Kennel Club American Kennel Club breed Earl of Home St. John's Labrador
A photograph taken in 1857 shows the Earl of Home's dog "Nell", described both as a Labrador and a St. John's water dog. By 1870 the name Labrador Retriever had become common in England. The liver (now usually called chocolate) Labrador emerged in the late 1800s, with liver-coloured pups documented at the Buccleuch kennels in 1892; the first yellow Labrador on record was born in 1899 (Ben of Hyde, kennels of Major C.J. Radclyffe). The breed was recognised by the Kennel Club in 1903. The first American Kennel Club (AKC) registration was in 1917.
