I had a yellow lab female before I had my Black Labrador that died almost a year ago.
Megan my yellow, was such a sweet heart. We called her the baby sitter. Believe this or not, when I lived in the city, my buddy would bring his little boy (2 years old) over to the house. In my back yard was an alley and there was traffic in it. When Dominick was outside, Megan would block him from the alley with her body, and if he got too close, grab his back pocket and drag him back to the center of the yard. We used to laugh so hard watching that dog. And when Dom would take a nap, she run over there and lay next to him so he could cuddle her.
Yet you take her into the field and pheasants did not stand a chance with her. She'd work them up and then look at me for the flush command. A more gentle dog I have never seen.