First, I heartily agree that the show labs bear little resemblance to what I know as a lab. But.......my sister in law called me this morning to ask my advice regarding a lab pup. She had a "show" type lab that died last fall, and she is considering getting another. I think in her case it is far better that she stick with the same type as I do not believe they could handle a f/t bred dog like mine, (sometimes I wonder if I can! 
)So in some ways its ok that there are really two types of dog. I think too many times our type of labs end up in rescue because people are not prepared to raise and train them properly. So there is a place in the average family for those tubby wonders, they all appear to be quite calm and low key. So keep em around!
)So in some ways its ok that there are really two types of dog. I think too many times our type of labs end up in rescue because people are not prepared to raise and train them properly. So there is a place in the average family for those tubby wonders, they all appear to be quite calm and low key. So keep em around!
