Get a labrador.If you live in the country that is perfect they are bred for the out doors.They are as safe as houses and my lab and my uncles lab are pulled around but my little cousin and they haven't once shown any sign of aggression or grumpyness or anything.My lab is the softest,kindest and most georgous dog I could ever wish for he loves children and other dogs.I would recommend a lab any day.I couldn't wish for a better dog personly.
Get a lab seriously they are the best.
General Appearance
Strongly built, short-coupled, very active; broad in skull; broad and deep through chest and ribs; broad and strong over loins and hindquarters.
Characteristics
Good-tempered, very agile. Excellent nose, soft mouth; keen love of water. Adaptable, devoted companion.
Temperament
Intelligent, keen and biddable, with a strong will to please. Kindly nature, with no trace of aggression or undue shyness.
Head and Skull
Skull broad with defined stop; clean-cut without fleshy cheeks. Jaws of medium length, powerful not snipy. Nose wide, nostrils well developed.
Eyes
Medium size, expressing intelligence and good temper; brown or hazel.
Ears
Not large or heavy, hanging close to head and set rather far back.
Mouth
Jaws and teeth strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Neck
Clean, strong, powerful, set into well placed shoulders.
Forequarters
Shoulders long and sloping. Forelegs well boned and straight from elbow to ground when viewed from either front or side.
Body
Chest of good width and depth, with well sprung barrel ribs. Level topline. Loins wide, short-coupled and strong.
Hindquarters
Well developed, not sloping to tail; well turned stifle. Hocks well let down, cowhocks highly undesirable.
Feet
Round, compact; well arched toes and well developed pads.
Tail
Distinctive feature, very thick towards base, gradually tapering towards tip, medium length, free from feathering, but clothed thickly all round with short, thick, dense coat, thus giving ‘rounded’ appearance described as ‘Otter’ tail. May be carried gaily but should not curl over back.
Gait/Movement
Free, covering adequate ground; straight and true in front and rear.
Coat
Distinctive feature, short dense without wave or feathering, giving fairly hard feel to the touch; weather-resistant undercoat.
Colour
Wholly black, yellow or liver/chocolate. Yellows range from light cream to red fox. Small white spot on chest permissible.
Size
Ideal height at withers: dogs: 56-57 cms (22-221/2 ins); bitches: 55-56 cms (211/2-22 ins).
Faults
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.
Note
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
Labradors were first used to retrieve large fish escaping from nets in the icy waters of the North Atlantic off Newfoundland. They were also successfully utilised as retrievers of waterfowl. When fishing boats brought their catches to English ports last century, the strength and fearlessness of these water dogs was soon recognised by the local sporting gentry, who promptly set their gamekeepers to breeding them. As a result, the Labrador Retriever we know today is very much a British breed.
Being a gundog, and therefore used to spending a great deal of time with his master, the Labrador exhibits a tremendous preference for the company of people. He is usually an ideal children's playmate and family pet. The best possible reference for the breed's docile and reliable nature is the fact that virtually all guide dogs for the blind in Australia are Labrador Retrievers.
The Labrador is very responsive to training and requires regular exercise.
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