Get one of these - he has "character" in spades!
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I have a working stock black lab, she eats around a cup of dry food a day and a little protein like chicken or lean meat three times a week. You have to keep a strict eye on diet or they get fat fast, they are genetic scavengers!
Mine goes with me on rides up to around 10 miles or so and is exceptionally good with other people, dogs and my kids.
Labs are truly brilliant dogs but I'd avoid a "show" stock one..
I love dog threads 😆
Point has been made already but......if you can't stop a beagle pulling on the lead for gawds sake don't get anything remotely strong willed or big!
Some great dogs pics on here - the labradoodle is fantastic.
Here's my 2
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_mc/4903482947/ ]Sleepy Barley[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mike_mc/ ]miketually[/url], on Flickr
We got Barley from Dogstrust a fortnight ago, to be friends with Katie.
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Apart from a little misunderstanding a week ago (that's a fun way to wake up at 4am) they're getting on okay.
Our retriever is awesome, but we did it a bit wrong when he was growing up by not introducing him to enough new people/dogs. As such he's quite scared of strangers and very protective over us, can be a bit growly etc til he gets to know them and realises they're not going to hurt us! To people he knows he's soft as shite 😆
if you can't stop a beagle pulling on the lead for gawds sake don't get anything remotely strong willed or big!
Says the man with a lab, I think you must have little idea what beagles are like, all the ones I've seen are not allowed off the lead and pull like hell on it.
We have a Black Lab pup and she is great, she is is fitting in well in the house with our 6 year old Collie. We lost our 16 year old Collie a couple of weeks ago she will be really missed.
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+1 again for a Lab
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Beagle's are stubborn.
We had one that never wanted to go for walks and never wanted to come back from them. Had to drag her all the way there and all the way back.
Greedy as well.
Hah my wee dog thread goes on......you big softies STW.
I dedect a little bit of smirking regarding my inability to train a beagle not to scavenge all the time and pull on the lead. Any other owners feel free to pile in in my defence, I'm really not sure how you go about drilling them.
So I think labradors, much as I love them are out.......they sound just too like my dog when it comes to misbehaving, I might as well just get another beagle.
We have been in touch with some nice ladies from the Gordon Setter Association, we are going to go visit some owners, and see some adult dogs. I think we may decide they are a bit on the big side but I have fallen in love at least with the look of the breed......and like me they hail from the chilly north.
I think we may well end up getting a German Short Haired Pointer. Are about the same height as a Lab but slimmer, very athletic so can run with the bike and have a great reputation as a family dog.
Thanks for all the input.......any Pointer or Gordon owners?
a lab would be much easier to train than a beagle the GSHP would be quite headstrong like the Beagle only bigger. If you get a pub take it to puppy training, not for the dog really but will help you get the basics.
Aye.....training will be a given
Dont forget labradors are born half trained.....
Dont forget labradors are born half trained.....
but a Springer will die half trained
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