud was younger we often got asked if he was x whippet! He widened up at about 2 so looked like a lab then.
A sales man came to the farm recently with two absolute giants, their heads were huge.

The one that attacked Floyd was massive! much bigger than he is, and he's 21 and a bit at his shoulder and 18kgs, this thing will have been double his weight and at least 6 inches taller. It had the most enormous head. Apparently there's a breeder round here breeds them that way and a lot have iffy temperaments. Given your fairly close I wonder if those giant ones were related?

 

[poiuytrewq]

Who knows! Possibly although they both had beautiful temperaments. The guy had and lost an older one from the same line and he was also a giant!