Should I get a Labrador?

Labs are the best family dogs you could have. My family has always, always had them.

Pros:

Sweet, nice, kind, cuddly, friendly, loving, etc

Easy to train

Good with strangers, kids, & other dogs

Soft

Want to please

Like to move (swim, fetch, jog, run around, etc)

Cons:

Prone to weight gain

Prone to hip dysplasia

Shed

Will destroy toys (no matter what the toy says, if it's not a nylabone, they will destroy it and eat the parts. Very dangerous.)

Eat a lot (big dogs=high food cost)

I find Labs to be boring pushovers, but they are the BEST family dog you could possibly have - ever! It's only rival would be a Golden Retriever, but they shed much more than Labs.

They are well suited as working dogs, I hate seeing them as pets, because that was not their original intention. Great working dogs

Athletic

Great swimmers

Intelligent

Easy to train

Cons

They need to WORK, they are not house pets

They are intelligent so they will figure out things to do if they are bored and left alone

They shed bucket loads

Most of them are poorly bred with serious health problems and unstable and vicious temperaments

They are a pain in the azz when young

They are insanely strong

They are stubborn

they are good pets once they get over puppy stage of chewing and destroying mine destroyed most of my furniture in his first few years don't know if I'd recommend a lab or not personally I'll never get another lab after this 1 but he's got alot of years left. He was 3 and a half before he settled down and stopped destroying things,

they are wonderful dogs,very friendly,gentle and playful

they make very good family pets,totally worth of being a family pet

they are great family pets. they need to be brushed a good bit and a good amount of excersise, but if you give them that then u will have a great new family member. they are loving, loyal, and smart. they are usaully good around people if socialized as a pup :)

They are really sweet dogs. Training can be easy if you have patients, they are super hyper, need space to run around, they eat a lot, needs daily grooming and they like to chew

Since you are a minor, it's up to your parents to do research, to see if a Lab fits their lifestyle.

You need to do your own research

There are plenty of websites and books about them