That is what you think.. you really do not know me at all.
The reason Romeo is the best example of the breed today is simple.. He looks like a Labrador. he moves like an athlete. His breeder understands what a Labrador should be. he is Balanced beautifully and not exaggerated in any way.
Loch Mor Romeo is a Labrador for the Ages. To not like a dog as well put together and with a great personality only means one does not know the breed. There is no better Labrador today. In Europe or any other continent Romeo is a Classic Labrador. Everything about him fits.[/quote]
Sigh...yes Romeo is a nice Lab. I don't know where you live or who you are, but if you think there are no Labradors here in the US that are not the equal of or even better than Romeo, you are sadly mistaken.
Enough already!
It's all about who is running the Specialty events. A true Labrador can't win because he is plain and bred to standard.
Only Gross exaggerations win at Specialty Shows today. Breeders who breed to the judges likes get victories. Those breeding to the LRC standard get laughed at.
It is very different in Europe. A Labrador bred to Standard is victorious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY9SiMAKuUo
Could it possibly be that part of the reason is the difference in standards? I wonder if in your esteemed worldly knowledge of the breed if you could explain something to the rest of us ignorant souls?
Why is it that it is so necessary in the USA to have a standard that is so lengthy? Copying these Labrador Retriever breed standards into a Word document and doing a word count shows this:
The Kennel Club (U.K.) - 550 words
FCI - recognized by over 80 countries - 642 words
LRC (USA - recognized by not a solitary soul outside of the US, and many inside its borders - 2,053 words
Why the need for such verbosity when a dog as wonderful as Romeo can result from breeding to standards as simple as the U.K. or FCI versions?
