This breed well known for its loving, affectionate, lovable, and patient nature. It is high-spirited, lively, loyal, and willing. The Labrador Retriever is friendly, good-natured, and loves to play and it is superb with children. It is highly intelligent and easy to train.

This dog needs to feel as it is part of the family, it craves human attention. It has an excellent, reliable, temperament. It makes a good watchdog. It is an energetic dog, delighted to work and play hard. The Labrador Retriever is a big eater and needs regular exercise and moderate rations to avoid a tendency to become overweight. The Labrador Retriever is a bit more dominant and independent than the Golden Retriever. Some of its talents include: hunting, tracking, retrieving, watchdogging, police work, narcotics detection, guide for the blind, service dog for the disabled, search and rescue, sledding, carting, agility, and competitive obedience.

So if you are looking for a truly multifunctional dog, who will be the perfect playmate of your children, will guard your home and property and will be ready to please the whole family, the Labrador Retriever may just be right for you.