Getting a dog can seem like a major gamble, especially if you haven't much experience with dogs. Mongrels are great for the novice dog owner, but some mixes are more sensible and healthier than others. For example, a cross between a Chihuahua and a Chinese Crested Hairless tends to produce the world's ugliest (and sickliest) dogs. However, a Labrador Retriever mix – no matter what other breed is mixed with – tends to lead to a great pal with hybrid vigor.
Not Perfect, But Nearly
No dog is perfect – not the purebred Labrador puppy at Westminster or the Labrador Retriever mix at your local animal shelter. Then again, no person is perfect. But odds are, you still have friends, lovers and business associates – even though they are imperfect. If you go into a relationship with a Labrador Retriever mix knowing there's going to be some trouble eventually, but you and the dog can work through it, then you won’t be in for major disappointment.
Labrador Retriever mixes tend to have the high intelligence of a Lab, the massive appetite and the habit of digging. This is a tendency only – not all Labrador Retriever mixes will act like this. But you should be ready for it. Most Labrador Retriever mixes, if shy at first, will come around to persistent and patient companionship. Labrador Retriever mixes tend to have excellent memories and will never completely forget what terrified them.
Adoption Is The Best Option
Although the idea of getting an incredibly cute, pot-bellied puppy is undeniably appealing, they are a heck of a lot of work and are expensive. If you haven't had much experience with dogs, getting an eight week old puppy is the worst way to begin your life with dogs. You can get a lot of pleasure and can save a life by choosing the adoption option instead.
You won’t have to look far to find a Labrador Retriever mix that needs a home. Since Labs are the most popular breed in America, a large percentage of shelter dogs will have Lab in the mix somewhere. This writer's own dog is Labrador Retriever mix and you can’t have her. Her mother was part Lab, part collie and part Staffordshire Bull Terrier. We think her father was part Doberman and part kangaroo. She has the massive appetite, digging drive and love of tennis balls that Labs have. She is only my second dog.
Not Perfect, But Nearly
No dog is perfect – not the purebred Labrador puppy at Westminster or the Labrador Retriever mix at your local animal shelter. Then again, no person is perfect. But odds are, you still have friends, lovers and business associates – even though they are imperfect. If you go into a relationship with a Labrador Retriever mix knowing there's going to be some trouble eventually, but you and the dog can work through it, then you won’t be in for major disappointment.
Labrador Retriever mixes tend to have the high intelligence of a Lab, the massive appetite and the habit of digging. This is a tendency only – not all Labrador Retriever mixes will act like this. But you should be ready for it. Most Labrador Retriever mixes, if shy at first, will come around to persistent and patient companionship. Labrador Retriever mixes tend to have excellent memories and will never completely forget what terrified them.
Adoption Is The Best Option
Although the idea of getting an incredibly cute, pot-bellied puppy is undeniably appealing, they are a heck of a lot of work and are expensive. If you haven't had much experience with dogs, getting an eight week old puppy is the worst way to begin your life with dogs. You can get a lot of pleasure and can save a life by choosing the adoption option instead.
You won’t have to look far to find a Labrador Retriever mix that needs a home. Since Labs are the most popular breed in America, a large percentage of shelter dogs will have Lab in the mix somewhere. This writer's own dog is Labrador Retriever mix and you can’t have her. Her mother was part Lab, part collie and part Staffordshire Bull Terrier. We think her father was part Doberman and part kangaroo. She has the massive appetite, digging drive and love of tennis balls that Labs have. She is only my second dog.
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