Bass

they can even get their own meals if i forget

Thanks for the mouse guts on the floor zoe!!

S@Heart

eeeewwww!!!!

SilverS2kF22C1

Saw that and they are right down the street from where I work... I may go for a ride this week to speak with them.

2000silvers2k

Lainey the different colored Lab myths are ALL BULLCHIT, but think what you want. Duke does take offense though!

It depends on how they were raised, their lineage, their owners and the amount of exercise and training they recieve.

To the original poster,

We got our first dog, Duke as a 8 week old puppy this past April. He is a purebred chocolate lab. We did not rescue for several reasons. We really wanted a puppy which are hard to find in rescues and gone fast, we really wanted a chocolate lab, and my buddy went through several rescue agents and it was more hassle then adopting a kid. I am NOT against rescuing, but it wasnt the road we wanted to go down for our first dog.

Having a lab puppy was a challenge, but they are one of the most eager to please and easy to train breads out there. We never even had to take duke to training class and he knows all of his commands, Sit, Stay, Come, Paw, Up, Down, Rollover, Play dead, fetch, etc. He really is the best dog we could ask for. We can even go outside with him in our yard with no fence or electric fence with full confidence he will not run off. He is great around kids (licks my 1 year old god daughter on the face after she is brutal to him. He is great with other dogs as well.

There are very few downsides to getting a lab, but I will state the ones I see, They need exercise, espeically when pups, and lots of it. If you are too busy or lazy to spend at least a half hour a day playing fetch or walking the dog, I dont think a lab is for you. A trip to the dog park will tire them out for a few days though. If they do not burn off their energy they will be chewing your furniture/belongings, etc. The other downfall of a lab is the shedding, They shed alot and you will need to amp up your vacuming/sweeping routines.

I have attached a few pictures. Duke is now 1 year old and my best bud!

let me know if you have any other questions.

First day at his new home

First bath


after a hike (probably 4-5 months old)

Smoking a pretzle

and his 1 year birthday cake

Lainey

Apologies to Duke. He's adorable!

2000silvers2k

Not even goign to get into that arguement.

Dogs > Cats PERIOD

2000silvers2k

Apology accepted. RUFF

Its not the first time i have heard the different colors have differnt temperment rumors though.

Dukes sleeping on my feet right now keeping them warm.

Bass

smoking a pretzel

boltonblue

the sterling thing looks good.
a lab/shep cross wouldn't be that bad.
you might pick up some territorial nature from the shepherd side.
expect ~65 pounds grown and a dog that can run all day long.
both breeds really look for master's affection which can may them easier to train.

getting them as puppies means you won't be dealing with somebody else's abuse or cast off that they have screwed up.
we did a lab rescue many years ago. she was wonderful.
try and avoid a female that has been spayed early before 1 yr.
they can develop leaky dog syndrome where they lose bladder control while they sleep. ask me I know.

ScottyBallistic

Did I send you the Vid of the dog and chicken ? it is pretty funny