The Labrador Retriever is a gentle, intelligent and family-friendly dog, which continues to be the most popular breed in the United States according to AKC.
The Labrador Retriever is an ideal sporting and family dog, it thrives as part of an active family or as a trusted hunting companion. Because of his even temperament and trainability millions of Americans own a Labrador Retriever as a pet.
The Labrador Retriever is a strongly built, medium-sized, short-coupled, dog possessing a sound, athletic, well-balanced conformation that enables it to function as a retrieving gun dog; the substance and soundness to hunt waterfowl or upland game for long hours under difficult conditions; and the temperament to be a family companion.
The true Labrador Retriever temperament is a hallmark of the breed. The ideal disposition is one of a kindly, outgoing, tractable nature; eager to please and non-aggressive towards man or animal. The labrador has much that appeals to people; his gentle ways, intelligence and adaptability make him an ideal dog. Aggressiveness towards humans or other animals, or any evidence of shyness in an adult is very uncharacteristic of a Labrador Retriever.