#labrador training

[largemouthbassnation]

Labrador Retriever and German Shorthaired Pointer Puppy Retrieving tips!

Here’s an overview of the approach I use to develop retrieving drive in young Labrador Retriever and German Shorthaired Pointer puppies! I hope you enjoy! This channel is devoted to providing a window into the life of professional dog trainer, Stonnie Dennis. I talk about dog training, boarding, health, equipment, and all the things that go into owning and running a successful dog training and…

[thelabradorfamily]

[sergle]

would you consider golden retrievers a beginner dog? i've been thinking of getting a dog for years now but only just started to do the research but the cuteness of the big goldies is hard to ignore. i guess what im asking is are they very hard to train!

I would say that goldens are THE beginner dog, lmao, if it's going to be your first time training a dog then it might as well be a golden! Hugo wasn't hard to train! training a dog isn't "easy" per se, but it's very doable, you teach them little things day-by-day and it builds into the behaviors you want! but goldens are really very receptive to training!! they aim to please, they love treats, they respond strongly to praise. so it's really rewarding for everybody involved. Hugo was the first dog I ever trained! my fam had Great Danes before, but I was a kid back then, and didn't have any hand in raising them, so I was starting fresh this time.

[cheytheratking1]

Dutch is 10 weeks old today :) one day he'll be able to fit into his vest

[toddstool]

stop breeding different dog breeds we already have the perfect dog it's called the chocolate lab

[labradork]

He's helping! 🧺🧦

At one point I tried to get him to do three trips before getting a treat and he got annoyed and started putting stuff back in the basket and honestly, I'm impressed. Civil disobedience is a big concept for him.

(Just kidding - we've been practicing tidying up toys into a basket recently so when he didn't get rewarded after the second attempt, I think he got confused and tried something else. Oops!)

[jekyllnahyena]

trifecta of dog coded characters

puppy/Labrador

guard dog/Doberman

wild Hound/creature

somebody remind me to think smarter about this tomorrow

[doglover987]

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole"

[marvelthesuperlab]

My biggest downfall as a dog trainer and dog owner is cooperative care.

I love it in concept. I teach it to all my clients and really want Marvel to have a foundation in it. I think it's super important.

But the truth is. I really hate actually doing it. I thrive on training things where I see results easily. And even most B-mod I get that because i can see even the tiny results. But cooperative care I just find so slow, and I'm not good at actually doing it. I really struggle to work it into our training schedule because I just dont want to do it. This is 100% a me problem and I know that!

Pet tax for those who read my little rant.

[harleyhamburger]

i was considering sharing baby seal with cousin polly when she was visiting...

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Furry friends are patrolling the beaches of the Tyrrhenian Sea all summer long, helping to keep swimmers safe.

These specially trained dogs are experts at water rescue, and they can even tow multiple swimmers to safety at once.

Dog lifeguards are typically large breeds of dogs, such as Newfoundlands, Golden Retrievers, and Labrador Retrievers.

They are known for their strong swimming skills, their calm demeanor, and their gentle nature.

To become a dog lifeguard, dogs must undergo rigorous training.

They learn how to swim in all types of water conditions, how to rescue swimmers in distress, and how to work with human lifeguards. 🏖️🐶

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The Tyrrhenian Sea is located off Italy's western coast, between the Italian Peninsula and Sardinia Islands (Italian Territory) and Corsica Islands (French territory).

The sea borders several regions on the peninsula, including Lazio, Tuscany, Basilicata, Campania, and Calabria.

[howgalling]

also i finished better call saul what THE FUCK!!!! BEST SHOW EVER

[thesealfriend]

A Rant On Double Standards

So a recent rb has put me in the mood to have my related rant on Kid-friendly But Not Dog-friendly Spaces. Because why are dogs not allowed most places? Usually its some combination of Hygiene, Disruption & Phobias/Traumaw. All of these are valid points, but also valid arguments to not let young children into a space. But we do anyway, because kids are a part of life. They need and deserve to be in varied environments for their development, and their adults shouldn't have to arrange a babysitter every time they leave the house. We make adjustments to ourselves and our spaces to ensure parents can keep their young children safe without causing distress to the people around them.

Obviously it's not a 1:1 comparison, and this doesn't cover Every issue, but a lot of the arguments against dogs fall flat when you apply them in the real world.

I originally had this bit at the end, but I don't trust the Piss On The Poor website to catch it there, so:

I am not saying "everywhere that allows kids should also allow dogs!!!" or "everywhere that bans dogs should ban kids!". I am saying reality is much more complicated than "kids are good to have in public and dogs are bad!" and a blanket rule of always allowing kids in a given space but never dogs is a wee bit silly.

