
One of the best dogs for children of all ages, Labrador Retrievers are kindly, good-natured, and take most things in stride.
Most Labrador Retrievers are very friendly with everyone, though compared to Golden Retrievers, many Labs are just a bit more conservative with their affections.
It’s been often said that dogs are the only creatures on earth that love you more than they love themselves. Well, Labrador Retrievers are no exception!
But sometimes, we take our furry friends and wonderful companions for granted. There are important life lessons that are sometimes easy to forget in our hectic lives, that all Lab owners must never forget.
If we want to pay back the favor and give them the best life possible, these 20 important reminders should serve you well as awesome Labrador owners. The last one (#20) brought me to tears…
Check out the 20 Things All Labrador Owners Must Never Forget on the next page:
Nicole van Fessem
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Cynthia Hennesen
Marli Holland
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Liam Holland ❤
Gerry Moore
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Labs are the best! All dogs are great but labs are best. My 12 year old Poppy is asleep at my feet as I type. She’s my best friend and I adore her!
Quiyonte Ruffin
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Wendy Ruffin
Colton Lewis
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Keifer Lewis Amy Lewis
Amy Lewis
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Dog parenting done right!! ♡♡♡
Donna Sayward Camerlin
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Everything I practice in our daily routines. My Tank and Ox. Father and son. Love my labs they rock.
Jim Cantwell
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#20 was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. We had Toby since he was 6 weeks old he was a 1/2 black lab 1/2 rottie but he was 100% awesome when he was 12 years his spleen ruptured that’s when they found cancer when they went in to fix the spleen. It really sucked having to decide to end his life, but he would have been in daily agony had we not made that decision, money wasn’t a factor, I would have paid any amount of money if he could have been cured, my wife, daughter and I were with him when he took his last breath, and right before the end he had a look on his face that it was alright. We buried him in the front yard, because that’s where he always liked to be, I miss him more than words can describe.
Donna Sayward Camerlin
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It truly breaks my heart to read. I to lost my Buddy Man 3y ago. It was difficult to let him go. They had to pry him from my arms. It was quite a while before I got my Tank. Although I love both my boys beyond words, I still miss my Buddy Man. He holds a special place in my heart. He hold a place of honor on the shelf.
Tracey Worrell
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I understand how it feels I just lost my beautiful boy Bramble last week he was 16 the week before, he is buried in the back garden, miss him more than words can say x
Jim Cantwell
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Tracey sorry to hear of your loss, we lost Toby 4 years ago and tears still came down when I wrote this
Tracey Worrell
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It’s so hard Jim, I was really numb for a week couldn’t do anything and have cried every day, they’re such special dogs, I won’t ever forget him x
Catherine Freer
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Heather Bourke
Tracey Worrell
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Did you get another dog Jim?
Leanne Renne
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Josh Katchel Claire Kotz Temeka Brown the last one got me!
Claire Kotz
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Luke Katchel
Ty Lumsden
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Amy Amy Lumsden
Amy Lumsden
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Awwwww big Harley X
Matt Winchester
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Brandi Savahnna and Georgia Winchester
Regan Kelly
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Alyce Kelly
Laura Jackanderson
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Ollie Jackson
Laura Jackanderson
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We love our boy x
Judith Ann Clarke
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Pam Smith
Jane Victory
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David Victory, Gemma Victory, Sarah Victory
Abigayle Peeler
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#20 is something no lab owner likes to think about and something everyone is aware of. No Need to include. I get emotional just thinking of that day. That I wish will never come but inevitable comes to all. Take that off the list
Abigayle Peeler
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Omg. Couldn’t even get thru the whole comment. Breaks my heart. So incredibly sad for your loss. Sounds like Toby had a wonderful life and was lucky to always be a member of a great family. 🙂 you sound like good people 🙂 again so sorry for your loss… No matter how long ago- seems like the wound is never fully healed
Jim Cantwell
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Yes we adopt Bryn a 1/2 black lab 1/2 flat collie then a year later he’s 1/2 black lab 1/2 rottie both we adopted from shelters
Abigayle Peeler
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Tracey Worrell so sorry for your loss! Omg 16 years! I hope I get that many! Ur so lucky to have such a long life with bramble. 🙂
Abigayle Peeler
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Omg. Word. I seriously need to stop reading all the comments…
Jim Cantwell
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This is Bryn going for a ride
Jim Cantwell
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And here’s bear sitting by the fire this past winter
Abigayle Peeler
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Awe. Right there in front. Ha awe. What the life. 🙂
Jim Cantwell
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Abigayle thanks,we were the lucky ones to have Toby in our family
Almia Tengco Sandique
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Tears rolling in my eyes number 20. Breaks my heart. I remember my 10yr old Lab Jake.
Stephen Killgore
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Laura Rae
Tracey Worrell
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Gorgeous boys Jim, this is my bramble boy
Tracey Worrell
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Thankyou Abigayle for your kind words, I would have liked many more it’s not fair they have such a short time here
Tracey Worrell
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I was with Bramble too when he went to sleep, hardest thing I’ve ever gone through, I told him I loved him and gave him a kiss, truly devastating day
Louise A Muir
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Allen Muir
Anke Hattingh
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Marlien Louw Hattingh
Brittany Peterson
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Hayley Watkins
Joanne Mills
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Rhys David,Allison Mary,Emma Nash
Hayley Watkins
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Damn you I’m crying
Walt Merrill
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What ever it takes I will have my Labs.
Vivien Eccles
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Never ever forget my two handsome boys
Eric Kephart
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Joshua Rocha read these 20 things to understand my mentality with our dogs ❤️
Jason Williams
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That’s the only thing wrong with dogs,they don’t live long enough so that’s why we should cherish every moment
Jessi Daniel
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David Roth
Lynn Kirkwood
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I will never forget my beautiful Megan, miss her always xx
Barbara Taylor
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We lost our Chocolate Lab just before Christmas, he had an inoperable growth pushing on his windpipe and making breathing difficult, he was only nine and I feel very cheated and still miss him like crazy.