I love my Labrador, he's a retriever-gun dog.
OH you have a Lab?  What's his name?
Hi name's Mittens, he's one of the most popular breeds of dog in US
But that's surely not why you have him, right?
You're right, I have him as he is my favourite disability assistance breed
I have heard they make especially good guide dogs.
Correct, thats why hey are prized as sporting and hunting dogs
How long have you had your Lab, Mittens?
A few kennels breeding their ancestors, the St. John's water dog, were in England. At the same time, a combination of the sheep protection policy in Newfoundland and the rabies quarantine in the United Kingdom led to the gradual demise of the St. John's water dog in Canada.
In the 1830s, the 10th Earl of Home and his nephews the 5th Duke of Buccleuch and Lord John Scott, had imported progenitors of the breed from Newfoundland to Europe for use as gundogs. Another early advocate of these Newfoundland
Labrador Retriever
The Labrador Retriever, or just Labrador, is a large type of retriever-gun dog. The Labrador is one of the most popular breeds of dog in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A favourite disability assistance breed in many countries, Labradors are frequently trained to aid the blind, those who have autism, to act as a therapy dog, or to perform screening and detection work for law enforcement and other official agencies. Additionally, they are prized as sporting and hunting dogs.