re: What to look for when buying a labrador puppy

A lot of the "tests" people are mentioning are good indicators from everything I have read, but in the end, I think it's all a good bit of chance. My black lab couldn't care less about retrieving at 2 months. Would just stare at the dummy when I tossed it a few feet. Now at 4 1/2 months I have her staying put and retrieving on command. Her sister (owned by a friend) was afraid of water at first when my dog had no problem running through a shallow crawfish pond. Now she has passed up my dog and is making retrieves in the bayou. It's all about how you address training them.