Dogs

[Bill Lundberg]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

high strung, bull headed & high maint.

True but also very Loyal, Protective, Great with Kids and Tough

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by Bill Lundberg

True but also very Loyal, Protective, Great with Kids and Tough

Tough isnt the word id use. Bully maybe.

[Rooster]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

high strung, bull headed & high maint.

Have you ever owned one or did you read that off of something?

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by Rooster

Have you ever owned one or did you read that off of something?

yes, ive owned a few in my day. And been around plenty more. Bulldogs is kinda my thing.

[Rooster]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

yes, ive owned a few in my day. And been around plenty more. Bulldogs is kinda my thing.

I just haven't had that experience at all with mine. He was the runt so maybe his temperment is different.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Rooster

Have you ever owned one or did you read that off of something?

My brother owns one and I will vouch for his assessment of them. They're great dogs but they require a lot of time and attention.

[mlyonsd]

My dad's lab is 110 pounds. Pretty big dog. I'd go with a Miniature Labrador.

Same great qualities but about 2/3 the size.

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

My dad's lab is 110 pounds. Pretty big dog. I'd go with a Miniature Labrador.

Same great qualities but about 2/3 the size.

maybe your dog is just fat.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

maybe your dog is just fat.

Maybe not, might be a mutt. I had a german sheppard black lab mix growing up and he was right at 100 pounds. The size of the german shepard but he looked all black lab.

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by KC native

Maybe not, might be a mutt. I had a german sheppard black lab mix growing up and he was right at 100 pounds. The size of the german shepard but he looked all black lab.

lotta fat dogs in the world.

[mlyonsd]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

maybe your dog is just fat.

He could stand to lose 5 pounds but he's a real big boned dog. Like lots of labs I've seen anyway. When sitting next to the table he could easily see over the top.

Worst part about labs is the shedding.

One more thing, if you pick a dog that has long facial hair just remember you're going to want to keep his water bowl on a rug.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

My dad's lab is 110 pounds. Pretty big dog. I'd go with a Miniature Labrador.

Same great qualities but about 2/3 the size.

Um...no such animal exists.

Don't get a 'miniature' lab. Don't get a 'white' lab, don't get a 'grey' lab and don't get a 'blue' lab. Red labs are okay, those are just labs that were selectively bred rather than dicked around with.

The others are all labs that have had their genetics ****ed with. The white, grey and blue labs have had recessive alleles activated to screw with their haircolor. A 'miniature' lab is likely either A) a mix-breed or B) simply an American field bred lab from a smaller line.

My 2 adults are hybrids, from a bench line male and a field line female, they're checking in at 70 lbs each. They're 24 inches at the withers. They are small labs, they most assuredly are not 'miniature' labs. If you honestly intend to do that much research, that's the combination I would recommend to anyone. The field lines tend to have better sizes for their frames (diminishing hip problems down the road) and the bench lines simply look a little better. Get that mix of a bench male and a field female and I think you end up with the perfect 'pet line' labrador.

Mr. Plow -- please closely scrutinize any statements like the above. There's a ton of misinformation out there from people that really don't know a damn thing about the breed. They contribute in large part to the overbreeding and do a lot of damage to the reputation of an otherwise sterling animal.

[Rooster]

Originally Posted by Bill Lundberg

Boxer Boxer Boxer

Boxer X 100,000

[Donger]

Dobermann: There is no substitute.

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by Donger

Dobermann: There is no substitute.

good luck finding a good one for under a grand after the breed had there balls bred off for 50+ years.