Watch these Labrador retrievers use their incredible swimming abilities to dive for lobsters!

Labrador retrievers are a popular service dog breed. Since they are friendly and easy going, they can bond well with their owner. They are also very smart, so they will be attentive to their owner. A service dog can be trained to know and alert when a person with diabetes has low blood sugar. A seeing eye dog will lead its owners around obstacles a blind person might not see.
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What color Labrador retriever would you want?
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Have you read any books about other retrieving dogs? If so, how were those dogs similar to or different from the Labrador retriever?
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Look closer into what service jobs Labradors can do. Which do you think are the most important? Explain your answer.