Not to be contrary about Labs ‘n biting....but.....
Years ago, when we lived in another town, we used a vet that was well-known for his ability to treat Labs with difficult medical problems. One of our Labs had a serious cancerous tumor.
On first office visit, son was lifting our 100#er on the exam table, and when the doc reached out to help, you couldn’t help but notice his arms. They looked like arms of a heroin addict....full of *track* marks. Son commented, doc said they were scars from dog bites.....he said every one of them was from a Lab.
Since that, and what happened last week*, I realized my personal knowledge from owning many, many Labs is flawed.
They can and do bite. Although I think it is rare. Very rare.
*Son had Lab along for a truck ride a few days ago. Allow me to say, they two are inseparable buds. This Lab will do things for my son, that he won’t do for me, even though I spend more time with the dog..........anyway.............somehow dog got his paw and leg wedged in a crevice in the back seat....when son reached behind and pulled his leg out....Lab bit him. Son was so shocked....for the remainder of the day, the dog had the most curious look on his face. It was one of *Man, that really hurt, dad* *What the heck happened?* *Dude* *Just dang*
Oh sure, I know it can happen even with labs - they’re still dogs.
I just can’t freakin imagine it with any of mine, LOL.
However my first one turned out to be a seizure dog. First one out of the box, neither of us knew what was going on. She arose after the grand mal with no clue who I was, and I’m sure my own anxiety did nothing to help. She snarled & bared her fangs at me, I retreated in genuine fear & maneuvered to get her crate upstairs to get her to the vet. I really thought she had rabies tho she was current on shots. By the time I got her to the vet, she was placid & mildly dopey.
Until we got the seizures properly medicated out of existance, I learned to keep a door between her & other living things, talking sweetly thru the crack until her tail would start wagging. They’re really out of it mentally for a while once the seizure stops.