In Ben Fogel’s new book he states that Labradors are “Kind, loyal, diligent, hardworking, biddable, gentle and faithful: I may be biased, but it’s no surprise that the Labrador is by far the most popular breed in the UK and indeed the world. One estimate puts the population in this country at more than 500,000. Jack Russell terriers, the second favourite, number 376,000.
I think many of us choose our dogs on the basis that we think they reflect our own personalities. They are like hairy ambassadors for the people we would like to be and this must be one reason families choose the Labrador as a role model for their children”.
Personally, I love all dogs but have probably looked after more Labradors, Retrievers, Standard Poodles and Lurchers than any other types of dogs during my lifetime. And I have to say I heartily agree with Ben Fogel’s assessment of the Labrador. Ella and Lottie epitomise the traits of this breed being very kind, loyal, biddable, gentle, faithful, fun and good looking to boot. Both Ella and Lottie come from good Labrador Retriever stock and have soft mouths, Ella particularly likes to carry anything that belongs to her owner Anne softly in her mouth, around the house and you’d never know the item had ever been in a dogs mouth at all! Lottie likes to carry a toy duck around in her mouth but is much more the hunting dog type and has been known to kill small animals such as field mice, squirrels and other small animals, so has to be kept on the lead near ducks! Lottie loves a good run in the forest with the many and varied scents that prevail there, luckily she comes back very quickly and obediently to the call of her name. Ella also loves woods, grass fields and flowers and although she has unfortunately had cancer, treatment for which made her put on weight she loves a good run out in the countryside and jumps into the back seat of the car very readily!
We greatly enjoyed looking after Ella and Lottie for Anne and Steve and would happily look after them again any time this is needed in the future. A more happy go lucky dog is hard to find and these two particularly are a joy to behold.
Labrador heaven for Ella 
Eadie Rockets 
Lettice 
Hector the lively Lagotto Romagna 
Bailey loves balls
8 May 2019
Ella and Lottie – May 2019
In Ben Fogel’s new book he states that Labradors are “Kind, loyal, diligent, hardworking, biddable, gentle and faithful: I may be biased, but it’s no surprise that the Labrador is by far the most popular breed in the UK and indeed the world. One estimate puts the population in this country at more than 500,000. Jack Russell terriers, the second favourite, number 376,000.
I think many of us choose our dogs on the basis that we think they reflect our own personalities. They are like hairy ambassadors for the people we would like to be and this must be one reason families choose the Labrador as a role model for their children”.
Personally, I love all dogs but have probably looked after more Labradors, Retrievers, Standard Poodles and Lurchers than any other types of dogs during my lifetime. And I have to say I heartily agree with Ben Fogel’s assessment of the Labrador. Ella and Lottie epitomise the traits of this breed being very kind, loyal, biddable, gentle, faithful, fun and good looking to boot. Both Ella and Lottie come from good Labrador Retriever stock and have soft mouths, Ella particularly likes to carry anything that belongs to her owner Anne softly in her mouth, around the house and you’d never know the item had ever been in a dogs mouth at all! Lottie likes to carry a toy duck around in her mouth but is much more the hunting dog type and has been known to kill small animals such as field mice, squirrels and other small animals, so has to be kept on the lead near ducks! Lottie loves a good run in the forest with the many and varied scents that prevail there, luckily she comes back very quickly and obediently to the call of her name. Ella also loves woods, grass fields and flowers and although she has unfortunately had cancer, treatment for which made her put on weight she loves a good run out in the countryside and jumps into the back seat of the car very readily!
We greatly enjoyed looking after Ella and Lottie for Anne and Steve and would happily look after them again any time this is needed in the future. A more happy go lucky dog is hard to find and these two particularly are a joy to behold.