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My yellow lab is 10 years old and we hunted for 5 years with him. This dog has been the most amazing dog I've ever had. Faithful to a fault. (He'd follow me off a cliff.... literally) Smart as hell and an incredible dog. I named him Dozer (Short for bulldozer) because even as a pup he would bulldoze through the other pups to get on a tit. As a grown trained dog.... to this day he refuses to go around anything he can go through. I trained the hell out of him. His training wasn't just a couple month thing. I faithfully took him to the river 5-6 days a week to "play". In truth I was constantly training him. And this went on for his first 5 years. If he can hear my whistle or see my hands I can control his every movement. Protection wise, he just barks. I don't know what he'd do if someone broke in the house or attacked me besides bark. He's patient with the kids, Even as he is starting into his senior years. They are all different just like you and me. My best recommendation, no matter what dog you get please put the time into it. It will pay off in the long run. It's a HUGE commitment that I committed to in my single days when I had the time to do so. Good luck!

<blockquote data-quote="adrniln" data-source="post: 106906" data-attributes="member: 993"><p>My yellow lab is 10 years old and we hunted for 5 years with him.&nbsp; This dog has been the most amazing dog I've ever had.&nbsp; Faithful to a fault.&nbsp; (He'd follow me off a cliff.... literally) Smart as hell and an incredible dog.&nbsp; I named him Dozer (Short for bulldozer) because even as a pup he would bulldoze through the other pups to get on a tit.&nbsp; As a grown trained dog.... to this day he refuses to go around anything he can go through.&nbsp; I trained the hell out of him.&nbsp; His training wasn't just a couple month thing.&nbsp; I faithfully took him to the river 5-6 days a week to &quot;play&quot;.&nbsp; In truth I was constantly training him. And this went on for his first 5 years.&nbsp; If he can hear my whistle or see my hands I can control his every movement.&nbsp; Protection wise, he just barks.&nbsp; I don't know what he'd do if someone broke in the house&nbsp; or attacked me besides bark. He's patient with the kids, Even as he is starting into his senior years.&nbsp; They are all different just like you and me.&nbsp; My best recommendation, no matter what dog you get please put the time into it.&nbsp; It will pay off in the long run.&nbsp; It's a HUGE commitment that I committed to in my single days when I had the time to do so.&nbsp; Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="adrniln, post: 106906, member: 993"] My yellow lab is 10 years old and we hunted for 5 years with him. This dog has been the most amazing dog I've ever had. Faithful to a fault. (He'd follow me off a cliff.... literally) Smart as hell and an incredible dog. I named him Dozer (Short for bulldozer) because even as a pup he would bulldoze through the other pups to get on a tit. As a grown trained dog.... to this day he refuses to go around anything he can go through. I trained the hell out of him. His training wasn't just a couple month thing. I faithfully took him to the river 5-6 days a week to "play". In truth I was constantly training him. And this went on for his first 5 years. If he can hear my whistle or see my hands I can control his every movement. Protection wise, he just barks. I don't know what he'd do if someone broke in the house or attacked me besides bark. He's patient with the kids, Even as he is starting into his senior years. They are all different just like you and me. My best recommendation, no matter what dog you get please put the time into it. It will pay off in the long run. It's a HUGE commitment that I committed to in my single days when I had the time to do so. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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