had a golden retriever who was possibly the most awesome dog ever, but she died, so i went with a lab and she's equally awesome but in different ways. she was bred as a show dog, but didn't have the "personality" for it so they sold her. she's a pure euro-style lab (shorter/thicker than north american breeds), she was born in wales, and she has a passport that shows her show name - "No Nonsense" - and her parents names - "Leroy Brown" and "Crumpet".
when we took her to the vet after buying her from the breeders, the vet told us her 2 back teeth were pulled. he surmised that this was to prevent anyone else from showing the dog. pretty sketchy move, but i don't care.