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Early settlers of the 16th century started to make their livelihood by fishing, and since dogs were already mans best friend they decided to begin breeding dogs that would better match their daily lives

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originated in Newfoundland in the 1500s. At the time, small water dogs were bred with Newfoundlands to create a breed called the St. By 1903 Labradors were recognized by the English Kennel Club

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The breed was developed from the St. John's water dog, which is a combination of Newfoundlands and small water dogs. Meanwhile, the Newfoundland came from Labrador so the names of the two dogs are reversed

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Lab is a breed of retriever gun dog from the United Kingdom that was developed from imported Canadian fishing dogs

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when St. Johns Water Dogs bred by European settlers in Newfoundland, were first introduced to Britain from ships trading between Canada and Poole in Dorsetshire. These were then bred with British hunting dogs to create what became known as the Labrador Retriever