English Labs

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I have had a few labs over the years, among other breeds, one thing I noted with labs is that they can come from bloodlines that have very different characteristics.

My first lab was an American field dog from a hunting line, very high energy and retreiving drive and loved to swim and would even lay down in puddles on the road, but due to the high energy level it was not suitable to be left at home alone for too long otherwise it became destructive on furniture. My second lab was from the pound, it was very relaxed, low key, could leave it alone for hours with no issues, but it did not take to training of any kind. My third lab came from an 'obedience' line and he was low key like lab #2 but also took to training very well like lab#1, he did not like swimming but that was not part of his job so nothing lost there (he was trained for deer tracking).

All three labs came from different bloodlines and all three were very different. The take-away here is to be honest with yourself as to what you want to get out of the dog and look for a bloodline that supports what you want.