black labs are the most protective of young kids. they just do it.
when i was 4 learning to bike ride on our sidewalks, our neighborhood black lab, sage, would physically get between me and the road. my dad saw him do it a number of different times.
black labs are inherent protectors. overall wonderful and smart too.
I gave my old yellow lab hunting dog to a friend with kids when I moved. He wouldn’t let the UPS man out of the truck when the kids were in the yard until they were formally introduced, then he always greeted the UPS truck with a smile.
It makes perfect sense that the muslim culture would be repulsed by these good and gentle beasts.
My ‘grand-dogs’ are black labs, one English and one American (slight difference in body type). They are both calm and resonsive, playful when it is appropriate,and very affectionte. I love ‘em.