Thread: Lab to take me through to old man status

Some dogs take no training at all it just seems to be in their make up that they know what to do. I once had a cracking lurcher pup and at 6 months on his First race he killed a Leveret and carried it back & put it in my hand. Job done! I've seen Labs and cockers do likewise, very little effort needed for the natural stuff it's just learning the whistle really, comes from years of the correct strain in the breeding. I have to agree with a previous comment about soft and timid being different but I think a lot of it comes down to pure ability and I've always found independent dogs to be easier to train. Best thing I've done is every pup, the day it leaves the bitch is in the kennel outside on its own, they immediately take you as their best mate and keep everyone including kids, away from them for a couple of weeks. The first 2 or 3 nights are howl fests but it pays off.
I heard an old fella ask someone once "Who's your best mate? your wife or your dog?" given that the blokes wife was with him his answer was easy. Then the old fella said don't think for once it's your missus son, lock them both in the boot of your car, sod off to the pub for an hour then when you finish on the grog let them out and see who's most pleased to see you ha ha. ( So remember it's the kennel first ) and not for the wife, unless your into that of course.