Editing Labrador Retriever (section)

==Famous Labradors==
{{Main|List of Labradors}}
[[File:Endal Dickin.jpg|thumb|[[Endal]] wearing his [[PDSA Gold Medal]]]]

Notable labradors within various categories include:

===Assistance dogs===
{{main|Assistance dog}}
* [[Endal]], a [[service dog]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/08/10/super.dog/ |title=Endal the super dog |publisher=CNN |date=10 August 2000 |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref> in [[Great Britain|Britain]]. Among other distinctions, "the most decorated dog in the world" (including "Dog of the Millennium" and the [[PDSA Gold Medal|PDSA's Gold Medal]] for Animal Gallantry and Devotion to Duty), the first dog to ride on the [[London Eye]] and the first dog known to work a '[[chip and pin]]' [[ATM card]]. By Endal's death in March 2009, he and his owner/handler Allen Parton had been filmed almost 350 times by crews from several countries, and a film of a year in Endal's life was in production.
*[[Sully (dog)|Sully]], served with former [[George H. W. Bush|US President George H. W. Bush]] during the last six months of his life; noted for his role during the president's funeral. A form of [[Parkinson's disease]] confined the former president to a [[wheelchair]] or motorised scooter in the final years of his life. Among the services that Sully was able to perform for Bush were retrieving dropped items, opening and closing doors, pushing an emergency button and supporting him when standing.<ref>‘Mission complete’: Sully, Bush’s service dog, stays at the former president’s side for one last journey. (3 December 2018). ''The Seattle Times''. https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/mission-complete-sully-bushs-service-dog-stays-at-former-presidents-side-for-one-last-journey/</ref>

