im getting a dog.. educate me about them

[FinitoElDinamita]

If I had to get a dog it would be a Labrador. One of the reasons I do not is because dogs die and my kids would be mortified.

Oh yea.. Labrador is the first dog that I got attached to... so lovable..

But I wonder how they are under adversity.. can they fight?

Why do you want to know if they can fight? That makes no sense.
My dog is a Lab and she is the sweetest thing on the planet. She loves people, she loves other dogs, I can take her any where and trust her to act right and expect everybody to love her.
For years I had collies. Those are great dogs and the last dog I own will be a collie. Great with kids, smarter than most people, very protective.
My ex had a pit and that was a real good dog. Never aggressive with other dogs and very lovable, gentle with people. She used to play so gently with the kittens we had. On the other hand, we were out walking and three dogs attacked her and she got very irate and handled her business. Had I seen them coming, I would have headed that off and whether or not she could fight would have been irrelevant. You protect what you love, you don't plat matchmaker.

I'm not trying to get a fighting dog but if a doggie is going to be a friend of mine, I need him to be down enough to handle its own and defend my girl.

If something goes down on the streets with another dog, I'd rather have him be the aggressor rather than the victim.

Yea bruh, labs are so friendly. I've never seen a dog that was so affectiionate.

But for now, I'm looking around for a Jindo or a Doberman.