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Originally Posted by redforever

Labs are wonderful dogs. While we now have English Springer Spaniels, and we now live in the country, we have had Labs, while living in the city, and while both of us worked.

I know of no Labs with all the psychotic problems being mentioned in this thread. They are very laid back, easy going dogs, they fit in well with both humans and kids of all ages and sizes. From my experience, you would have to do a lot to a Lab to make it ornery.

Yes, you have to take Labs out in the morning, but yes, you have to take out any dog in the morning. And a Lab does not need an hour run in the morning or it will go bonkers the rest of the day. You should however, give them as much exercise as you can when you get home from work and when you are not working.

Make sure your dog is always up to date with their shots, get them into obedience training, or perhaps the kennel you purchsed the dog from offers those type of classes, and feed the dog a good quality dog food. AND get your dog into a routine, so they know what to expect, day in and day out. From that point of view, they are no different than humans, we also perform better when we follow a regular schedule.

I absolutely agree that Labs are wonderful family pets. I was just trying to convey that they stay active for many years and if not exercised they can be a pain in the butt.

Our newest dog is a Yellow Lab/Retriever mix and if not exercised is a handfull.