[Artemis Webb]

A law enforcement spokeswoman told the Tribune that the officers were protecting themselves.

[hinckley buzzard]

Any "officer" who thinks he needs to "protect himself" from a black lab needs to protect himself from normal human beings who would like to bring the cowardly chickenshit to justice.

[chesley]

Protecting themselves fom a Lab?! Give me a break!!

I’ve owned several Labs. They’re big, gassy, and obnoxious friendly to all. But guard dogs they are not. You would have to be incredibly threatening to get the normal Lab to attack you, in my experience.

They might growl, but with the owner there, I doubt that they would attack. Such is my experience with the breed, anyway.