A new friend to help around the farm

[Robert_in_NY]

The best love money can buy.

Exactly

The pic of Sasha and Ava was out by our small pond. The other pic is Sasha meeting and playing with my neighbors black lab. Sasha is really enjoying her new home

 

[coobie]

Good looking dog robert.coobie

 

[mikeyee]

After reading that, I'm definitely going to buy a black lab within the next year.

I need a buddy to go with me when I clear and work all day. Not to mention that we do a lot of quail and dove hunting around Texas

 

[Robert_in_NY]

After reading that, I'm definitely going to buy a black lab within the next year.

I need a buddy to go with me when I clear and work all day. Not to mention that we do a lot of quail and dove hunting around Texas

That was one of the main reasons I wanted one. Its great to have company while out working and they are always happy to go Of course as Ava gets older I might have to fight her to take Sasha with me if she is staying home but thats a good problem

 

[CurlyDave]

I have always been partial to the yellow ones. Since mine are just family pets and not working or hunting dogs it doesn't really matter since all are gentle and can be trusted with kids.

I have been sort of wanting a chocolate one soon, before the two current ones are two old old to put up with a pup around. Maybe have to re-think that, although a buddy owes me a chocolate pup at some future date, and economics may rule here.

 

[texasjohn]

Y'all won't believe it, but my yellow female spayed lab showed up one day at the ranch, about 2 years old. Hung around couple of days, called all neighbors and put ad in paper. couldn't find owner, we fed her.

Then, my high school boys discovered she was trained to sit, stay, fetch.

Dove season opened in a couple of days and when I walked out with a gun in my hand she went crazy happy. Walked out in front yard, dropped a passing dove. Next thing I knew she was back at my side with a dove in her mouth looking expectantly at me. Dove seasons after that were always great fun.:thumbsup:

She lived the remaining 14 or so years very happily following me everywhere alongside pickup or tractor. Except whenever we passed by one of our 3 ponds when she HAD to take a dip, regardless of weather.

Great dog, miss her still.

 

[Patriotic Stabilist]

Here's our dog, BJ

Found him in Conroe at a barbeque stand laying in the ditch. I asked the owner about him, said he was a stray that came there and was starved to death. He said he is not street smart at all and will likely get run over. He said animals are always coming there and he feeds them till animal control picks them up.

For some reason I felt for that dog, I asked if I could take him, he said sure. A guy put him in the back of the truck and I brought him home. My tenants lab tore into him, he was a pup. We made him stop and they get along now. BJ we think is part lab and doberman, beautiful markings. A better tempered animal you would never want. He loves to please. I broke him quickly of going after the chickens, he wants to so bad but won't touch them.

Sometimes I will take him up there with me and the owner will give him scrapes, he said he is glad to see he got a good home.

For some reason he will go in the chicken house and get an egg then lay it outside the gate, maybe he sees me doing it. He never breaks them, no holes, just puts one there some days. He is the best dog I've ever had, we all love him. I hear hubby out talking to him. He has a stuffed duck that's his favorite toy. When the UPS guy stops he goes and gets it and they play toss and bring it back. He will bark big at some people going down the road. But doesn't even leave the yard if the gate is open. I will take him to walk off a leash, he will see dogs barking and coming after us, he will look at them and kind of whine and then come back to me.

He wants to go with me everywhere, I don't very often. He would dig under the fence to follow me, so I just tell him stay and he does. Sometimes I take him to the oil change place with me, I tell him stay and he just lays down and that's it. He looks kind of mean but isn't. Some guy said I would bet if someone tried to do something to you that dog would take them apart, I don't think so, but who knows. He is definitely my dog though.

He is jealous of my tenants dog and the chickens. If I pet that dog he wedges himself in between to push him away. I just can't describe what a wonderful, smart animal he is. He is going on 5 we think.