Back on the 3 lab family, I find there actions admireable for a family dog, I mean kids are pulling their tail, their ears, pulling their jowls and riding their back. Around the kids if you pull out a ball they ignore the ball for the saftey of the kids. I mean one is Nice, the other is sweet and the other is sweeter not much difference in their personality, Chocolate, Black and Yellow.

If they know you they run up to ya, circle you and walk you back to their owner. How sweet, tail wagging a great escourt. If they don't know you they bark until the owner recongize the intruder then they stop without a command.

The Rotties in another family, is a totally different picture. Though they know me, they still bark until their owner tells them not to, its good their kept in a kennel.

My dogs will surround low looking at prey stare at the nonpack member and kinda hold the person until I say its ok.

With kids the male GSD will kinda shake them off and walk up to me and sit looking up at me as if saying, get them off me please. He seems to ignore kids, the girls love kids attention.

In saying this I think both dog packs are great dogs for their family, the Labs have lots of kids, my kids are grown and the Rottie's kids are in their teens.

I just don't think the Labs are my kind of dogs, though their great and intelligent animals and I throughly enjoy watching their antics. They seem to have a swicht though when they are in the feilds practicing the fallen prey decoy, they mean business strong swimmers, quick retreive and
they will do it all night. They have the typical soft mouth of the retreiver, meaning they don't damage the bird.

Back at home their just too sweet. Yuck. :rolleyes:

I think this thread might belong under "General Conversation". I'm having a hard time seeing the point. But that could just be me being dense, I suppose. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Anyway, I rather like the "sweet" temperament of the Lab. They really are great dogs. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

What I'm referring to is the difference in Multiple dog family, I was pointing out the nature of each pack and it members. How they react to intruders, kids and family life.

Stating that the dog alpha or leader in both pack seems to set the mood of the entire pack. I like all the working breeds, but I see a more consistance personality in the Labs.

Both of my GSD have entirely different personalities, one seem serious and firm, the other is as playful as the Labs but she's more aggressive and easier to alert on strange anything.

The two Rotties males are different. The younger 3 yr old is really all blow and no go, the Older one is a tough mister, a very good dog.

The Labs are just good dogs, each one seemed to be cloned they love their family and just about everybody else. If they were the same color I couldn't tell them apart, personailty wise.
The question of will they protect never really comes up, they are family members. And the family wants to protect them. They will warn thats enough. But theses are solid strong dog, I've seen the little one drag her dog house across the yard with seemingly little effort. He chains them, when he starts groom them, and of course it looks like pampering and she wants some. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I was trying get a conseus on different multi dogs/breeds family and how they react.

Here is the breed standard for temperament:

True Labrador Retriever temperament is as much a hallmark of the breed as the "otter" tail. The ideal disposition is one of a kindly, outgoing, tractable nature; eager to please and non-aggressive towards man or animal. The Labrador has much that appeals to people; his gentle ways, intelligence and adaptability make him an ideal dog. Aggressiveness towards humans or other animals, or any evidence of shyness in an adult should be severely penalized.

Does this sound like any Labradors you know? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

LSwanston is correct. I don't see the point either. Some people like Labs, some don't and some really don't give a hoot either way. Thread closed.