That's great of you to consider adopting one of the pups As a Lab mom myself and someone who works almost fulltime in Lab resuce, I can tell you, they are great dogs But please, if you are planning on keeping them outdoors 2/7, reconsider. Labs are very high energy dogs who require a lot of exercise, especially during their first 4 years. But more importantly, they are people dogs who CRAVE the attention of their humans and thrive in a family environment. They are not the type of dog that will do well kept away from it's people. I hope you won't take offense, but it's my firm belief that no dog should live outdoors, even under the "best" of circumstances. The majority of our Lab/Retriever surrenders are dogs that have lived their entire lives chained up outside or kenneled outdoors, turned in by families who don't have the time or energy to devote. Your yard is perfect for a young Lab; lots of room to play safely with a fence and with good recall, I'm sure she/he would love playing at the farm Maybe we're just misunderstanding about where he/she would sleep at night/be in bad weather/the cold. Hopefully you can provide a happy home for these "turn ins"