And if you want a Lab, the breader we got ours from is fantastic. Maybe a bit far away for you but highly recommend for pedigree labs. The waiting list was long, we did our research and it's obvious why. Many of the owners of dogs from them are on Facebook so we could chat to other owners to get their opinions. we visited many times to meet the parents, and after the birth to meet the pups and see how they were progressing. The end result is a fit, healthy, well balanced dog who as you've seen is fantastic with kids and makes the perfect family pet. We take ours back there for kenneling when we go on holiday and she gets to run about their huge working farm land with one of her sisters. She genuinely loves going back there and we get "family discount" as shes from there. They also run charity BBQ events where owners of their dogs all get back together, do a treasure hunt in their farm land, let all the dogs bound about together, and generally swap stories about dogs. The only thing I would say is that if you buy a working dog from a working line be prepared for lots of excercise!! My lab has so much energy and needs proper long walks to keep her happy. Not a problem for us but many people wouldn't cope with the commitment.