Labrador: The Story of the World’s Favourite Dog

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His achievements include racing 160 miles across the Sahara desert in the notorious Marathon Des Sables.

We do our best to select used books that are in fantastic condition, however there may be some defects on the cover or pages. I shall never forget the joy and happiness on Marina and the children's faces as we sat clutching armfuls of yellow and black Labradors at the rescue centre. She wanted to know if I had ever trialled her and asked if she was greedy, which I took as an insinuation she might be a little ‘large’ for field work.They feature in old stories as near-mythical water dogs, rescuers of sailors' pots, lines and nets in icy waters and blustery gales, big-hearted, eminently trainable and intelligent. It projects happiness – the tail-wagging and the overall body language project a euphoria that I find contagious. A Labrador wouldn’t dream of missing the opportunity to say hello and will always give strangers the benefit of the doubt.

Again, this kind of thing happens repeatedly, sometimes as blatantly as that, and sometimes across chapters - the almost never-ending explanation of the differences between working and show Labradors was a real treat.They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. This book has two of my favourite things Ben Fogle and Labradors but I stopped reading after 150 pages. He has presented numerous programmes including BBC’s Animal Park, Wild In Africa, Countryfile, Crufts, One Man and His Dog and Extreme Dreams. It is probably fair to say that a chance meeting between the third Earl of Malmesbury (at the age of 75) with the sixth Duke of Buccleuch (1831–1914) and the 12th Earl of Home (1834–1918) saved the labrador from extinction.

While visiting a sick aunt on the south coast of England the two Scotsmen accepted an invitation to shoot wildfowl at Hurn. One day the 2nd Earl of Malmesbury, an MP and keen sportsman, spotted some of the ships’ dogs retrieving fish that had been thrown out and decided that they were exactly what he needed for his “wildfowling” – duck shooting. King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark wave to well-wishers as they attend the first Sunday service of the.

I’ll never forget the joy and happiness on Marina and the children’s faces as we sat clutching armfuls of yellow and black labradors from a litter. He said: 'You have to be sensible about where the dog has come from and certain breeds are better than others.

I'm not sure when I first met Labradors but I think it was Poppy and Oscar, who belonged to a dear late friend of mine, Alice Benkert. Yet although house dogs like Inca tend to be less athletic, there is such a thing as an athletic Labrador – some, particularly those bred for fieldworking skills, are particularly fast and athletic. But, of course, the harsh, brutal, heartbreaking reality of having a dog is that we will inevitably outlive our beloved hound. They hold on with great gentleness, and for that reason they have become coveted hunting and shooting companions, as they don’t damage the prey: a Labrador can carry an egg in its mouth without breaking it. Inca never really liked other dogs; I could probably say that Inca disliked most other dogs - she was more into people.Marina and the children chose a little black girl we named Storm and she blew into our lives like a tornado.