He’s here…

[Clodagh]

Can’t help on the attachment thing but he is gorgeous, I do love his colour (which is obviously the most important thing to look for I know ?? )

He is a lovely colour, but I really wanted a black one this time. ?

 

[Clodagh]

It's a boy thing! Have fun kennel training him! Rob feeds all ours to try to buy some love but they still love me more.

Oh good. ??. Ffee will be going out as well to hold his paw ?

 

[twiggy2]

Its been a big change for him and you have proved to be reliable and safe, once he is in the kennel it will become easier and he may settle with time anyway.
I love a thick dog, it's the way to go for an easier life.

 

[GSD Woman]

He is a lovely colour, but I really wanted a black one this time. ?

This made me laugh. I have a neighbor, "drunken neighbor" who keeps asking me about Goldens and keeps telling me she wants a light blonde. I keep trying to explain that color is the least import thing.

 

[Clodagh]

This made me laugh. I have a neighbor, "drunken neighbor" who keeps asking me about Goldens and keeps telling me she wants a light blonde. I keep trying to explain that color is the least import thing.

Working nowadays it’s safer to have a fox red as they are so common you can pretend it wasn’t your dog if they commit a faux pas ?

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

I quite like a thick dog. The more intelligent ones are harder dogs, I find. I like an easy, eager to please you type. I find Mitch eager to please but quick to pick up a new concept. Goose is not as mature, mentally or physically, not sure how he's going to be, difficult, I suspect, he's quite stubborn. Recall is coming along, I want to train to the whistle next.

Nothing to do with me, but mine were dry within a week or so in the crate, although the OH dealt with poo one morning this week, maybe linked to all the new food I'm very gradually introducing.

 

[Clodagh]

I quite like a thick dog. The more intelligent ones are harder dogs, I find. I like an easy, eager to please you type. I find Mitch eager to please but quick to pick up a new concept. Goose is not as mature, mentally or physically, not sure how he's going to be, difficult, I suspect, he's quite stubborn. Recall is coming along, I want to train to the whistle next.

Nothing to do with me, but mine were dry within a week or so in the crate, although the OH dealt with poo one morning this week, maybe linked to all the new food I'm very gradually introducing.

I have decided on the whole 16 weeks is easier than 8! He asks to go out now. But he is definitely more stubborn than I’m used to. I’m ok standing in the rain though, so he gets bored before I do. (Usually).

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

I”m lucky that we’ve always had a verbal cue for toileting, Bear goes out, puppies follow! They’re starting to ask. They’ve surpassed themselves destroying a very tough brand new toy within minutes tonight. Swines!

 

[Moobli]

I’d say definitely a boy thing … embrace it ?. You will never need go to the loo alone again ?
It’s understandable really, as his little world has been turned upside down and you are the one who is providing food, cuddles, security so it follows he doesn’t want to let you out of his sight. As his confidence grows and he feels more secure he’ll likely become less needy but he may never be as independent as the girls you’re used to.
He’s absolutely adorable btw.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

Well he’s a dear little thing, very trainable. But he is absolutely hooked on me. If I go upstairs he whinges at the bottom, if I go from one room to another he always follows. It’s good that we have bonded but a bit less stress about the whole thing would be good.
I do all the feeding and training for the whole lot, and am far too much of a control freak to change that. Any ideas for getting him to calm the love down? Is it a boy thing?

It is likely to be because he is used to living in a kennel without constant/frequent/ad-lib access to a human. I would expect him to calm down when he gets used to your set-up.

 

[Clodagh]

I”m lucky that we’ve always had a verbal cue for toileting, Bear goes out, puppies follow! They’re starting to ask. They’ve surpassed themselves destroying a very tough brand new toy within minutes tonight. Swines!

Horrible unappreciative beasts. ?

 

[Clodagh]

I’d say definitely a boy thing … embrace it ?. You will never need go to the loo alone again ?
It’s understandable really, as his little world has been turned upside down and you are the one who is providing food, cuddles, security so it follows he doesn’t want to let you out of his sight. As his confidence grows and he feels more secure he’ll likely become less needy but he may never be as independent as the girls you’re used to.
He’s absolutely adorable btw.

If I go to the loo downstairs, which is so tiny you can’t sit on it and shut the door, I already have Ffee in there. Now he works his way in as well. It also contains a big bag of potatoes so it’s all very cosy.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Oh he’s just absolutely gorgeous! How have I missed this!
He’s the very best Labradog colour imo
I have the no going to the toilet alone issue too ? Cecil also comes to shower with me although has progressed to not sitting staring the entire time.

 

[SAujla]

Lack of photos is the biggest concern right now

 

[Kat_Bath]

If it's any consolation, Buddy very quickly stuck to both of us (me slightly more so as I do more training) and whined when we went anywhere, even in our small house, and occasionally when we were right next to him! But he has since calmed down, as he gets used to the fact that nothing much happens in our house. He's already getting quieter when we leave them on their own while we pop out as well, so it will happen for you too! He's such a gorgeous boy but yes, we do need more photos!

 

[Thistle]

Working nowadays it’s safer to have a fox red as they are so common you can pretend it wasn’t your dog if they commit a faux pas ?

Yes, orange is definitely the new black!

 

[P3LH]

Watching about the training with interest - our latest in big litter, in big pen with lots of newspaper - I am finding him impossible to house train no matter how ardently we all try!

