 The progenitors of the Labrador retriever were actually from Newfoundland and Labrador exceptionally , the breed known as the Newfoundland was created near the same time in Labrador . The two breeds ' names and origins were mixed once moved into England and the Americas . The dog from Labrador became the large , long furred dog we see and know today , and the dog from Newfoundland became the Labrador . 
