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For a family owning a dog for the first time, the Labrador retriever cannot be beat. However, you must be sure that you have space and TIME to devote to the dog for 12-14 years. Labs need two vigorous exercise sessions per day (e.g. walks), and they need to swim a few times a month, too (ideally). They tend to get obese if overfed, so you need to be committed to maintaining the dog's weight and health. Also, adult Labs are quite big (65-80 lbs.), and they need to be VERY well socialized and TRAINED as puppies. You must be committed to taking the puppy to puppy socializing classes and you should enroll in at least three successive formal dog training courses. Labs are very easy to train and very good with kids, but they are not a "low maintenance" dog because of these things.

Ultimately, they need exercise, training, and above all affection--and with those things they will be great pets.

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