First up, Hygiene:

"We can't have a dog in the supermarket! It might contaminate the produce aisle!"

You mean the produce aisle full of root veg still covered in dirt, fruits that you peel before eating, and everything else that's been sitting out in the open air being handled by everyone and their auntie with unwashed hands?

Including young children, with their especially sticky and germy unwashed hands???

"We can't have a dog in the hospital! It's a sterile medical environment!"

This is absolutely true, we shouldn't be bringing dogs to medical environments unless we absolutely have to (such as service dogs), much like you wouldn't bring a child into a hospital unless they had to be there. Medical spaces are absolutely somewhere we should restrict access to animals, but why can't we treat a small dog in a carrier sitting on the chair next to you while you get your bloods taken the same way we'd treat a child in a baby basket?

In both these cases, why can't we say "you can bring your dog into the doctor's office as long as they're kept contained & away from sterile areas" in the same way we can say "you can bring your child so long as they don't get their sticky hands all over the medical equipment"?

Disruption

"But dogs run around everywhere and bark and whine and beg for attention!"

Babies scream incessantly, while toddlers have tantrums and meltdowns, and older kids without a sense of social ettiquette yell and scream and sing.

If kids are causing disruption in public, we understand that they do that because they're kids. We give them and their parents a little leniency, but expect the parents to step in if it gets too much.

Dog owners aren't even given the option, a lot of the time. There should absolutely be rules enforced that if there are complaints about a dog's behaviour and it can't be controlled, dog & owner should be asked to leave. Much like if a kid's having a small crisis in the supermarket, we understand, but if they're running around a restaurant screaming and their parent can't/won't stop them, they'd be ejected.

Much like with parents, it should be the owner's responsibility to gauge if their dog specifically can be in that environment without causing problems, and if possible to train/socialise them so they can.

Phobias/Trauma

"I'm terrified of dogs! I won't be able to go to the shop or the salon or anywhere if there are pitbulls all over the place!"

I feel for you, I really do, and much like there are "autism-friendly" hours at supermarkets (which are a whole other rant in themselves, I exist at times other than 9-10am on a Tuesday morning) there should absolutely be dog-free times at establishments to ensure people who really can't be around dogs are able to access their daily needs, social life & the rest of it. I used to frequent a café that was dog-friendly every day except Wednesdays, so people who couldn't be around dogs were able to access the space.

And there are also people who are genuinely unable to cope around young children for various reasons (trauma & sensory issues are the main ones I see), and they're often expected to just suck it up and deal with it, because children are a part of life and deserve to be exposed to the world and the people in it. I don't think "suck it up and deal with it" is a fair response to either case, I much prefer "I understand your discomfort and we should work to make this space accessible for you, but you need to do the work on dealing with your trauma/phobia/other issue because the world is full of triggers and you can't expect to hide from them your whole life", but either way the result is the same.

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I of course do not expect this random rant to actually change anything in the real world, but I hope it's something to think about. Dogs are just as important to some folks as kids are to others, and like kids they are sentient beings with the potential to behave perfectly well if raised right, and to experience distress if left alone (either at home or tied up outside) while their adult goes about life.

And maybe we should think a little more about who's impacted when parents have very few restrictions on where they're allowed to get a coffee, or buy a loaf of bread, or get their hair cut without organising childcare, but dog owners have to choose between only accessing specific spaces, only leaving the house for an hour or two at a time, or leaving their best friend tied up outside in the rain.

"But if this is a problem for you, just don't get a dog!!!"

It's of course true that if you can't meet the needs of a pet, you shouldn't have them. But I'd rather we lived in a world that made it easier for people to meet those needs rather than deny them vital companionship.

[armand-de-romanus]

[labradork]

Recently I taught Milo to find my phone for me and I ask him to do it quite often, because he really enjoys it and I am constantly forgetting where I put my phone down. It's gotten to the stage where I can ask my husband if he's seen my phone and Milo will jump into action.

This morning said husband was looking for his wallet and Milo was like, oh you've lost something? This seems like a job for me! And started frantically searching. But obviously he had no idea what he was searching for so he just came and rested his head on my phone. While it was in my hand, being used. (':

I'm gonna have to find some more find/retrieve tasks for him to do because he enjoys them so much. Maybe fetching my meds when my alarm goes off might actually make me take them consistently.

[doggozila]