I really enjoy reading all these! It's really interesting how people have come to make their breed choice.
Initially I did not like Labs at all. They were the most prominent breed in the daycare I had started working at when I was 17 (I bet you are all shocked!). The majority were pretty badly behaved dogs, it was a bad trend and I just kind of wrote them off as a prospect. I was at first enthralled by Ibizan Hounds. They just seem to be an absolute joy to have and even when I met a couple at a dog show I was even more impressed. I still think they are one of the most beautiful breeds out there and I will likely have one in the future once I'm settled in my career and in a house. Anyways, I wasn't really sure which breed I would get. I was kind of all over the place at first. Tibetan Mastiffs, Pomeranians, Border Collies, Malinois. None of them really said to me "Yes! Go get a puppy now!"
When I switched daycares they seemed to have a wide scope of breeds, not majority labs like the other one I was working at. There was one dog, McGruff, who I really connected with. I worked the closing shift every night and he usually would be my only dog from 6:30ish - 7. I got bored of just playing ball with him and started teaching him tricks instead. Our bond was pretty much immediate. Everything about his character. embodies what a lab should be like (in my opinion). He's just a fantastic dog.
As time moved on, the majority of my favourite dogs were Labs. It's like a light bulb went on and "ah-ha!" this is my breed. Duke was one of the daycare dogs and I had known him since he was 14wks old. When his owner came to us and said that she would have to give him up (not enough time for him blah blah) I jumped on it pretty quick. Duke is a fantastic dog. He's not going to win any conformation show but I can't imagine my life without him. He has the desire to work with me, the awesome off switch but he will get up and go for hours if you desire too. He's perfect and I won't ever be without a lab or two.
I really enjoy reading all these! It's really interesting how people have come to make their breed choice.
Initially I did not like Labs at all. They were the most prominent breed in the daycare I had started working at when I was 17 (I bet you are all shocked!). The majority were pretty badly behaved dogs, it was a bad trend and I just kind of wrote them off as a prospect. I was at first enthralled by Ibizan Hounds. They just seem to be an absolute joy to have and even when I met a couple at a dog show I was even more impressed. I still think they are one of the most beautiful breeds out there and I will likely have one in the future once I'm settled in my career and in a house. Anyways, I wasn't really sure which breed I would get. I was kind of all over the place at first. Tibetan Mastiffs, Pomeranians, Border Collies, Malinois. None of them really said to me "Yes! Go get a puppy now!"
When I switched daycares they seemed to have a wide scope of breeds, not majority labs like the other one I was working at. There was one dog, McGruff, who I really connected with. I worked the closing shift every night and he usually would be my only dog from 6:30ish - 7. I got bored of just playing ball with him and started teaching him tricks instead. Our bond was pretty much immediate. Everything about his character. embodies what a lab should be like (in my opinion). He's just a fantastic dog.
As time moved on, the majority of my favourite dogs were Labs. It's like a light bulb went on and "ah-ha!" this is my breed. Duke was one of the daycare dogs and I had known him since he was 14wks old. When his owner came to us and said that she would have to give him up (not enough time for him blah blah) I jumped on it pretty quick. Duke is a fantastic dog. He's not going to win any conformation show but I can't imagine my life without him. He has the desire to work with me, the awesome off switch but he will get up and go for hours if you desire too. He's perfect and I won't ever be without a lab or two.