My Chocolate Lab, Bailey also LOVES kids. As a matter of fact, she is a therapy dog and she has visited both at the Children's hospital and at a senior's home. She also loves tummy rubs! My Black Lab, Heidi, also really loves kids, but she is a powerhouse, and in her excitement to see them she has knocked over one ot two neighborhood kids...oops! We'll wait until she settles down some before allowing her near sick kids!