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We had two pure bred labs. One would do whatever you were doing. Go play, she would play. Sit down, she would rest her head on your lap. Go get the mail and get attacked by a dog, she would defend. Throw a ball or frisbee and she would catch it, run a lap around the house and bring it to you, She was an awesome hunter and would bring the ground squirrels, possums and pigeons to us for treats. She was from the English line I believe. Smartest dog I ever had, and I had a beagle/sheltie mix that could unhook a chain clipped on his collar.

The second was pure energy and would fetch until she got hot and then go dip in her pool, completely under water, and then come back for more. She was NOT one to rest her head n you. She was NOT the smartest dog, but she had a nose on her, Probably because she was born blind, but they did save one eye and she had lens replacement and could mostly see after that. I think I heard her bark 4 or 5 times while we had her. When she meant it, she had a bark that was much lower and more ferocious that something like a GSD or Rottie and more in line wkth the Bolt super bark. Made the hair stand up on my neck each time. She also defended our beagle from a racoon. He was messing with it and it made him yelp so she ran over and killed it. Small coon, maybe 15-18 pounds.