Dog control people here in NZ say that Labs are high on the list of biters. Because people think they are all nice and wont bite and are not wary of them and rush right in , some times startling the dog , sometimes the owner and the dog just reacts and they can be protective not mean .
My first reaction is that perhaps NZ has a preponderance of show bred Labs. Breeding for conformation does strange things to the gene pool. And I would wonder whether that pool on an island like NZ is not shallow. Nothing against NZ, but it must be expensive to import new Lab breeding stock.
You know he went downstairs with an attitude like that……
Makes me think of how the smallest guy in the bar would want to fight the biggest after taking on board four drinks.
Right on! I am so glad to see you cried more for a dog than your foks Cuz its been bugging the hrck outta me. I "stayed strong" at the foks funerals but like you this last dog I still tear up bad when i think abut it and cried like I havent since a youngster.
Solanco,, I have trained my own hunting dogs for over 55 years now, Now this is just my opinion,Of course. But I think that the AKC has gone a long ways to RUIN the Retrieving breeds.With Conformation titles , Field trials , and the like. Titles are NO guarantee as to trainability of a litter. Much inbreeding and line breeding occurs to bolster these lines. The wife and I watch the Westminster Championships, and find NO sense in a dog that is OWNED by So and So, but Shown and Handled by Whats his name. We would much rather have a dog that has been trained by Us,That Lives and Is Loved by us, Warts and all, I will expect my dog to be perfect,,Only when I achieve that status. One F/T reg says that the RETRIEVER MUST return on the SAME straight line that it took to make the retrieve,, I don't care if pup takes a CITY BUS to get back , as long as they have the bird. If a dog is to jump into freezing a$$ water on a 0' day , It needs to be out of LOVE, Not fear of retribution.And Gabby will continue to be a SPOILED house dog,that rides in the back seat of the TRUCK. In her short Career of 1 season , She has yet to lose a bird ( Out of 90-100 killed over her) Family? You bet. But I will let any one of you ride in the front of the truck if YOU will swim out in the COLD to get my birds,,,,,BE Safe >>> Wally
I'll Bet pup has a HARLEY- DAVIDSON tatoo out of frame on the left shoulder,,,,,Be Safe>>>>>>Wally
You know I'VE come to the CONCLUSION ....That the ONLY reason the cat runs is to save the dog an A$$ WHUPPIN' Be Safe >>>>>Wally
It's not the size of the dog in the fight that matters, it's the size of the fight in the dog!
When I was a kid not yet a teen, My older brother bought a English Springer. A spry little dog Ginger was a speed ball, If we walked a mile Ginger ran 10. If she got on a wise old Rooster , You'd better have your NIKEs on. no bird could out run her. Always a flush ,sometimes in range.Mike never replaced her when she died at 14. but by then I had a pair of Goldens.....But Ginger gave me the bug. I'll hunt without a gun before I hunt without a dog.......Gotta love Em..Be Safe>> Wally
