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As a Labrador swam by me out to sea his owner said I hope he doesn't meet a seal

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117 points austinallegro | 1 comments | 04 Jul 25 07:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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05 ◴[04 Jul 25 11:08 UTC] No.44463446[source]▶
Labs are so obscenely food motivated it's a mystery why the owner couldn't train Lenny to just follow them for a few bits of kibble. It's not like they're shepherds in the first place, so herding drive can't be that strong (unless it's a mix).
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JSR_FDED ◴[04 Jul 25 11:31 UTC] No.44463575[source]▶
There’s two strains of Labrador, often called the British and the American. Then British are the traditional goofy food-obsessed family dogs. The American are more working dogs - much more energetic than their British counterparts and less motivated by food than the opportunity to catch a ball.
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1. franktankbank ◴[04 Jul 25 11:45 UTC] No.44463675[source]▶
I don't really know what you mean, American labs don't have any sort of genetics that tells them to stop eating. If they were in a room filled with food they would eat it all, only taking breaks to sleep. I have a lab mix and he shamelessly steals food from our young kids and off the kitchen counter as we eat in the very visible room next to it. He's eaten whole loaves of bread (multiple times), an entire pound of deep fried egg rolls, trays of cookies on and on and on. He's a good boy though.