Thursday, January 23, 2014

Taking Charcoal Labs As Pets

By Nelda Powers


Very few animals can give a person the love and undying loyalty that a good dog does. Canines are a versatile bunch, coming in a variety of sizes, colors and temperaments that can compliment most any human personality. Among the top choices for families with children are the gentle and attentive black, yellow or charcoal Labs.

This breed is reliable and has been a favorite choice for family pet, hunting assistant, special needs companion and rescue services. Only the prevalent colors of yellow, chocolate and black are acknowledged by the AKC, but Labradors can also be variations of red, champagne, grey, silver and charcoal. The different hues are generally considered blends, or muted hues of the original three.

Regardless of their coloring, all the members of this breed share the same core characteristics of personality. They are strong of body and have a high level of intelligence paired with a gentle nature and desire to please. Because they love to retrieve and are easily trainable, they are well suited for companionship, service for the disabled, hunting and for helping with Search and Rescue efforts.

Labradors not only crave human companionship and attention, they thrive on it. Then enjoy active play, especially running, retrieving and fetching whatever is thrown for them. They will spend all day on those games, have a tendency to bring their people gifts of whatever they happen to find laying unattended and have been known to be very effective at preventing children from wandering off.

Not only do they love to run and play, Labradors have a natural affinity for the water, are natural swimmers and will jump in without a second thought. Like people, the do have to learn this feat so puppies may be hesitant at first, but once they get their feet wet, so to speak, they are very enthusiastic. Pool owners need to make sure that there are steps to help the dog out of the water since their bodies are not capable of lifting them over a ledge without assistance of some sort.

Although this breed is sturdily built and extremely obedient, they make horrible guard dogs. They will bark threateningly to protect their family but aggression and violence are generally not part of their personality. A Labrador's loving nature makes them better suited as babysitters, unless licking an intruder into submission is acceptable.

This breed is medium sized, being between 55 and 75 pounds and 21-25 inches at their shoulders. They are thick bodies with a broad, block style head and a strong, very solid tapered tail that packs quite a wallop when the pup gets excited. It is their special double coat of fur, with a hard outer layer and downy soft undercoat, that makes them moderate shedders and helps keep them insulated in the water.

Charcoal Labs, and those of all other colors, are perfectly suited for human companionship. They have a lot of love to give, learn quickly, are obedient, intelligent and are very gentle with children, the elderly and the disabled. They do require quite a bit of attentions and need a lot of exercise, make great pets but do not function well in a security position.




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