November 21, 2009
Apart from their coats, can you distinguish between a Golden Retriever and Labrador?
If you shaved a golden retriever and labrador & you placed them side by side, would they look the same? If not, what would be the differences?
Amazing how people answer along the lines of "yes there are differences" and don't specify what they are, or tell me to go look it up myself. If you don't want to answer properly, then don't bother answering.
Everything.
If you know your dogs, you know them all around.
Labradors and Goldens are so different.
They have a different temperament for starters, even if you'd think not.
English Labradors have shorter legs, their heads are shaped differently, they're thicker in body type, they have wide necks, their eyes are more wide-set and their ears are different too, shorter.
Same goes for American Labradors, but the American type are lankier.
Goldens are thiner in shape, eyes are less wide-set, thinner necks, longer legs, shaped differently all together. Their ears are longer and when you pull them forward should cover the eyes.
Trust me. If I saw them shaved I could tell the difference. If you blind folded me and had a shaved English Labrador, American Labrador, and Golden Retriever in a line, and had me feel all three, I could tell you which was which. 
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the shape of the head, the shape of the body, the length of the legs, just to name a few things.
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They are different breeds. They look a little bit alike. Here are the breed standards for both dogs. Read them for yourself.
http://www.akc.org/breeds/sporting_group.cfm
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Besides the natural variations (such as size) No. A golden retriever is a type of yellow labrador, they just have longer coats.
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Judging on what I can see on the AKC site, you might be able to tell in the stop (a little more pronounced in the Lab) and in the tail (heavier in the Lab, unless it was shaved, too). But someone who knows the Retriever breeds would probably be able to tell other differences.
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Everything.
If you know your dogs, you know them all around.
Labradors and Goldens are so different.
They have a different temperament for starters, even if you'd think not.
English Labradors have shorter legs, their heads are shaped differently, they're thicker in body type, they have wide necks, their eyes are more wide-set and their ears are different too, shorter.
Same goes for American Labradors, but the American type are lankier.
Goldens are thiner in shape, eyes are less wide-set, thinner necks, longer legs, shaped differently all together. Their ears are longer and when you pull them forward should cover the eyes.
Trust me. If I saw them shaved I could tell the difference. If you blind folded me and had a shaved English Labrador, American Labrador, and Golden Retriever in a line, and had me feel all three, I could tell you which was which.
References :