Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Finished. Thank goodness.
The Retirement Thread
- Thread starter Dirk
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So am I but I don't like to boast about it.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Maybe I should get a dog
Drago
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- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Labs are hard work while theyre young pups, but that quickly passes. They're so incredibly affectionate and loyal, brilliant company.
My daughter and SiL had a lovely golden Lab but it was so lively/boisterous.....until she got too old to be bothered.
They loved her, walked her well, trainer her etc but her nature was just sooooo lively.
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Its training, nurture, consistency, routine and example from day 1.
Rigid boundaries, positive behaviour reinforcement and they soon learn. They're very intelligent animals and live to please humans.
That said, the job is even easier for me this time round as Bruce is a well behaved, mild mannered and instantly obedient dog and Geddy is quickly learning from his example.
You do get some loons that are harder work, but the fundamental part of their character is for us humans to mould.
Rigid boundaries, positive behaviour reinforcement and they soon learn. They're very intelligent animals and live to please humans.
That said, the job is even easier for me this time round as Bruce is a well behaved, mild mannered and instantly obedient dog and Geddy is quickly learning from his example.
You do get some loons that are harder work, but the fundamental part of their character is for us humans to mould.
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TBF
They "took" her off a couple that hadn't got a clue. They both worked, lived in a
small terraced house and left the dog in a small back yard all day.
I think she was 2 years old and crazy when they took her.
They paid for help from a dog trainer which helped a lot.
As I said, a lovely and very loving dog but too lively for me.
