All About Labradors
A Labs Temperament
Probably the one thing that distinguishes a Lab above other
dogs is their temperament. They are people dogs, it makes
them happy to make you happy, and hope to impress you with
all types of things that they find. Well, after all, they
are a retriever! So why not retrieve things like shoes and
boots, shovels, buckets, cats, flowers, hoses and the like.
Most Labs will let your children pull on their ears and tail
(although that is not a good idea) lay on top of them, or
share their food dish, all in all, a fantastic family dog
that will quickly win your heart and make it difficult to
scold or reprimand a innocent act like digging up your
favorite rose. Your Lab is possessive and will readily bark
to announce the arrival of company, however they tend not to
be guard dogs. It doesn’t matter if it is a burglar or Uncle
Fred your Lab will greet them, see if they have anything to
eat, then proceed to engage them in a game of “toss the
tennis ball”, the worst one might expect from the average
Lab is to be licked to death.....
Excerpts from an article
by:
(read the full article)
Liza Lee Miller and
Cindy Moore - Originally written: August 1992
Continually revised and updated. Updated: November 28, 2001
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