Thread: Black Lab Temperment

Bitches are naturally a bit more stroppy. Yet train easier and earlier.

This is Buster. In his prime he was around about 65-75 kg, He wasnt overly fat but just a totaly solid build.He would never bite ya, lick you to death more like it, be a bit roudy untill he got to know ya though.
Had another one just as big growing up but he got hit by the speeding wankers down the road. at the mess of the car the cops said they were doing over 150km/h

Originally Posted by striker

He wasnt overly fat but just a totaly solid build.

: Is that the fat bastard in the pic?

Got a fat bastard here myself I picked up a week ago. Interesting thing, when I went for a bo peep at fat bastard he was a yapping PITA. Got him away from there and a different dog, he'll be another two weeks away from doing anything as he's so 'totaly solid built' that he can't work yet. But the change has been amazing, and has caused it's own problems, namely the war department has taken a shine to him he's so well behaved here. And no he hasn't had a hiding here, haven't needed too.

Originally Posted by Wirehunt

: Is that the fat bastard in the pic?

Yeah thats him funny thing was he could run for bloody miles when we had the farm and he had this move that if in a fight/standoff with another dog he would somehow sweep their feet and that was that, all over. he was as well as his parents, an old style purebreed lab and they were as big if not bigger than him, I wish Id breed from him now



by the way this is him at 12months old

Merry xmas by the way

Hes got a little tooo good condition on there. Thing is with Labs, if they are allowed to remain overweight, by the time they are 5 or 6 years old they already look 10. No fun at all.

Originally Posted by headcase

Hes got a little tooo good condition on there. Thing is with Labs, if they are allowed to remain overweight, by the time they are 5 or 6 years old they already look 10. No fun at all.

Damn straight. That's a big lab, but he's a big fat lab that would lose weight with work. Sorry, don't mean to offend, just how it is ... REALLY!

Originally Posted by Tussock

. About two weeks ago the dog just started gaining fat rapidly. Like visibly. Something must have gone wrong inside her and now she is just pouring on fat.

She must have just got married???

Originally Posted by Tussock

Dependent on his genetics. Every population has anomalous individuals. Genetic fatness exists, its just not as common as the current batch of McDonalds inhaling lardos would like you to think it is. If a dog that size genetically had a metabolism that resisted weight loss, his hips would blow out long before you worked him slim. My bosses dog has aggressive cancer. They are long distance runners. About two weeks ago the dog just started gaining fat rapidly. Like visibly. Something must have gone wrong inside her and now she is just pouring on fat.

You checked that he didn't possibly just change from one food to another. I get hundreds of dollar in free top quality dog food which cant use because the energy value(fat) is just too high. I just give it all away.. sacks and sacks of the stuff. MY Lab starts to gain weight withing a day or so if I give her even just a small handful a day. ..and she getting run free range on farmland 30 minutes daily. Now I just stick with scraps and plain old Tux these days.

Hi Striker , with all due respect, that is a very big lab. Any lab that you cant see the last one or two ribs on is overweight.. Bet ya loved him to bits eh..

Oh we loved him alight, him on a very Fucking expensive strict six month specialty vet diet and lost all of 5kg. I dont think we would have got him much under 55kg even working him hard as hell. the only way he lost weight was cancer. Ill see if I can get pics of his parents if I see his breeder over new years (one size down from a saint bernard)

Originally Posted by striker

This is Buster. In his prime he was around about 65-75 kg, He wasnt overly fat but just a totaly solid build.He would never bite ya, lick you to death more like it, be a bit roudy untill he got to know ya though.
Had another one just as big growing up but he got hit by the speeding wankers down the road. at the mess of the car the cops said they were doing over 150km/h

Not trying to be nasty but he looks like a small horse.
I try to keep my bitch about 26-28kgs as someone said so you can see the last couple of ribs.

Has fatty passed away seem like your talking in past tense Striker?I got a mate with a 55kg black lab.
My black lab bitch is fat but must be the small breed cause shes little.


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Originally Posted by striker

This is Buster. In his prime he was around about 65-75 kg, He wasnt overly fat but just a totaly solid build.He would never bite ya, lick you to death more like it, be a bit roudy untill he got to know ya though.
Had another one just as big growing up but he got hit by the speeding wankers down the road. at the mess of the car the cops said they were doing over 150km/h

jeez mate BUSTER sure looks like a happily typical well fed lab. solid boy he is

Originally Posted by Wirehunt

Bitches train easier and earlier.

This thread is full of old wives tales! Next we will be looking at the colour of the roof of its mouth to ascertain its temperament...

Striker thats a massive lab! geeezus