I have one now, a rescue I adopted 2 weeks ago. A 2 year old black lab named Mika and she is always by my side. Has love from me, her former owner did not treat her well. Comes to work with me and she is loved spoiled rotten there, a co worker of mine gives her a dog treat, Mika knows her well now. I had another lab 2 years ago, it was tough when I made the decision to put them down at 12 years old due to arthritis