===Police, military, rescue and detection dogs===

* [[Frida (dog)|Frida]] (12 April 2009 – 15 November 2022)<ref>
{{cite news
 |title=Murió Frida, perrita rescatista de la Marina |language=es |date=15 November 2022 |website=Excélsior (excelsior.com.mx) |place=Mexico|url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/murio-frida-la-perrita-rescatista-de-la-marina/1552586 |access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref> was a yellow Labrador Retriever who worked as a [[search and rescue dog]] for the [[Mexican Navy]] (SEMAR). She was deployed to help the rescue efforts in the aftermath of natural disasters.
* [[Zanjeer (dog)|Zanjeer]] ("Chain", or "Shackles"), a [[detection dog]] who detected arms and ammunition used in the [[1993 Bombay bombings|1993 Mumbai (Bombay) serial explosions]]. During his service, he helped recover 57 country-made bombs, 175&nbsp;petrol bombs, 11&nbsp;military-grade armaments, 242&nbsp;[[grenade]]s and 600&nbsp;detonators. His biggest contribution to the police force and the city was the detection of 3,329&nbsp;kg of RDX. He also helped detect {{nobr|18 [[Type 56 Assault Rifle|Type 56]]}} rifles and five 9&nbsp;mm pistols.
* [[Lucky and Flo]], twin Black Labrador counterfeit-detection dogs who became famous in 2007 for "sniffing out nearly 2&nbsp;million [[Copyright infringement|counterfeit]] DVDs" on a 6-month secondment to [[Malaysia]] in 2007.<ref>
{{cite news
 |title=Police dogs sniff for pirated DVDs
 |date=10 May 2006
|website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] (abcnews.go.com)
 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=1944531&page=1
 |access-date=17 September 2007
}}
</ref> Following the multimillion-dollar, 6&nbsp;arrest Malaysian detection, they became the first dogs to be awarded Malaysia's "outstanding service award"<ref>
{{cite news
 |last=Blass |first=Evan
 |date=20 August 2007
|title=DVD-sniffing dogs awarded medals, returning to NYC
 |website=[[Engadget]]
 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2007/08/20/dvd-sniffing-dogs-awarded-medals-returning-to-nyc/
 |access-date=17 September 2007
}}
</ref> and software pirates were stated to have put a £30,000 [[Contract killing|contract]] out for their lives.<ref>
{{cite news
 |last=Chan |first=Sewell
 |date=28 August 2007
|title=Fresh off Malaysian triumph, DVD-sniffing dogs tackle New York
 |work=[[The New York Times]]
 |department=Cityroom   |type=blog
 |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/fresh-off-malaysian-triumph-dvd-sniffing-dogs-hit-new-york/?hp
 |access-date=17 September 2007
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
 |last=Blass |first=Evan
 |date=22 March 2007
|title=DVD pirates put out hits on Lucky and Flo the crime dogs
 |website=[[Engadget]]
 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2007/03/22/dvd-pirates-put-out-hits-on-lucky-and-flo-the-crime-dogs/
 |access-date=17 September 2007
}}
</ref>
* [[Sarbi]], an [[Special forces of Australia|Australian special forces]] [[explosives]] [[detection dog]] that spent almost 14 months [[missing in action]] (MIA) in Afghanistan before being recovered safe and well in 2009.<ref name=ADDRelease12Nov09>
{{cite press release
 |title=Australian dog returns home after a year in the wilderness
 |date=12 November 2009
|publisher=[[Australian Department of Defence]]
 |website=defence.gov.au, Defence Media Release
 |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=9698
 |access-date=14 November 2009 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121127022136/http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=9698
 |archive-date=27 November 2012
}}
</ref><ref name=ABCNews12Nov09>
{{cite news
 |title=Handler never gave up on lost army dog
 |date=12 November 2009
|website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]
 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]
 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/12/2741352.htm
 |access-date=14 November 2009 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115020852/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/12/2741352.htm
 |archive-date=15 November 2009
}}</ref>
* [[Jake (rescue dog)|Jake]], an American black Labrador who served as a [[search and rescue dog]] following the [[September 11 attacks]] and [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>
{{cite news
 |first=Nick |last=Glagola
 |date=27 July 2007
|title=Jake, the rescue dog: An impressive life
 |website=[[NPR]].org
 |publisher=[[National Public Radio]]
 |url= https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12301482
 |access-date=18 November 2013
}}
</ref>
* [[Salty and Roselle]], awarded the [[Dickin Medal]] for conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty while serving in military conflict. They led their blind owners down more than 70&nbsp;flights of stairs to escape from the damaged [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] on [[9/11|11&nbsp;September 2001]]<ref name=wtc>
{{cite report
 |title=Life saving: Animals' war photos
 |publisher=[[Imperial War Museum]]
 |place=London, UK
 |website=london.iwm.org.uk
 |url=http://london.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/74/AnimalsWar/images/AnimalsWarPhotos.pdf
 |access-date=17 January 2009
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108200858/http://london.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/74/AnimalsWar/images/AnimalsWarPhotos.pdf
 |archive-date=8 January 2009
}}
</ref>
* [[Sadie (dog)|Sadie]], awarded the [[Dickin Medal]] for conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty while serving in military conflict. She detected explosive devices, which were subsequently disarmed, while serving in [[Kabul|Kabul, Afghanistan]], in November&nbsp;2005; she served with the [[Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment]]<ref>
{{cite news
 | title = In pictures: Sadie the hero dog gets a medal
 | date=6 February 2007
| website = [[BBC News]]
 | publisher = [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]
 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6330000/newsid_6333000/6333087.stm
 | access-date=27 February 2010
}}
</ref>
* [[Sasha (dog)|Sasha]], awarded the Dickin Medal for conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty while serving in military conflict. Located 15&nbsp;[[improvised explosive device]]s, [[Mortar (weapon)|mortars]], mines, and weapons while serving in [[Afghanistan]], with the [[Royal Army Veterinary Corps]]. In July&nbsp;2008 Sasha and her handler were killed in a [[Taliban]] ambush by a [[rocket-propelled grenade]].<ref>
{{cite news
 | title = Army dog killed in Afghanistan given posthumous medal
 | date = 29 April 2014
| website = [[BBC News]]
 | publisher = [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]
 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27186205
 | access-date = 29 April 2014
}}
</ref><ref name=guardiansasha>
{{cite news
 |title=British army dog awarded bravery medal for work in Afghanistan
 |date=29 April 2014
|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] 
 |location=London, UK
 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/29/uk-army-dog-sasha-pdsa-dickin-medal-afghanistan
 |access-date=29 April 2014
}}
</ref>

===Pets===
* Former President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]]'s Labradors [[Buddy (Bill Clinton's dog)|Buddy]] and Seamus.<ref name="Bill Clinton Labradors">{{cite journal|title=Friend of Bill|journal=People|date=2002|volume=57|issue=2}}</ref>
* Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]]'s Labrador '[[Koni (dog)|Konni]]'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Putin's Pooches |url=https://russianlife.com/stories/online/putins-pooches/ |website=russianlife.org |access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref>
* Marley, "The World's Worst Dog", featured in journalist [[John Grogan (journalist)|John Grogan]]'s autobiographical book ''[[Marley & Me]]'', adapted into a 2008 [[comedy drama]] film [[Marley & Me (film)|of the same name]].
* Canadian singer [[Celine Dion]]'s labradors Charlie and Bear. They were represented in numerous magazines with the singer and her family, becoming pets celebrities in their own names.<ref>{{cite web |title=Céline Dion Shared a Rare Photo of Her Three Sons |date=10 May 2021 |url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a36383495/celine-dion-sons-mothers-day-photo/  |access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref</ref>
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