yes...i think a mix that would be a good family dog and guard dog is a shepherd lab mix although they usually dont have pointed ears...very pretty though...i saw a huge one on tv, it was black and white, and i saw this really cute one and petted her one day....she was a really light beige, almost white....i thought she was a lab husky cross, but the owner said lab shepherd....she was a sweetheart! but i seem to see alot of shepherd retriever crosses at our spca....never seen shepherd labs advertised