Pet, friend, workmate – the labrador may be all these things to you. To wider society, it is a help around the house and even an essential service. Dog trainer Sean Brown from Petsercise explains the wider applications of this popular gundog breed, and how it is the labrador’s original breed purpose that makes it such a high-value animal.
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