The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Pets & Working Animals => Dogs => Topic started by: danndans on February 15, 2009, 03:59:29 am
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to the family ;D
this is gucci,hes an 11 week old labrador ;D
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He's a cute little fella :)
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He's lovely.
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He's lovely! Gucci is a great name as well, I had a goat called Gucci (I didn't name him) but it's really good as a name.
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He is just beautiful. :)
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Oooooh, he's gorgeous
As if I'm not broody & hormonal enough already ! lol! ;D
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Can I have him, he's just what I'm after a beautiful Lab. ;D
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He is very cute, we have a black lab and are going to breed from her soon, Labradors are such affectionate dog's, mine destroyed all around her up until a few months ago but otherwise, they all seem to like large bits of plaster, shoes, wood and plants, no trouble now, so obedient and not an ounce of aggression, we will keep a pup, I would love loads of them, good name as well,
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Can I have him, he's just what I'm after a beautiful Lab. ;D
there'sone left kaz ;) they are only in newquay so not far ;D reg'd too!! :)
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I'd love one, but maybe it's just too soon after my other dog.
What prices do they go at now?
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well when we were looking they were all coming upto around £350 to £500, there was no way i was going to pay that!! then zoe found this one for £200 so i said ok we'll have it, when they went to pick him up it turned out that he had had hes jabs and was reg'd ;D ;D so a bargain realy :D ;)
go on you know you want to ;) can bring Gucci into town if you want so you can see him ;D ;D
Dan
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I was looking and had no car so wanted to buy one fairly locally, a guest who was working up here said his Lab was having puppies but as he was only here for a week I though that would be the last of him, I bought mine from the next village and she is from a long line of champion Gun dogs, in fact another guest visiting from Canada told us about his friend who lived around the area and was renowned for his Gun dogs and lo and behold, we showed him our dogs pedigree and it was from his friends stock, so she is a good working Black Lab, anyway, the other guest turned up again after we had both Is lay and said he had 13 pups and was selling them from £450 to £500 each!!!!! Depending on current market's etc we should sell ours for around £350, she already has a Husband lined up, he is also a good gundog, I will certainly post them up here when she produces, maybe later on in toward Autumn, I will post some photos as well.
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Islay the Black Labrador and Bruce the Rottweiller Collie cross at Gartmore Dam when it was Hot.
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e have got FTCH in their family too sandy :) its the first lab weve ever had so its going to be a learning curve with him :P
the others we have are, 1 boxer, 1 staffy, 1 staffy x boxer (offspring of the first 2) 2 chihuahuas, 1 springer, and 1 working collie ;D
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Islay is my third Lab, they ALL chewed plaster for a while,collected stones or pot, they also always like to find something to carry around so watch your socks, pants and shoes!!! I have lost a few but it was my fault leaving them around, now she is 2 she has stopped the chewing but loves her toy's, anything soft she looks after whereas my Rottie would RIP them up killing them. We did have a pretty little Patterdale Terrier but he got run over and was a little tyke, hard to train as he was not remotely inticed by food whereas the Lab's priority is food usually, Islay puts on weight very easily (like me)so we limit her food, (not mine)the main problem with my dog is her love of water, no matter where I go for a walk she is in and the colder the better, very affectionate and very cuddly and loyal dogs.
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the others we have are, 1 boxer, 1 staffy, 1 staffy x boxer (offspring of the first 2) 2 chihuahuas, 1 springer, and 1 working collie ;D
I think you'll find Gucci to be a good bit calmer than your current dogs (every boxer and staffie I've met are nuts, and as an optician - collies seem to be the biggest culprit of destroyed glasses !)
We had a lab for 15 years and she was the softest, most loyal & obidient dog I've ever known - did have a thing for chewing mind you, but I think most gundogs do, something to do with them having softer mouths ?
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;D seem to have all the hyper ones :-\ gucci is already sitting and staying, and zoe is slowly working on "down" with him, :) he was clean last night in the house, and everytimehes been out today hes been to the loo, with only to little piddles in the house ;D
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Very sweet looking pup.
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When buying a Lab pup always ask to see the parents' green Hip dysplasia certificates. The current average score for labs is 15. A pedigree with multiple FT champs might be too 'hot' for a novice or pet owner as it's instinct will be to work, and if frustrated may become destructive.
Any dog's health records can be searched for on the Kennel Club website - http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/services/public/health/search/
If a dog is registered it may be entered in any Kennel club event such as dog shows, field trials etc. If it is not registered it may not be shown or trialled and progeny will not be registered either. Prices are therefore generally lower, although having said that, the current economic climate is such that there are a lot of pups on the market and therefore prices will be falling. I know there are currently over 100 German Wirehair pups on the market and rather more Cocker Spaniels.
Always see the Dam and if possible also the Sire of any pups. The registration certificate should be available with the pup at the time of sale as this process usually take around 3 weeks maximum if done by snailamil and can actually now be done online instantly. If a breeder has a number of different litters available at one time it is possible he/she is a puppy farmer - the Kennel club is trying to eradicate these over a period of time and is encouraging responsible breeders to become members of the Accredited Breeder Scheme (http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/203)
The majority of good breeders also have access to free insurance for the first 12 weeks in the pups new ownership, when it is most vulnerable.
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did have a thing for chewing mind you, but I think most gundogs do, something to do with them having softer mouths ?
Nope - frustration. Lack of stimulation, sometimes also lack of exercise.
If they have a soft mouth they pick things up but shouldn't 't chew them to bits - what's the point of a gundog that has the game half eaten before it gets to you? :o
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4 whippets
3 border terriers
1 patterdale
plus a litter of whippet pups all of to new homes tomorrow except 2 (hint hint) as they dont have homes yet
All The Adults are working dogs and help with my work (pestie)
heres one of the whippets earnign his keep
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