My neighbors dogs

[KubotainNH]

Careful: labradors will love you to death.

A black lab we used to have wasn't too loving. The yellow we now have since weened is the sweetest thing. She's ready at the door wanting lovin' when I come home from work.

 

[95XL883]

Eric,

Nice video. You are right about Labs. They are generally very sweet dogs. My brother had one. (It died of old age.) We loved that dog. A cute story. When my youngest was just a toddler, we were at mom's. He was in a high chair eating a cheeseburger. As if he and the dog had practiced it, my boy casually held the burger in his left arm about shoulder height. (Actually he was reaching for a fry with his right hand.) Without warning the Lab gently snatched the burger and it was gone. My boy was startled for a second and then focused on his fries. My brother was mortified and was admonishing the dog. Mom and I laughed. Only at mom's house could that dog have gotten away with that. Tex was a great dog.

My brother now has a Chesapeake Bay retriever. Why somebody turned that dog into the pound is beyond me. That dog was incredibly well trained. It would go, stop, turn, come back all on voice commands. Somebody spent serious time training that dog to hunt. It has always been gentle and is always ready to hunt. The good story on the CB was my brother was walking him in a big park. The CB spotted a deer and was off in chase. My brother could hear them in the woods but felt all he could do was wait and hope his CB came back. After a couple of minutes, the deer comes bolting right by him. My brother caught his breath, turned and there was his dog looking at him with a “I brought it right to you. Why didn’t you catch it?” look. :laughing:

Thanks for sharing the video. Labs are great.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Eric,

Nice video. You are right about Labs. They are generally very sweet dogs. My brother had one. (It died of old age.) We loved that dog. A cute story. When my youngest was just a toddler, we were at mom's. He was in a high chair eating a cheeseburger. As if he and the dog had practiced it, my boy casually held the burger in his left arm about shoulder height. (Actually he was reaching for a fry with his right hand.) Without warning the Lab gently snatched the burger and it was gone. My boy was startled for a second and then focused on his fries. My brother was mortified and was admonishing the dog. Mom and I laughed. Only at mom's house could that dog have gotten away with that. Tex was a great dog.

My brother now has a Chesapeake Bay retriever. Why somebody turned that dog into the pound is beyond me. That dog was incredibly well trained. It would go, stop, turn, come back all on voice commands. Somebody spent serious time training that dog to hunt. It has always been gentle and is always ready to hunt. The good story on the CB was my brother was walking him in a big park. The CB spotted a deer and was off in chase. My brother could hear them in the woods but felt all he could do was wait and hope his CB came back. After a couple of minutes, the deer comes bolting right by him. My brother caught his breath, turned and there was his dog looking at him with a 的 brought it right to you. Why didn稚 you catch it? look. :laughing:

Thanks for sharing the video. Labs are great.

I understand why somebody may not want a Chesapeake Bay retriever. It comes down to the person not knowing what they are getting into. A Chesapeake Bay retriever looks kind of like a larger, slightly longer hair version of a Labrador retriever but Chesapeake Bay retrievers are one man dogs. By that I mean they may be all loving and friendly to their alpha owner but not so friendly toward everybody else. There are many dog breeds like that: good with their family, bad toward everybody else.

For me, I never want an alpha dog. Too much of a hassle. I want dogs that are happy to see new people, are excited when it is exciting and calm when they should be calm. I forget these two are even in the back seat of my truck when going down the road, a characteristic I really enjoy after having one lab who was the worst car-dog I've ever owned. Up until Buddy (the smaller yellow), all of my labs have been American dogs, but I'm really digging the calmer and smaller Canadian version even as I get a kick out of the competitive side of American labs.

 

[mark02tj]

I have "Clyde" - my first yellow lab. We got him from the dog pound 4 years ago and like the OP's brother's Chesapeake, we often wonder why someone didn't search high and low for him. He is the sweetest, smartest dog I've ever had as a companion. Whoever had him spent a lot of time teaching him all of his basic commands, and house trained him. We've left him inside for over 12 hours (had an emergency - don't normally do that!) without a problem.