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

I quite like a thick dog. The more intelligent ones are harder dogs, I find. I like an easy, eager to please you type. I find Mitch eager to please but quick to pick up a new concept. Goose is not as mature, mentally or physically, not sure how he's going to be, difficult, I suspect, he's quite stubborn. Recall is coming along, I want to train to the whistle next.

Nothing to do with me, but mine were dry within a week or so in the crate, although the OH dealt with poo one morning this week, maybe linked to all the new food I'm very gradually introducing.

We were delighted to find that our 2 Lab pups were clean and dry in the house almost from the word 'go'. They were summer pups, born in the house but allowed to play out with mum, big sister and another bitch in the garden. We will always be grateful to the breeder for her set-up, theolder ones had practicaly trained the pups for us. The worst ones we have ever had to train were 2 JRTs who were winter pups born in the farm kitchen and kept there until 8 weeks old. Mind you, the whole family were unreliable,we later found out.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

Horrible unappreciative beasts. ?

Our Labs have destroyed in days toys that the Rottweilers had for years. For Christmas we bought them balls on ropes that were meant to be 'tough', one ball is already rope-less and the other is looking very much the worse for wear.

 

[Moobli]

The worst offender for late house training here was my sister’s border terrier pup who I looked after for 3 weeks when she was around 12 weeks old. Sister had struggled but I thought I’d have more success being a more experienced dog owner. Wrong! Despite treating her as an 8 week old and out regularly and after sleep, feed, play etc she just couldn’t seem to grasp the context ?‍? My GSDs have always been very clean from early on, and even the big pup who came to me at 8 months old and who had lived all his short life in a kennel never had an accident in the house. Some dogs are just clean by nature. We have some very clean kennel dogs here, who would only toilet in their run if absolutely desperate, and others who think nothing of pooping and peeing in the run or even their bed and then paddling about in it ?

 

[twiggy2]

The worst offender for late house training here was my sister’s border terrier pup who I looked after for 3 weeks when she was around 12 weeks old. Sister had struggled but I thought I’d have more success being a more experienced dog owner. Wrong! Despite treating her as an 8 week old and out regularly and after sleep, feed, play etc she just couldn’t seem to grasp the context ?‍? My GSDs have always been very clean from early on, and even the big pup who came to me at 8 months old and who had lived all his short life in a kennel never had an accident in the house. Some dogs are just clean by nature. We have some very clean kennel dogs here, who would only toilet in their run if absolutely desperate, and others who think nothing of pooping and peeing in the run or even their bed and then paddling about in it ?

Same here in the kennel dog front, we have some that are clean in the house and filthy in the kennels and some the other way round, it usually ro dogs that are clean in kennels but pee in the house so the dogs are banned.

 

[Clodagh]

We were delighted to find that our 2 Lab pups were clean and dry in the house almost from the word 'go'. They were summer pups, born in the house but allowed to play out with mum, big sister and another bitch in the garden. We will always be grateful to the breeder for her set-up, theolder ones had practicaly trained the pups for us. The worst ones we have ever had to train were 2 JRTs who were winter pups born in the farm kitchen and kept there until 8 weeks old. Mind you, the whole family were unreliable,we later found out.

We’ve always had winter pups and all have been easy. He is spot on now. He’s also learned how to pretend to do one so he can go back inside ?

 

[Clodagh]

The worst offender for late house training here was my sister’s border terrier pup who I looked after for 3 weeks when she was around 12 weeks old. Sister had struggled but I thought I’d have more success being a more experienced dog owner. Wrong! Despite treating her as an 8 week old and out regularly and after sleep, feed, play etc she just couldn’t seem to grasp the context ?‍? My GSDs have always been very clean from early on, and even the big pup who came to me at 8 months old and who had lived all his short life in a kennel never had an accident in the house. Some dogs are just clean by nature. We have some very clean kennel dogs here, who would only toilet in their run if absolutely desperate, and others who think nothing of pooping and peeing in the run or even their bed and then paddling about in it ?

Our BTs were an absolute nightmare to train.

 

[AmyMay]

He’s also learned how to pretend to do one so he can go back inside ?

So not quite so thick ??

 

[Clodagh]

I’m not sure all three will fit in in a few months time.

 

[Moobli]

Our BTs were an absolute nightmare to train.

Seems to be a breed trait ?

 

[CorvusCorax]

I don't think I could cope with a dog that wasn't clean in kennels. This last decade or so has been a revelation!!

 

[Clodagh]

He’s absolutely 100% now in the house, as soon as he gets restless out we go and he’s sorted in seconds.
Interestingly ( first boy dog I’ve ever had as a pup) although he doesn’t mark he does pee far more often than a bitch when out on a walk.
He is very trainable and using CC’s idea of kibble for training he now works for his lunch. He thinks it’s great, I blow the whistle and feed him biscuits. He actually thinks my whistle blowing is pretty good now but doesn’t want to stop the food dispenser so he goes along with the game. ?.

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

Ooh, handsome boy!

Have you taught a recall to whistle? The OH isn’t keen on this, but I think it’s essential in the woods.

 

[Clodagh]

Ooh, handsome boy!

Have you taught a recall to whistle? The OH isn’t keen on this, but I think it’s essential in the woods.

I do everything to whistle. Name for sending for a retrieve and in the case of OMG I’ve lost it emergency.
Mainly because on the big shoots if there are 8 of you picking up the whistle peep sound far more grown up than a bellow. Not saying the bellow never happens… ?