I'm not necessarily finding the numbers easily about how many Labrador Retrievers were registered with the American Kennel Club.
The information I can find is:
The Kennel Club of the United Kingdom states that for 2006, there were 45,700 registered Labrador Retrievers. The Cocker Spaniel came in second, with 20,459 registered in 2006.
I also found that
For the 18th consecutive year, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular purebred dog in America, according to 2008 registration statistics released today by the American Kennel Club® (AKC) But, while more than twice as many Labs were registered last year than any other breed making it a likely leader for many years to come... information accessed 24 Oct 2009 "Labrador Retriever Holds Firm in Top Spot on AKC's List of Most Popular Dogs in America;..."
http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=3709
According to a July 2003 article in the AKC Gazette:
Once again the Labrador Retriever has been the most popular breed of dog registered in the United States accounting for 154,616 of the total 958,503 number of dogs registered with The American Kennel Club in 2002.
http://www.thelabradorclub.com/subpages/show_contents.php?page=AKC+Gazette
This is the best I can do at this time.
there are approximately 173
Did you mean the AKC breed standard for the Labrador Retriever? Here is the AKC website with the breed standard of the Labrador Retriever: http:/www.akc.org/breeds/labrador_retriever/index.cfm
Labrador Retriever first come to the US in the late nineteenth century and was first recognized by the AKC in 1917.
The Labrador Retriever is in the AKC Sporting Group.
Breeders were attempting to breed the Labrador Retriever in both the US and England at the same time. Labrador Retrievers were officially considered a breed by the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 1917.
The Border Collie was recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 1995.
Labrador Retriever first come to America in the late nineteenth century and was first recognized by the AKC in 1917.
There is no way to tell the total population of Labradors since more and more are born everyday, and not every lab is registered with a Kennel Club, so there are thousand more than those that are recorded by the kennel clubs. although according to the AKC's registration the Labrador Retriever is the most popular dog in the United states
A golden Labrador is just a Labrador with a golden or yellow fur color. It can also mean that that dog is a cross breed between a golden retriever and a Labrador. A Labrador retriever is a lab that retrieves an object such as the game that a hunter shot or a stick or toy that you threw.
according to the AKC registery the labrador retreiver is the number one registered dog in the U.S. for the last several years
The AKC does not give out any details as to how many kennels are registered with them.
Yes, pedigree Labrador Retrievers can have a slight wave down his or her back. This is also allowed on Labradors that are entered in American Kennel Club (AKC) dog shows. Check out the American Kennel Club's breed standard for the Labrador Retriever in the related links section for more information.
Yes, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever was recognized by the AKC in 1878. It is in the Sporting Group.