This is my Lab having the time of her life in our creek.

What a good dog.

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How about wow just wow?

gone fishin'

Ed, how far are you from Springfield?

I'm about an hour away.

Our Lab loved swimming! Unfortunately, she never got to play in the pond on our property. She'd have loved it. I think my Rottie/Lab mix has found it though. He's come home with his paws, legs and underbelly wet more than once.

Cuz - he looks like he's having a great time.

She looks like she's having a good time too!! LOL

Sorry about the gender switch...

She was having a blast she kept trying to grab trees and bring them to me.

When I was a kid, we had neighbors who had a black lab. Mean as hell. Not very bright, either. Every 4th of July, they'd lock him up in the garage, backyard, etc...most years he'd manage to get loose. The stupid dog had this thing about fireworks...he'd want to pick them up in his mouth. Of course he'd burn his mouth, then drop the thing and back up, yelping. Then he'd charge after another one. Some times he'd drop a firework that would go shooting off towards a car or people. Best was the ground bloom flowers, buzzing and bouncing around. Those drove him absolutely batshiat.

I don't think you can beat a lab for an all around great dog. They'll hunt anything, learn commands extremely well (given proper training) and are the most loyal, lovable, goofy family dog you could want.

What a dog.

I've heard that. No idea why the neighbor's lab was so mean, but he was an unholy terror. I suspect there were many in the neighborhood who gave the "beat a lab" idea a moment or two of thought.

Pac - A ton of dogs get lumped in with the Lab title regardless of bloodline. It could have been that is was a mix and that might have been your problem. I have had a few Labs and besides acting like an 8 year old that just ingested 10lbs of sugar they are great dogs.

pac, could be those neighbors were just rotten to the dog. Mistreatment will turn any dog into a mean, scared animal that will attack anything. I've seen it many times. Dogs are emotional critters and they can go crazy if life is bad enough for long enough.

Or, sometimes, a dog can just be born with a few screws loose. Seems not to be too common with labs but it's possible. Especially if it's a mixed breed as mentioned.