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I'm thinking of getting a Labrador, anyone here have a Labby? Are they fucking awesome? I had a friend who had one, they seem like nice dogs.
>> Anonymous
They are pure fun. Even when they grow older and get huge they'll still act like puppies.

It's like having a giant puppy at home.
>> Anonymous
most generic, hyper, stupid dogs ever. i work at a dog daycare and we fucking hate them the most
>> Anonymous
I've had two. Very intelligent, super fun, easy to train, obedient mainly, great with kids, do watch the house, and are just god fucking damn awesome. Do it.
>> Anonymous
>>289275

0/10
>> Anonymous
They're know for having dysplasia. Find an adult one or a breeder who can certify the puppy is ok.
>> Anonymous
Hey OP,

I had a lab for about 14 years. His entire life he was an extremely energetic, yet loyal and obedient dog. He was a yellow lab and shed horribly, but the world was his playground. He became a guard dog when my brother was born. If you approached the baby too fast, he'd get into a defensive stance and stare at you, and if you continued, he'd get between you and the baby. He died of a heart attack.

My neighbor had a black lab for just as long, and he grew to be huge, yet friendly. He died of old age. He was replaced by a chocolate lab (who was a bitchy bitch to men) who recently died. She was pretty calm unless a man approached, then she'd go crazy. She died of cancer.

My stepbrother has a yellow lab who was very energetic the first 7 years of his life, and he's calmed down now, but that may be because there's a baby in the house now that he's protecting.
>> Anonymous
Labs are awesome. They're smart, loyal, obedient and easy to train and will do whatever the hell you want. They're the perfect companion. I find a lot of them have little things they don't like (for instance, my black lab hates people in black, and my chocolate lab hates people on bikes), but other than that, they are fantastic dogs.
>> Anonymous
I would get a black labrador, the yellow/tan look so generic.
>> Anonymous
i have a black lap.
hes pretty awesome I guess.
but cats are cooler.
>> Anonymous
Labs live FOREVER if you take good care of them, and even in their old age they are still lively and healthy like a big old man with a big head. They're smart, they actually listen, but they are little gluttons and like to eat everything (at least mine does...)

>>289321
Are you kidding? BLACK labs are the generic ones. Everybody and their kids, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmothers have them.
>> Anonymous
the coolest dog I've ever met was a black lab. she was so excitable and playful and cuddly, but she was also EXTREMELY obedient. For instance, if she was trying to get up on your lap or lick you and you didn't want her to, all you had to do was say "Go lay down." in a calm, quiet voice and she'd stop in her tracks and go right to fuckin sleep.
>> Anonymous
I think labs can be some of the best "generic" dogs you can get. Be careful though, if they're being inbred it's hard to tell and they'll end up just being stupid dipshits who are nothing but trouble.

I also recommend going to your local shelter and finding a lab mix. I've had two lab mixes and both have been the most wonderful dogs I could ever ask for.
>> Anonymous
>>289494
Actually, I have a pure-bred lab that's pretty damn smart. Smarter than my pure-bred pit-bulls who seem to be well, in the special doggie classes.
>> Anonymous
>>289500
I'm not saying pure-bred labs are dumb, but mutt labs are some of the most common I've come across. It's better to adopt a mutt then take the risk of getting a "pure-bred" from a breeder who's breeding a brother and a sister together and doesn't know what they're doing.

Labs are the most popular breed in the US, so their gene pool is pretty thin and the chances of getting a bad apple are pretty high.
>> Anonymous
i had a black lab, it was the dumbest dog EVER. and since they are water dogs their fur is always oily and they STINK. every lab i've met has stunk. you need to bathe them often.
my current dog is not a water dog and his fur is always dry and never needs washing. he never smells.
>> Anonymous
>>289524
My labs have always had very sleek, clean coats, specifically my black lab, and smelled relatively good as far as dogs go. Maybe you just suck.
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I have a yellow lab who is the most needy dog I've ever seen. She follows my mum (we got the dog when I was like, eight) around everywhere. She HATES little kids as well as people on bikes. She also once killed a litter of kittens one by one, probably because they were competition for attention.

She also has bad knees, warts, has lost some hair on her tail, and regularly gets skin infections that smell terrible. If she wasn't so attached to us we probably would've gotten rid of her by now.

Crappy pic related.
>> Anonymous
get a rotweiller nigger
enough said
>> Anonymous
>>289524
>>289597
You both suck taking care of labs, nuff said.
>> Anonymous
I've had a chocolate lab and a black lab. The chocolate was my childhood companion, he would never leave my side if he could help it. When we went hiking and hunting, he would always carry his own weight, either going out and fetching ducks, or carrying his fair share of the packing weight. He saved my life on more than one occasion, once by kicking the shit out of an attacking dog when I was 8, and another time by curling up on top of me when I had hypothermia, his body heat being the only thing that kept me alive that night. I didn't eat for days after he died My black lab, while not as incredible as my chocolate, is still very intelligent and completely loyal.

You can't go wrong with a lab. Just treat them with kindness and respect, and they will be the best friends you could ever hope to have.
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>>289605

Get one and feed it nothing but Muscle Milk!