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Duncanpup

(12,863 posts)
Sat Oct 7, 2023, 08:45 AM Oct 2023

Never met a dog i didn't like. Yet I'm partial to labs and golden retrievers.

Reason our last two family members the Boog the chocolate lab and Mr Big paws the golden. Boog was thirteen he passed this year and Mr Big paws was fifteen he also passed this year.

We still have Dunc the three year old Golden and golden’s are just so into people pleasing so in tune with your moods emotions. This morning I walk through living room and Dunc is stretched out next to my mother in law as they both are on couch as grandma does her crossword puzzle.

Dunc is like I love nanna man it’s like a full time job we’re a couple nanna and me. 85 pounds of pure love and huge heart Dunc.

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Never met a dog i didn't like. Yet I'm partial to labs and golden retrievers. (Original Post) Duncanpup Oct 2023 OP
I heartily agree! Diamond_Dog Oct 2023 #1
Goldens train humans faster than other dogs. twodogsbarking Oct 2023 #2
awwwwww, thank you for starting my morning with that loving image. niyad Oct 2023 #3
I share your sentiments. Chainfire Oct 2023 #4
Favs: Black labs, Dachshunds, Rat terriers, muts, Cats... nt TeamProg Oct 2023 #5
I am sure there are as many preferences among dog owners as there are dog owners. Same goes for cat Martin68 Oct 2023 #6
I like herding dogs LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2023 #7
I've never lived with a dog Freddie Oct 2023 #8

Diamond_Dog

(32,015 posts)
1. I heartily agree!
Sat Oct 7, 2023, 09:19 AM
Oct 2023

First of all, I love all dogs too.

But I find that it’s so true what you said about the Retrievers. Maybe because 2 out of 3 of ours have been Labs. But whenever I encounter a Lab somewhere else I feel like I am on the same wavelength. What does that say about me, am I a knucklehead? Lol

Chainfire

(17,559 posts)
4. I share your sentiments.
Sat Oct 7, 2023, 10:04 AM
Oct 2023

Dogs make better people than people do. My Black Lab/Chow chow rescue is lying within reach of me; she is a part of the family as much as I am. (She is also better behaved than I am) I do love my "Baby Girl."

Martin68

(22,825 posts)
6. I am sure there are as many preferences among dog owners as there are dog owners. Same goes for cat
Sat Oct 7, 2023, 11:49 AM
Oct 2023

owners. I was always partial to pure-bred Siamese cats, but now I'm, a dyed in the wool rescue cat mixed breed proponent.

I, too, have seldom met a dog I didn't like. The only exception I ever remember is a mixed lab/pit bull dog owned by a neighbor, who would growl fiercely, lay back his ears, and bare his teeth at me even when his owner was present. I never dared touch him. Other neighbors swore they'd shoot the dog on sight if he ever entered their property, He was a truly frightening animal. Previously, that neighbor had an enormous German shepherd that I loved. He got rid of him because he wanted a dangerous dog to scare away potential crooks or predators.

Freddie

(9,269 posts)
8. I've never lived with a dog
Sat Oct 7, 2023, 08:16 PM
Oct 2023

My folks didn’t like pets at all and DH and I have always had cats, and I don’t want to upset them by getting a dog. But my daughter has a lab and a tiny cockapoo. The lab, Lucy, is exactly like a lab should be - laid back, loving, great with the kids. She loves her grandma and rubs her body against me like a cat. The tiny dog bosses her around.

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