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32 Labrador Retriever Quotes to Celebrate Loyalty and Love

Labrador Retriever Quotes and Sayings
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Labrador Retriever quotes are incredibly popular because Labrador Retrievers own the hearts of millions of pet parents. Every year for close to three decades, the American Kennel Club has ranked the Lab as their #1 most registered dog breed.

Is it any wonder with their rugged good looks, athletic abilities, and devoted personalities? Sure, he’s a Sporting breed, but he’s also a loyal family member and wants to please and be with his pack. 

We celebrate and raise our sparkling water bowls to Lab lovers everywhere with quotes, sayings, jokes, and a special bonus. After the Labrador quotes, check out the Fun Facts section to learn some cool things about this very special breed. 

Labrador Retriever Quotes

Labrador Retriever Quotes and Sayings

“When God made Labrador Retrievers, He was showing off.” – Anonymous

“Art is like an ill-trained Labrador that drags you out into traffic.”  – Annie Dillard

“If there are no Labrador Retrievers in Heaven, I’m not going.”  – Anonymous

“You can’t buy love. But you can buy a Labrador Retriever, which is essentially the same thing.”  – Anonymous

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Always take care of your Labrador Retriever.” Even if your world falls apart, he will still be there for you.” – Anonymous

“Labradors are fetching awesome.” – Anonymous

“When the world around me is going crazy and I’m losing faith in humanity, I just have to take one look at my Labrador to know that good still exists.” – Anonymous

“The last bite of anything you’re eating is legally ours.” – Junior Watson

“Labradors are miracles with paws.”  – Anonymous

“Whoever said diamonds are a girl’s best friend never owned a Labrador Retriever.” – Anonymous

“A home without a Labrador is just a house.”  – Anonymous

Labrador Laws  – Anonymous

  1. Eat first, question later (if at all)
  2. Always carry a tennis ball
  3. Every water source needs a Labrador
  4. Retrieve everything
  5. If you can’t eat it, roll in it.
  6. Pick up stray socks
  7. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
  8. Love everyone.
Labrador Retriever puppies

Labrador Retriever Love Quotes

“Never have I experienced serenity and sweetness of disposition as with my Chocolate Lab.”  – Mortimer Zuckerman

“Labradors: Once they love, they love steadily, unchangingly, til’ their last breath.”  – Anonymous

“Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them.”  – Thom Jones

“Any woman can be a mother, but it takes someone special to be a Labrador mom.” – Anonymous

“Love gives itself; it is not bought.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Anyone who says diamonds are a girl’s best friend hasn’t met my Black Lab.”  – Anonymous

A dog wags its tail with its heart”  – Martin Buxbaum

Yellow Labrador Retriever

Funny Labrador Retriever Jokes 

A man takes his sick Beagle to the veterinarian, and they are immediately escorted to an exam room. 

A Labrador Retriever walks in, sniffs the Beagle for 10 minutes, and leaves. 

A few moments later, a cat comes in, stares at the Beagle for 10 minutes, and leaves.

Finally, the veterinarian comes in, prescribes some medicine to the Beagle, and charges the owner $250.

“This must be a mistake,” the Beagle’s owner says. “I’ve been here only 20 minutes!”

“No mistake,” the veterinarian replies. “It’s $100 for the Lab test, $100 for the cat scan, and $50 for the medicine.”


A woman took her Labrador Retriever to the veterinarian’s office for a checkup. 

The vet told her the dog was a little overweight.

The owner wanted a second opinion. 

The vet replied, “He’s got a lovely coat!”


Did you hear about the Labrador Retriever who left her puppies in the street? 

She was fined for littering.

What do you get when you cross a Labrador Retriever with a chill pepper and a shovel?

A hot diggity dog. 

What do you call a Labrador Retriever who decides to become a magician?

A Labracadabrador

Why do Black Labs hate the rain? 

They are afraid of stepping in a Poodle.

Did you hear the one about the Labrador at the pizza shop?

Never mind, it’s too cheesy.

Black Labrador Retriever

Fun Facts About Labrador Retrievers 

  1. Labs were first bred in Canada for duck hunting and fishing assistants.
  2. The three main confirmation colors of a Labrador include yellow, black, and chocolate.
  3. Labradors are consistently the #1 most popular breed in America according to the American Kennel Club.
  4. Labs are a part of the American Kennel Club’s Sporting group.
  5. Labs make excellent family dogs and will steal your heart.
  6. Labrador Retrievers are often used as guide dogs.
  7. They have a double coat that will shed once or twice a year.
  8. A Labrador Retriever walked into the studio when Led Zeppelin was recording an album. They named the song “Black Dog” after that Lab.
  9. There are English Labs and American Labs, which are basically the same dog with different body types.
  10. In 1938, Life magazine featured a black Labrador Retriever on its cover.