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Yellow Labrador Retriever

Yellow Labrador Retriever line art illustration (click image to enlarge)

Yellow Labrador Retriever full color illustration (click image to enlarge)

Artist's notes:

The Yellow Labrador Retriever was completed on 1.29.2012. OK, meet. PHuD. He is a very large Yellow Lab that belongs to a friend. He is also dog drawing #6. I have seen PHuD many times at the dog park in Berkeley, and he is quite the character. Alas, I learned recently he an his owner will be moving southwards, so I doubt I'll such much of him or PHuD after that. I wanted to give my friend a going away present, which will be a framed print of this drawing based on his dog.

Information about the Yellow Labrador Retriever:

The Yellow Labrador Retriever (or more commonly simply "Yellow Lab") is a type of gun dog - which are dogs that have been bred specifically for the purpose of aiding hunters in finding and retrieving game. Labs also have webbed feet, which aids them greatly in swimming and retrieving nets. These handsome, loyal and friendly dogs are perhaps the most popular breed of dogs for pet owners in the world. Apart from making great pets, labs are also used by law enforcement for a variety of duties, as well assisting the disabled and elderly in basic tasks. As the name implies, these dogs were first bred in Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada some time in the 16th century by the area's earliest inhabitants. The foundational breed of all labs was the Saint John's Water Dog, which went extinct in the 1980's.