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[quote=Anonymous]A bit more about Labs and Lab mixes.

The OP says she thinks a Lab is too big, but there is large variation in size.  We have an American field trial lab, and he's huge.  He's an inch over breed standard at the shoulder and weighs 86 lbs.  This is not a dog for people who do not want a big dog!

BUT, female labs, and (as someone else already said), English labs in particular are much smaller, sometimes not coming to much above your knee (if even), and can weigh about 45 pounds.

Labs are hard to beat for temperment (unless you can stand the even crazier size and drool factor with a Newfie; they are labs without the hyper puppy years).  For a larger dog, they can live a long time, too, which is why getting a rescue who is 1 or 4 can still give you several good years.  Ours (not a rescue) is about to turn 14.  I have heard that males and yellows are more hyper/aggressive, but I wouldn't know because my big hulking guy IS a yellow male, and we have not had any trouble with him except chewing one pair of shoes when he was 1.  He has been fabulous with the kids even in his grumpy old age.  Our next dog, which we hopefully will not need for awhile, will be a lab rescue, in part to get around housebreaking.  I've had enough potty training for awhile!  :mrgreen:

My dog growing up was a lab/german pointer mix, and she was a fabulous dog and not anywhere near the size of my big guy.  I think she weighed 40 pounds as an adult and she lived to be 12.  We got her as a puppy.

I would check the papers or adoption centers for a lab mix puppy or think about a rescue.  Good luck, OP![/quote]

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