Tips New Friends Labs are great family dogs. Labs have been registered with the A.K.C. than any other breed. There were 158,366 Labs registered in 1997 twice as many as the number two breed the Rottweiler. Labs are good with kids and willing to please. They are eager to learn and very easy to train .
Labs do have a downside , They like to chew .
Expect it to take a full 18 to 24 months before your Lab will become a calm well mannered adult. But don't give up cause they are worth the wait. They rarely listen to you. They are totally unpredictable. When you want to play, they want to be alone.