My labs temperament is totally soft and friendly with anyone or animal he's never been a bother and when a thread came up before I said I didn't know what a lab would bring to the table.well the other night the mrs took him out around 2130 up the lane when a chap came up behind her(innocently I may add just happened to be walking that way)well she said our lab spun round before she knew the chap was there snarling and barked a few time said all hairs on his back stood up the chap shit himself poor fellow guess his protective side kicked in as he was alone with her in the dark strange thing is