That’s a great photo. He looks like a young Gabby Hayes. LOL
We had gotten a Lab some time ago because someone had told me they don’t shed. I guess that someone had it in for me! I never saw a dog that shed so much but she was the best dog I’ve ever had. Incredibly intelligent and loving.
I have one Lab that sheds and one that does not. My Black Lab is an incredible shedding machine . . . her crate pad stays black with her hair, and if she sits in my lap watching Westminster (like she did last night, jumping up periodically to bark at the dogs on screen) my dress is black with hair too.
My Chocolate Lab blows her undercoat for about 10 days in March or April, I vacuum around her crate for that time and then the shedding is over, except for a little bit when you scratch her tummy. She sleeps on our bed and there's very little stray hair.
The Black is mostly field bred, the Choc half show and half field, so I don't know whether it's color-related or type-related. Interestingly enough, the Black has no undercoat at all, just a slick topcoat of very fine black waxy hair. The Choc has a longer, coarser topcoat and the finest, fluffiest grayish down underneath. It must be the Black's field breeding, because she was bred in Wisconsin and the Choc in Georgia! Go figure!
There are only a handful of dogs that don't shed, but then you'll end up spending a fortune over the years on grooming bills. If you're allergic and still want a dog, it's worth it.