Labrador retrievers and golden retrievers are both, well, retrievers. Breed Coat Colors Coat Length Facial Traits Body Type Labrador retrievers Yellow (cream to copper), black, or chocolate On the shorter side Shorter muzzle and ears Stockier with a rounder rib cage Golden retrievers Pale cream to light copper Longer with some feathering along the edges Longer muzzle and ears On the slimmer side There’s also the curly-coated retriever, which may include Newfoundlands, poodles, and Irish water spaniels in its breeding history; the flat-coated retriever, whose flat coat and long head helps distinguish it from other retrievers; and the Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever, or “toller,” a smaller retriever whose playful behavior helps attract ducks to the shoreline (where hunters can more…