When trying to select which type or breed of dog is best for you and your family, it is important to really take some time and try to learn as much about the different breeds as possible.
This will help make sure that you are picking the right breed for your family and for your lifestyle.
After a lot of consideration, a lot of people find themselves wanting to look at Black Labradors, as out of all of the Labrador types this seems to be a popular choice.
As it is, this breed of dog is one of the most popular dogs being used by police and other types of government bodies.
These dogs serve as wonderful detectives and have a high working ability and never give up easily.
These dogs are not only great for work but also for families as they are very gentle, intelligent, and they have a wonderful good nature about them.
But, this breed must be trained on the basics of housebreaking because if left undone, they can become very boisterous.
It is important to understand just what type of dog you will have on your hands once your Black Labrador is full grown because they are not puppies forever.
This breed does grow into a pretty big dog with their weight normally coming in at sixty five to eighty pounds for the males and fifty five to seventy pounds for the females.
These dogs can easily become over weight if proper diet and exercise is not given so make sure you do all you can to prevent that as there are serious health risks involved when there is obesity.
Their coat is smooth and short and they are prone to shedding so make sure that they are groomed on a regular basis.
Their tail is pretty straight and is known to be somewhat on the strong side so you may want to watch small children around those tails.
And it is those tails and coat that helps them with swimming as the tail acts like a rudder for when it wants to go in a different direction and the coat is almost waterproof.
When a family is considering Black Labradors as their possible choice for a pet, there are still more things to love about them then what has already been mentioned.
This breed is an extremely gentle breed despite its size so they make a great addition to a home that has children.
They are not territorial at all and they are hardly ever very aggressive.
But they do like to chew so watch out for your things around the house because before you know it, it will be chewed up.
Do not worry though, as proper training can fix the chewing habit in no time at all.
It does take about three years for Black Labradors to fully mature which means three years of puppy fun and training.
But in the end, they are very mature and respectful dogs and the female is normally the gender that ends up being a little more independent versus the male.
Also, this breed loves to eat and it often seems like they cannot get enough food but be careful, as they will eat nonstop if you let them.
This can lead to a lot of health problems so watch out for this.