Mason_Gibbs

Huski I am not sure if you are on the same planet as me or not but a dog thats allowed to do whatever and whatever it wants ie have no manners is not going to be a dog I would want. Plenty of dogs who have manners do well in obedience anyways. I want a dog I can live with and I am happy with - i dont give 2 hoots if I never win an obedience class but I do care if my dog is thug who jumps on people and knocks people over because he has been allowed to do what he wants. Obedience is giving a dog a set of commands and expecting him to follow them, so I dont see how you would get from a dog with no manners and then expect them to have manners in the obedience ring..... ;) doesnt add up in my books....

My first litter was vaccinated at 8 and 12. I did it at 6 weeks this time because there is a small benefit and I wanted pups to be fully vaccinated at 10 weeks and with a requirement of four weeks between vaccination I had to do it at 6. It is actually possible to wait till 10weeks and just give one nobivac vaccination, which I will be seriously considering with my next litter although it will mean owners have to wait till 10weeks and 3 days to get their pups. I used the Nobivac on my lab at 10 weeks, he had his 6 week shot and the breeder and then I did the Nobivac, so your pups could still go to their families at 8 weeks.

its unusual for a lab to be fussy like that - neither of my 2 are, they will eat anything, even sticks and leaves if I am not careful... maybe get some pet mince and mix it through her meals. I add meat to my pups RC Lab Junior but he will eat it plain as well.

A bit off topic but say a dog is a specific colour, has been genetically tested and does not carry the colour coat that they are, how is this possible? For eg a choc lab only carrying yellow and black or black, I know nothing about genetics so would love to know more.

I know at our dog club its written in the handout book we are first given that no check chains or other collars like e collars or prong are allowed

Mine goes paralysed in fear tries to hide his head and his legs shake.... ETA the smoke alarm really hurts my ears!!!

U could probably get them from a saddlery shop - well i could in rsa... Not sure about oz

I need to go to a show and see what actually happens there...

Take your dog to a dermatologist, i have a lab who has allergies to weed pollen, grass pollen, tree pollen, insects, storage mites and dust mites. My boy takes 4 zyrtec a day plus 2,5 mg of pred, before i took him to derm he was in a bad way, now everything is pretty much under control. He is also on desensitization shots every 21 days - im lucky as its spring yet he has yet to have an itchy day, last spring he wS trying to rip his own skin off. Atopic dermatitis is when a dog breathes in pollens etc which it reacts to and they then cause the itch, so sometimes making the dog wear a coat does nothing to help ETA he is also allergic to beef, chicken, wheat, soy abd any grains. Before i saw the derm i swore my dog did nkt have food allergies. He eats mainly raw with a bit of canidae kibble now

Showdog my showing will be for fun but the obedience/retrieving is what i really want to do. I kno nothing about showing so it will be hit or miss for me if i ever even get into the ring, it all seems so daunting.

Training is going well with Gibbs, at 9 weeks he can sit, stand and slowly getting drop but toilet training is another matter lol

I popped home during lunch to feed my puppy and he was soooo happy to see me, poor little thing I let Gibbs sniff a wing this week, he is very interested

My dog hates the smoke alarm going off, I would say it does really hurt his ears

Me too! My lot seems to grow out of it, so like to enjoy it while they are young. Mason was not so crazy at home but as a pup when I took him out he was very full on, loved other dogs and used to just want to play! :D

Thanks Tapua i will do

Dont wait for oct to start the obedience , start applying the rules now. My new pup has been home a week and he knows the rules already. Give her time out if she acts like that again, put her in the bathroom etc with nothing to do

Mason dug a bit as a puppy but stopped at about 6 months. Knew he would be a digger as the whole litter dug craters at the breeders place .

Did I miss it? Are you showing Gibbs! I may try i need to courage to do it as i know nothing about showing

Yeah i will try make a few classes, its getting dark later now so will only need to drive 1 way in the dark is a bonus.

I am 99% sure Toby would think I was shaping licking walls and start offering that :rofl: :rofl: I bet some dogs do think that, I am trying to remember how I taught SFE but I cant actually remember how I did it

I need to get my baby to practice for shows - still not 100% sure what I need to teach beside the nice stand?? Do i need to train him to run nicely :rofl: ??

Its a really odd way to teach it but a few people at my club took peanut butter, stuck a blob on the wall and while the dog was standing licking it they clicked and treated ( wouldnt work for Mason as he would just carry on licking the wall/fridge)

I have an older lab but he was always respectful and just waited for me to say ok

Think i will just bring Gibbs as its hard to keep an eye on 2, Gibbs will need close supervision