my first pet ever was a black lab my parents had gotten when i was 2 or 3. he was a puppymill puppy from a mall petstore. he was the best dog ever. he was never fixed, only ever bit once in his entire life, and that was because my dad was going to spank me. he slept beside me everynight, never begged, knew tons of tricks, and even when we moved and had to give him to my aunt, he actually ran away by accident by chasing a deer and some old lady found him...she kept him for two weeks before finally calling my aunt and telling her she honestly does not want to give him back because he has been the best dog ever to her. but, my aunt took him back. he has also lived a very happy healthy, long life. he is still alive today at 16 years old O.o
here he is at 13 years old, a black lab gone gray!