Americans knew little of the Black Labrador's true usefulness until after World War I. At that time they gradually began to be imported. But it was not until the middle 1930s that they gained any sort of widespread acclaim. One of the reasons for the lab's swift rise in popularity is that over the years he has consistently proved his worth in all fields and truly earned the title "all around dog". It was once said the Black Labrador "was so intelligent that it seemed he might speak at any moment