He also has never gotten anything off of a counter or table. One night I had grilled a steak and was getting ready to eat it in front of the TV. As I was sitting down, I decided to go out for a second and grab something out of my Jeep. As I was outside I thought "Oh, CRAP!! Clyde is probably eating my steak right now!" I rushed back in only to find Clyde laying down on the floor next to my spot. The steak wasn't touched!

He must have been out on the road for quite a while before he ended up in the pound. He was full grown, but only 43 pounds at the time. He's now double that and I'm trying to knock a few pounds off of him (and me!).

Eric - thanks for sharing those videos! Those look like great dogs!! I love how they both brought the stick back to shore! When Clyde first joined us I did some reading on labs. What I read was that they want/need a "job", especially when they're outside. When Clyde and I go up to get the mail, he will often bring back the junk mail in his mouth as part of his job. One of these days I need to teach him to open the trash can lid and deposit that junk mail accordingly!

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I have "Clyde" - my first yellow lab. We got him from the dog pound 4 years ago and like the OP's brother's Chesapeake, we often wonder why someone didn't search high and low for him. He is the sweetest, smartest dog I've ever had as a companion. Whoever had him spent a lot of time teaching him all of his basic commands, and house trained him. We've left him inside for over 12 hours (had an emergency - don't normally do that!) without a problem.

He also has never gotten anything off of a counter or table. One night I had grilled a steak and was getting ready to eat it in front of the TV. As I was sitting down, I decided to go out for a second and grab something out of my Jeep. As I was outside I thought "Oh, CRAP!! Clyde is probably eating my steak right now!" I rushed back in only to find Clyde laying down on the floor next to my spot. The steak wasn't touched!

He must have been out on the road for quite a while before he ended up in the pound. He was full grown, but only 43 pounds at the time. He's now double that and I'm trying to knock a few pounds off of him (and me!).

Eric - thanks for sharing those videos! Those look like great dogs!! I love how they both brought the stick back to shore! When Clyde first joined us I did some reading on labs. What I read was that they want/need a "job", especially when they're outside. When Clyde and I go up to get the mail, he will often bring back the junk mail in his mouth as part of his job. One of these days I need to teach him to open the trash can lid and deposit that junk mail accordingly!

Bill, the larger foxed, is my second rescue. He was given to a guy by his then girlfriend who paid $800 for Bill as a puppy. He then broke up with that woman (dumb), and married another woman, who then said it was either her or the dog. So the guy got rid of Bill (stupid). So I got Bill out of the deal as a three-year-old, renamed him Bill, and knew immediately where that guy's marriage was going if he had to choose her or the dog. Six years on, and I happily have Bill. Bill has a very heavy undercoat so he sheds more than most labs (although he is the softest petting lab I've ever had), and because he has the Newfoundland joules, he power drools when around people eating. Here he is as a three-year-old.

 

[KubotainNH]

I understand why somebody may not want a Chesapeake Bay retriever. It comes down to the person not knowing what they are getting into. A Chesapeake Bay retriever looks kind of like a larger, slightly longer hair version of a Labrador retriever but Chesapeake Bay retrievers are one man dogs.

Hmm, the black lab I mentioned was part CBR, what you say explains some things. As for drooling, my yellow does the same thing especially when I am eating a banana. She gets the last bite. BTW, I like your dogs collar.

 

[bcp]

OK to really like dogs, but don't hoard them.

Charges filed in Posey County dog-hoarding case - Courier Press

Bruce

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Hmm, the black lab I mentioned was part CBR, what you say explains some things. As for drooling, my yellow does the same thing especially when I am eating a banana. She gets the last bite. BTW, I like your dogs collar.

The big joules that come from the Newfoundland and stand out in some labs cause the dog to not be able to "seal" his or her lips so the drool runs out when anything causes the dog to drool. While the big joules wouldn't fly for conformation in the show ring, the trait doesn't effect anything else. As labs go, Bill is a rocket scientist: easily the smartest lab my family has had according to my mother whose father had one of the first labradors in the country.