Labrador Retriever

Labrador Retriever
Japanese: ラブラドール・レトリーバー Raburadōru retorībā
Origin	Canada*
Price	Nintendogs: $535 Nintendogs + Cats: $1,380
Coat Length	Short
Coat Colors	Black Chocolate Yellow Surprise Me!: White, Silver, Spotted
Size	Medium
Appearances	Nintendogs Nintendogs + Cats
Versions	Labrador & Friends Best Friends (NA) Toy Poodle & New Friends

The Labrador Retriever (Japanese: ラブラドール・レトリーバー, Raburadōru retorībā) is a dog breed in Nintendogs and Nintendogs + Cats.

Breed Information

Official artwork of the Labrador

Labrador Retrievers are sporting dogs named for their original purpose as companions to fishermen, bred to retrieve nets from the cold water. For this reason, Retrievers have webbed feet and otter-like tails.

The Labrador Retriever is more widely known for its loyalty and trust. It makes for a great pet and a nice companion, and will get along with almost any other dog. This easy temperament has earned the retriever widespread recognition as a therapy animal and/or guide dog.

In real life, the American Kennel Club (AKC) recognizes three colors of the Labrador Retriever breed: chocolate, black, and yellow. Contrary to popular belief, certain colors are not isolated to certain colored parents. Two black and brown parents can produce yellow puppies. Silver fur has begun to become prominent in the breed, but the AKC refuses to acknowledge it yet until it becomes a more common occurrence than it currently is.

Sometimes Chesapeake Bay Retrievers are mistaken for chocolate Labs. One thing to look for when trying to differentiate the two breeds is the dog's coat type: while the Lab's short fur is perfectly straight, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever's short fur is somewhat wavy.

In-Game Description

• Nintendogs: "Originating in England, this breed is highly intelligent, kind in nature, and great as assistance dogs."

• Nintendogs + Cats:
  (NTSC): "Prized for its intelligence and gentle disposition, this English breed is a great guide dog."
  (PAL): "Bred in England, the Labrador is highly intelligent, affectionate and great as a guide dog."

Unlocking the Breed

Nintendogs

Version
Chihuahua & Friends	Obtain 45,000 Trainer Points
Labrador & Friends	Starter breed
Dachshund & Friends	Obtain 50,000 Trainer Points
Dalmatian & Friends	Obtain 45,000 Trainer Points
Best Friends	Starter Breed

Version
Chihuahua & FriendsJA	Starter Breed
Shiba Inu & FriendsJA	Obtain 10,000 Trainer Points
Dachshund & FriendsJA	Obtain 25,000 Trainer Points

Nintendogs + Cats

Version
Toy Poodle & New Friends	Starter Breed
Golden Retriever & New Friends	Obtain 3,400 Owner Points Play for 15 days in a row
French Bulldog & New Friends	Obtain 5,800 Owner Points Play for 21 days in a row

Nintendogs

In Nintendogs, Labs appear in the breed's three standard coat colors: black, chocolate, and yellow.

Black

Chocolate

Yellow

Chocolate, Black, and Yellow models (credit goes to satanlegs of Models Resource)

The preview icon Labrador Retriever shown in the Kennel.

Nintendogs + Cats

In Nintendogs + Cats, the Labrador still comes in the same three coat colors as it did in the original game, and the colors come in different shades.

Black Labradors

Chocolate Labradors

Yellow Labradors

All Labrador Retriever coat colors in Nintendogs + Cats (Credit: larsenv via Spriters Resource)

If the player chooses "Surprise Me!" they may find:

• a pure white Labrador Retriever
• a silver Labrador Retriever
• a Labrador Retriever with a Dalmatian pattern in either black spots or brown spots.

Pure-white Labrador Retriever

Silver Labrador Retriever

Two Spotted and one Chocolate Labrador dogs

Neighbors

DLC neighbor Honest Abe and his Lab Fido

Nintendogs

• Butters, owned by Alan
• Poppi, owned by Tom
• Daisy, owned by the Kennel (display dog)

Nintendogs + Cats

• Buddy, owned by B. Clinton (North American SpotPass DLC)

As a Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Nintendog

"A puppy for you to train on your Nintendo DS. They come in a wide variety of breeds, colors, coat styles, and personalities. You can train them, use dog toys to play with them, and feed them treats to establish a real link with your virtual pet. Other features include the ability to enter your dog in disc-catching contests and agility trials on obstacle courses."

: Nintendogs

Trivia

• In SSBB, a yellow lab from Nintendogs is an assist trophy that interferes with the player's view of the stage. It is the only Nintendogs mascot breed to be one-- the other breeds are Nintendogs + Cats mascot breeds.
• Despite the fact that the kennel information states the breed is English, the Lab is actually from the Newfoundland-Labrador region of Canada. This is because the territory of Canada was possessed by Great Britain at the time Labradors were originally bred.

Gallery

Nintendogs

Artwork of a Labrador Retriever.

High-quality box art of the Lab & Friends game.

Yellow Lab with 3-D Glasses

Yellow Lab with Mexican Hat

Nintendogs + Cats

The preview icon for the Labrador Retriever shown in the Kennel.

A Yellow Lab.

A Chocolate Lab

A yellow Lab

Yet another yellow lab.

Spotted Labrador

Buddy, a DLC neighbor Labrador Retriever.

Fido, a DLC neighbor Labrador Retriever