bigbird Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) So here’s my 15 yr old daughter’s pup ‘Rogue’ Strange but lovely to have a Labrador about the place again! She’s already got the age specific basics into him, puts me to shame with my spaniels 🙈 Edited April 24, 2020 by bigbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Looks a nice pup. He closely resembles my first lab I purchased back in 1960. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird Posted April 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 He’s great! I’m even thinking I may be old enough for a lab next time.... 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misser Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Beautiful dog...can't beat a Labrador....I've heard they're easy to train as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Lovely looking dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 I’ve had 14 labs and 2 cockers. All have trained fairly easily........except the current lab has been, er, a challenge. She has come good eventually, work wise. But she will do anything except walk to heel. Now 3 1/2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 14 hours ago, bigbird said: He’s great! I’m even thinking I may be old enough for a lab next time.... 😂😂 Your still too young and healthy Alison you'll get bored. I ran my springer in a test last year down Llanelli and in-between I went over to watch the Labs doing their test, I thought to myself "My springer could do that easily ... and he'd have hunted the ground up first!" 14 hours ago, bigbird said: He’s great! I’m even thinking I may be old enough for a lab next time.... 😂😂 Your still too young and healthy Alison you'll get bored. I ran my springer in a test last year down Llanelli and in-between I went over to watch the Labs doing their test, I thought to myself "My springer could do that easily ... and he'd have hunted the ground up first!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Lloyd90 said: I ran my springer in a test last year down Llanelli and in-between I went over to watch the Labs doing their test, I thought to myself "My springer could do that easily ... and he'd have hunted the ground up first!" Even if there was nothing there. A viszla would have saved him the trouble....wait for sticks and stones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 38 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Even if there was nothing there. A viszla would have saved him the trouble....wait for sticks and stones 😂😂 I have just been told I have got a place at Gloucestershire Wildfowlers ... maybe I need a lab after all 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Nice looking pup 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 No, I am sure that young spaniel wil not let you down. I have seen a fair few good water retrieves in fast moving rivers by spaniels. 1 hour ago, Lloyd90 said: 😂😂 I have just been told I have got a place at Gloucestershire Wildfowlers ... maybe I need a lab after all 🤔 That young pup above is the spitting image of my first lab I purchased back in 1960 from a farm in North Warwickshire and was bred through the Head Keepers dog on Merevale Estate. Harry Stango if I have the spelling correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Walker570 said: No, I am sure that young spaniel wil not let you down. I have seen a fair few good water retrieves in fast moving rivers by spaniels. Let’s hope so, I semi Sort of applied as he loves retrieving and is very keen and thought it would be a good opportunity for some shooting and letting the dog do what he enjoys 👍🏻 My only concern was would he be up to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird Posted April 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 Yeah I’ll never really be converted to labs... 😂😂 Think I’ll stick to my madhead cockers and springers 😂😂 Just as well really as I’ve got three cocker pups on the go and another springer coming in three months 😂😩🙄 Sucker for punishment!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 Cockers, love 'em. Love their enthusiasm. BUT there again I love all canines and now I don't actually have one, then everyone I meet has to have a cuddle and a bit of fuss, scratch behind the ear, whatever. Therapy for me as well as the dog , hopefully. Spoke with a couple walking their dog yesterday, not a hunting dog , probably would make an excellent pyjama case, but it appreciated a bit of fuss. Some owners forget their dogs are actually live animals with feelings .... not directed at anyone on the PW .... but I have come across them in 60 odd years and it is nice to see working dogs get a bit of fuss and appreciation and not treated like machines. Have a young beater/picker up on a shoot I enjoy who runs two cockers and it is great to see those two dogs both on his lap on the gun bus cuddled together. They are also mustard when out in the field . Keep feeding the stories guys, it gives me huge pleasure and hopefully others as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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