Dogs that LOVE to Work!

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Does anyone else have a dog that absolutely loves to 'work'?

I've never met one quite like my young cocker. I've just been away for a week so she's had near enough a week and a half of no 'training' whatsoever - the longest period since I've had her I would think!

Yesterday we met up with a friend at our usual training ground just to do a bit of training. She was brilliant; completely wired but absolutely loving it. We had a great session but when I went to leave she lay down in the middle of the field and refused to leave! Took a good 5 minutes to persuade her to come to the car. She just wanted to carry on having fun!

This morning, I thought I'd try her through the weaves in the garden to see if she remembered what they were all about. I walked towards them but stopped about 100 yards away from them to check something on my phone. Lacey went straight to the weave entry and sat there barking at me until I joined her; she was so keen to get going!

I've never known her do any of the above before but it really made to laugh. I always knew she liked to be kept busy but now I know that she absolutely loves to work and clearly missed it while I was away!

Does your dog do anything funny to show you that they love their job??

A little photo of the crazy one in question -
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My Springer loves to use his brain, he makes it very clear that he loves being trained. My Yung lab goes up about 15 gears when I put my whistle on and has been known to take it off the hook and bring it to me.
 
Yes. I have one that never stops. He has also refused to leave the training field in the past.
If he ever comes out of the car or his kennel not wanting to work, I know he's sick or there's something wrong.
He's absolutely rubbish at just hanging around and doing nothing, he'll just whine and throw tantrums. I've had to do a lot of training him to...do nothing.
He can be trying at times but he's a lot of fun and I'd have another ten of him.
 
Gorgeous cocker :D

We have ten sheepdogs who work for a living and they live for their work. Thankfully they are calm if they have to have a day or two off, but I wouldn't want to see them without work for longer periods.

I have two GSDs. One is from show lines and he is much less driven and energetic than my working line. He does enjoy tracking though and goes crazy when he sees the harness and line coming out. My working line shepherd is a different kettle of fish and he absolutely adores work - whether it be scentwork, tracking, obedience, agility etc - but his favourite thing is sheep work. He helps out mainly in the yard and pens and absolutely adores it. He will jump our 6ft fence out of the garden to go and stand behind the Landrover if he thinks he is going to be left behind.

Here he is, doing what he loves best.

 
Our labs are mad for work. If they see a gun or the game bag come out they race for the door. Even dummies get them excited, but are a poor second to the real thing.
If I put my moleskins on young lab gets quite beside herself!
 
Mrs Spaniel ADORES flyball, especially competition days. The minute she sees me come out of my room in our team colours, she thunders down the stairs and sits at the front door only to then turn herself inside out with dancing and squeaking while I have breakfast and see to the aviary. She leaps into the car and can work out where she is positioned in the team.
I had to get a harness to hold her as she got quite indignant about waiting her turn and would fight me to be let go early throwing herself onto her back and kicking out with her back legs and trying to grab me with her front paws so she could mouth me. It is also the only time I hear her bark as she lunges to go!
Our previous harness was just a simple cross over and she managed to wriggle half out of it and go once. Off she set over the first jump in such a tangle! One leg caught up and another part in her jaws but she was determined this wouldn't stop her.

(Obviously as soon as we could we stopped the race and freed the madam from her harness). I have no idea how she planned to get the ball at the other end but nothing was going to stop her!
 
My Cocker lives to work! Loves his gundog training and scent classes, such a happy little chap..he's off to kennels for the first time soon so will be interesting times when I get back!
 
My dogs love to work. They are GSP's, a GSPxGSDxDoberman (terrible cross I know, presumably not deliberate!) & an Alaskan Husky, who all do canicross, bikejor & dryland rig. They walk down to the start line calmly but as soon as you clip the line onto their harness they go absolutely mental, jumping up & down screaming with excitement. We had an occasion once when out training when one of my GSP's managed to slip out of the van & bolted after a friend who had already taken his rig team out (she must have watched them go & felt she was missing out). She caught them on their second corner & proceeded to lead the team on a 3.5mile trail, taking the turns as he asked. Folk say "Isn't it cruel to make dogs pull you." I say "Try & stop them!"
 
eatmyshorts said:
My dogs love to work. They are GSP's, a GSPxGSDxDoberman (terrible cross I know, presumably not deliberate!) & an Alaskan Husky, who all do canicross, bikejor & dryland rig. They walk down to the start line calmly but as soon as you clip the line onto their harness they go absolutely mental, jumping up & down screaming with excitement. We had an occasion once when out training when one of my GSP's managed to slip out of the van & bolted after a friend who had already taken his rig team out (she must have watched them go & felt she was missing out). She caught them on their second corner & proceeded to lead the team on a 3.5mile trail, taking the turns as he asked. Folk say "Isn't it cruel to make dogs pull you." I say "Try & stop them!"
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Great story!
 
She is solid black ... In the dark in the forest ... & had sneaked past numerous people & dogs - we didn't realise she was even gone until we went get her out & even then I kept saying hubby must have left her at home! When he insisted (for the tenth time) she had definitely been in the van, we started searching. Meantime my friend on the trail who'd acquired an extra dog figured rather than turn his team & head back, it'd be easier just to run the trail, although he knew we'd be freaking out looking for her �� They all wear flashing collars now when training in the dark!
 
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