Originally posted by dragondawg
In the case of Labs, females are territorial, whereas males are much less so. Females are independent and like to lay down a few ft away from you. Males are lap dogs. Opposite of what one would think.
I've never noticed a difference at all in Labs. I had a sweet female Lab who LOVED to sit on my lap her whole life.

Also, in all the shelters I've volunteered at, just about every Lab I've met has been sweet, males AND females.