My dad has always loved Labs ever since he owned a see & eye dog, 30 some yrs ago, when he worked at a school for blind children... We were at he pet store (like every tue, my sis had brownies & I would help care for the puppies that were there)... We were playing with the short haired black lab mixes & this one wouldn't leave me alone, he kept chasing me around the store & bitting my boot laces.. I asked daddy if I could have a puppy & dad said which one do u like & we'll see.. so I picked him up & gave him to dad... dad held him by the scruff & then played with his paws & said he'll be a good dog, hes urs & thats how we got Max (theres more to the story on why my dad really got a dog, but I'm not typing it out)