The Labrador Retriever was reared to be both a neighborly friend and a helpful working canine breed. Generally, he earned his keep as an angler's aide: pulling nets, bringing ropes, and recovering fish from the crisp North Atlantic. The present Labrador Retriever is as amiable and dedicated as his progenitors, and he's America's most prominent breed. Nowadays the Lab fills in as a retriever for seekers, help pooch to the incapacitated, indicate contender, and hunt and save puppy, among other canine occupations.