Labs r the best aren't they?..we used 2 take our last one (considered our son) everywhere..on vacations, B&Bs, swam w/ a pack of dolphin's once down cape may,knew the english language better than some humans, had 2 put him down last summer..don't wanna get into that though,,still 2 hard 2 think about..the love of practically our whole marriage of 15 yrs.