I was researching the 2 breeds more & come to find out the flat coat is not as loyal to one person as I thought. (thats why we research lol). They are a very friendly dog in general, loves everyone. Don't get me wrong I am not saying that if you choose this breed that your dog won't be loyal & it still may be a breed for you.
They are very smart, therefore can be taught to do the things you want to do with him (her), like any breed you need to do major obedience work for the dog to be with you off leash but it can happen.
I am sure that if you treat the dog with respect & do lots of training the dog will be loyal to you.


But after researching I found out that the flat coat may be more loyal to one person than a lab would be.

But again after researching about the breeds & about training that just because it is in the breed to be friendly to everyone doesn't mean that it will be that way with all dogs. Each dog is different.

I'd speak with reputable breeders to see what their dogs lines are like. How do most of their dogs act? Also make sure that they test all their dogs for genetic problems (hips, eyes, elbows, epilepsy, etc....).