There are a lot of labs out there and a lot of good ones just make sure that you can see both parents. I have had raised labs for many years but I see more all the time (now I don't breed my own anymore) that have such poor coats that they can't take the cold water or cold weather. I have a little Chessie coming up now. She is very mild in temperment and loves the water. Too many labs nowdays need their own life jacket to keep warm and not fall victim to hypothermia. Leave the lifejackets off or neuter them they don't belong in the gene pool. This my opinion.