Tips on Dog Training.

[Scots_Charles_River]

My family had two labs, both different. I have just been to a friends house and she has two black labs, both different. The female still behaves like a 6 month old pup. The male is just a chilled out.

i'm sure with patience and persistence your dog will be fine. We had a visit from a police dog pup and other older dogs training at my school. Shocked how the dogs were so well controlled. The puppy has been training from a young age. They seem to do lots of varied training. Also train more than one at a time, the pack ?

We had JAX at school in May.

https://mobile.twitter.com/FalkirkPolice/status/469799169608392704/photo/1

 

[Macaroon]

The colour differences within a certain breed are indicators of genetic differences.............same as pale skinned people with ginger hair are an indication, by and large, of genetic ancestry. There are no hard and fast rules to all this, of course, and it's little understood even by those with great experience of breeding, not to mention geneticists.

I've spent many years observing the correlation between physical characteristics, gender and breeding (in horses more than dogs) and there are many of them which will give a very accurate indication of future temperament, ability and likely character traits; but indications is what they are. The exception that proves the rule, Murphy's law etc., there are many other factors which come into play and none of these things are to be relied on without many years of experience, and often not then. This is why breeders of consistently top quality stock are so highly regarded; just think of how much is earned by thoroughbred horse breeders who produce consistent winners at the races.

Dave, you've done the very best thing you ever could with your Choccy boy; you've taught him how to learn and that's the trick of it all. Many think you teach animals a set of things that they learn and then repeat, but that's a robot; you teach an animal how to learn and they then go on to learn the things they're capable of and temperamentally suited to learn, and they'll continue to learn new things all their days.

A pint won't fill a quart pot, and a quart won't fit into a pint pot; once the animal in question is socialised and good with people and other animals, you can only bring out what's already in the animal, and if you do it with love and care you'll have the best it can be living a happy and fulfilled life..................What more is there?

 

[santaman2000]

Comment after comment about chocolate labs, but are they just old fashioned prejudices?

I know that Chocolates used to be killed at birth before they became fashionable. But I dont understand how a chocolate lab can be a different strain or breed, just because they are a different colour, when they are born in the same litter as black and yellow pups, from the same parents?

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[Dave]

.......i'm sure with patience and persistence your dog will be fine.
.......We had JAX at school in May.
https://mobile.twitter.com/FalkirkPolice/status/469799169608392704/photo/1

Actually got a lesson tommorow I'll just see how this gun dog thing pans out. Jax looks like a great dog.

you've taught him how to learn and that's the trick of it all....What more is there?

Cheers Mac. He's brilliant around young children. And the friendliest mutt you'd ever meet. His temperament and personality are great.

That photos hilarious Santaman...

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Actually got a lesson tommorow I'll just see how this gun dog thing pans out. Jax looks like a dog.

Bolt is his brother, they seem to train together lots. The police here go for Belgian Malinois. I think making learning is a game seems to be their trick, from the hour we saw them for.