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Beautiful sweet black lab
Posted on 11/3/10 at 10:47 am
Posted on 11/3/10 at 10:47 am
I need some help, guys. Please don't harangue me too hard, but I bought her 2 years ago when my wife and I thought she would be a perfect addition. Well, we have 3 small children and it got too hard. So we wanted to give her away, but not to anybody so my brother-in-law took her b/c he has another lab. It got too hard for him so we found another family we knew through connection, now they can't take her anymore(after they went through a week long trial run and said they wanted her). So my b-in law said he would take her back and wants us to take her. She is about 2 years old now, sweet as can be, but crazy. We want her back but know it's going to be difficult, so Im thinking of building a nice kennel in back yard and getting someone to work with her. It's been almost a year since we;ve had her. I worked with her a decent amount of time when she was a puppy, but just didn't have enough time. Dont know what to do???? 
Sorry for lengthy post.
Sorry for lengthy post.
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Posted on 11/3/10 at 10:58 am to Bushwackers
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Dont know what to do????
Man up. Food in the morning and evening. Establish rules. Enforce them. Shock collar if you must. 30 min of play/fetch/walk (which is good for both of you). She'll chill with age. Your kids will grow. You'll only have about 10 years to appreciate the dog and your kids before it's gone and they know everything. Enjoy.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 11:00 am to Bushwackers
kick the dog in the head and let him know who's boss.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 11:02 am to Mahootney
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Mahootney
I know....
Posted on 11/3/10 at 11:15 am to Bushwackers
My friend has two that he trained to find deer. The older lab is the best deer retriever I've ever seen. Conservatively I would say he's found 70-80 deer. Other clubs Call him when they can't find their deer. Very smart dog and fun to watch him work. He puts a Bell around his neck and the dog goes wild
with anticapation. U train him and you'll have a great companion. Good luck
with anticapation. U train him and you'll have a great companion. Good luck
Posted on 11/3/10 at 11:18 am to Bushwackers
Give her a job. Tennis ball, newspaper pick up, frisbee catcher etc.. Cabelas and bass pro have all kind of cool fetch toys for retrievers. Put a leash on her and teach her sit (easy). Once she's retrieving good, make her sit and stand on the leash, throw object, when said object hits ground say her name and step off the leash, when she retrieves the object, repeat. Labs were bred to work. They were fishing dogs first; retrieving fish that escaped fishermans nets in Newfoundland. We turned them into bird retrievers, but the bottom line is they are a working dog...give her a chore, and teach her some manners and she'll calm down nicely.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 11:34 am to KJS
Basically the people that have her now have and have had dogs and the guy hunts, etc, and they say she's un-trainable, tears up the house, but she's only 2. Could there be something wrong with her?
Posted on 11/3/10 at 11:42 am to Bushwackers
sooo, you might want to change the thread title to: Beautiful sweet untrainable black lab that tears up the house and might have something wrong with her...
j/k bush, good luck..
j/k bush, good luck..
Posted on 11/3/10 at 11:44 am to Bushwackers
Tearing up things is because she is bored. She needs to be worked more. They live for work. One thing is, she is a bitch and I found over the years that bitches quit learning at around 2.5-3 years of age were a bastard learns there complete life span.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 11:45 am to Bushwackers
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Could there be something wrong with her?
she should be getting to the age of settling down soon. Labs are highly active puppies but she should be trainable.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 3:03 pm to Chad504boy
She is not un-trainable. I promise. Maybe not Field Trial or Master Hunter material, but I promise she can be obedience trained, esp a female, there will be no alpha tendencies. Girls (dogs) are born knowing they're lower in the "pack hierarchy". Every once in a while you see the occasional alpha bitch, but not often. Its all about repetition, praise for the good, a big NO! when she's bad. Look up "crate training". That'll help as well.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 3:10 pm to KJS
....and fish is right, she's bored as hell. If I don't get out and train a few days a week, or when duck season is over, my boy digs and acts up too, and this is a Very well trained dog. Worki'n dogs wanna work.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 3:21 pm to KJS
Isn't that what toys are for? I know she is bored, I think we are getting her. She is a beaute. I might send her off for a little while to training school. Any good ones around the n'shore?
Posted on 11/3/10 at 3:28 pm to Bushwackers
you need to work her. we have a 7 year old lab - she was horrible for the first 2 years. then we taught her to fetch - she will fetch until she can't go anymore. when she gets restless/acts up - its outside for a workout. we also crate her during the day while we are gone and at night. don't have to worry about her tearing up the house. She is an inside dog.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 7:05 pm to Bushwackers
First of all let me say this: I HATE doing it.
With my chocolate, she's got separation anxiety BAD. No amount of exercise will calm it down.
The only thing we've found that works when we are at work or away from the house is muzzling her. When we're home...she's fine. But it does put a calming affect on her. Without the muzzle...she's a F4 Tornado. Left some toilet paper one time where we thought she couldn't get to it....well came back...and it snowed in my house.
We keep giving her chances to show she doesn't need the muzzle..and she keeps screwing up. It's hard to discipline the animal if you're not there when it happens.
I'm thinking of leaving...hooking up a webcam..and waiting til she messes up..and then go in..and telling her "Bad dog"...believe it or not..that really works...she trembles with those words...
With my chocolate, she's got separation anxiety BAD. No amount of exercise will calm it down.
The only thing we've found that works when we are at work or away from the house is muzzling her. When we're home...she's fine. But it does put a calming affect on her. Without the muzzle...she's a F4 Tornado. Left some toilet paper one time where we thought she couldn't get to it....well came back...and it snowed in my house.
We keep giving her chances to show she doesn't need the muzzle..and she keeps screwing up. It's hard to discipline the animal if you're not there when it happens.
I'm thinking of leaving...hooking up a webcam..and waiting til she messes up..and then go in..and telling her "Bad dog"...believe it or not..that really works...she trembles with those words...
Posted on 11/3/10 at 8:28 pm to Bushwackers
Buschwackers
How tall are you and what do you weigh?
How tall are you and what do you weigh?
Posted on 11/3/10 at 9:55 pm to Bushwackers
Go buy the book "Water Dog"
It will go a long way in explaining why a lab needs to be worked.
Also, the advice about crating the dog during the day is sound advice.
Buy Water Dog and then work with your dog. It makes a huge difference!!
It will go a long way in explaining why a lab needs to be worked.
Also, the advice about crating the dog during the day is sound advice.
Buy Water Dog and then work with your dog. It makes a huge difference!!
Posted on 11/3/10 at 10:53 pm to WAR TIGER
quote:
Go buy the book "Water Dog"
It will go a long way in explaining why a lab needs to be worked.
Also, the advice about crating the dog during the day is sound advice.
Buy Water Dog and then work with your dog. It makes a huge difference!!
Do everything this guys says and for Christ's sake work with the dog yourself. Unless the trainer is going to come over and tell your dog to sit or heel, you need to do it yourself. Get a crate for starters.
While you are at it, get rid of your kids and wife too. You will get along with the dog much better when they are gone.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 10:55 pm to WAR TIGER
in all seriousness, next time she needs to be disciplined, bite her on her ear... it shows her you're the alpha male and she will then respect you... you shouldnt have to do it more than twice... sounds crazy, but i promise you, it will teach her.... let me know if this is any help to you
Posted on 11/3/10 at 10:56 pm to Chad504boy
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she should be getting to the age of settling down soon
mine is 4 y/o. she has calmed down recently. she also gets more exercise then she has had in the past. she has always had plenty, but now we jog with her 2-4 miles a day.
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