The Labrador Retriever is best known for their love to hunt. Labs have incredible noses that easily detect scent, they are natural swimmers, and they love to retrieve allowing them to perform exceptional well in upland hunting and waterfowl hunting.

According the American Kennel Club, based on registration numbers, the Labrador Retriever has been America’s favorite purebred dog for 17 straight years. The Labrador is a loving, playful and very intelligent breed. The breed’s origin was Newfoundland. The first records of the Labrador Retriever were in 1822.

Labrador Retrievers can be classified as ‘working dogs’. They have been used as guide dogs for the blind, deaf and other handicapped individuals because of their trainability, temperament, intelligence, and social disposition. Labradors have been utilized in nursing homes and as companion for emotionally challenged children and adults. The armed forces and many police squads use the Labrador for tracking criminals and finding drugs, weapons, bombs, and even people buried in snow slides.