Labrador: The Story of the World’s Favourite Dog

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One 19th-century admirer of the dog's skills was the second Earl of Malmesbury, an MP and keen game sportsman.

Maggi had reached the grand old age of 14 and Ludo and Iona, now five and four, were both desperate for a young dog with energy. He has travelled from the Red Wharf in Anglesey, Wales ont the Western Isles of Scotland and Islay, the island used as a testing ground by Spencer Wilks in 1947 to put several of the early Series Land Rover prototypes through their paces. This book has two of my favourite things Ben Fogle and Labradors but I stopped reading after 150 pages. The Masked Singer UK's Lorraine Kelly, 64, delighted judges guessed she was 'a wee lassie': 'I need to ring Frankie Bridge to apologise!

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It’s an attractive trait, although, of course, there’s always the hope that you might also have a biscuit in your pocket.

One day the 2nd Earl of Malmesbury, an MP and keen sportsman, spotted some of the ships’ dogs retrieving fish that had been thrown out and decided that they were exactly what he needed for his “wildfowling” – duck shooting. Picked it up as I like Ben Fogle's tv work and my son has a black lab and intended to read it and pass it on to him. Meghan Markle forced to miss glitzy Beverly Hills ceremony where Prince Harry received a 'Living Legend'. A little repetitive in some places but a very nice read overall that had me giggling in some places and nodding my head at the antics of a lab! A must-read for anyone with an interest in the history of man's relationship to dogs, regardless of breed, and Fogle's typical adventure-style storytelling keeps the narrative light and entertaining.