blacklabrador

That's a great photo of your Dad Leeshy. What colour is your hair?

MTD you're makin me HUNGRY!! Love the cooking shots

Yeah she gets beaten with a big stick daily and only fed once a week. PPs I love the horse one too. Nice texture and contrast.

Any chance of seeing a picture of Alex getting Lei'd by a Fijian woman? Mebbe I've got the wrong country

I got my hands on my ex's camera yesterday. It's got a great 100mm Macro. Series of three.

Aww Jag I love willy wagtails! They are so cute :rolleyes:

Series of photos Title "It's all about soul"

It's a made up name for a cross breed, Pug X Jack Russel. Actually as I discovered, the puggle is a pug x beagle. Adorable. Pugs are fine as they are but should never be crossed with anything. The result more often than not is absolutely dreadful. I saw a pug X JRT yesterday and nearly ran away screaming. Bloody ugly. :rolleyes: Most pups are cute when they're little regardless of their breed.

Sorry to hear that things are tough at the moment Ruffles. I'm sure we'd love to see any contributions that you can manage.

Today's picture. Spying on a tiger through the hole in a statue.

Okay i find the above interesting ,i have never heard off someone moulding a dog into what you like. So i guess y question is what the households expectations ?? Its funny we board alot of labs from all sorts of breeds & from around australia & we find the biggest issue with untrained or unruly lab pups is s mall minority of owners presume because there a lab there instantly smart Obviously they are a very bright breed you just need to be matched & prepared to be patient & go through the stages Its interesting working in my field as to what some owners presume because of what the breed is.You now like rough collies are Lassies etc etc. I guess like any breed there are smart ones and dumb ones. Most lab pups are pretty full on though... in your face and into everything.

RIP cute bunny.

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Do you remember Jadey? She photographs cars. Don't know if she's still a member here or not.

Measure how much is in her water bowl. If she's drinking a couple of litres a day and peeing a lot then you could suspect diabetes insipidus (NOT sugar diabetes) where the body has an inability to concentrate urine. If you're concerned take her to the vet. It's hot weather - dogs need to drink a lot to keep themselves cool. A lot of their water content is evaporated from their tongue during panting. A dog that is drinking an appropriate amount will pee normally. A dog that is drinking much more than they need will pee large amounts frequently.

Having house rules is great. The dog needs consistency otherwise it will become very confused. Mum and Dad need to present a united front (just like with kids!) and whatever is unacceptable behaviour for Mum has to be unacceptable for Dad as well. Have a chat to whomever is running your puppy school and ask them how to solve these issues. SOME of the people (often vet nurses) who run puppy schools are very good but some leave a lot to be desired. At the same time - your expectations seem pretty high. Your lab is going to be a puppy for a long time. Average about 4 years. Some don't "grow up" until they're old! Doesn't mean it can't be a well behaved puppy though! If you've got an average labrador then the journey will be slow and will take consistent work. Don't compare too much to the beautifully behaved Goldie down the road - Boz is an individual dog and he will be the "best" dog around because he's yours. He probably won't be the best behaved though at least not for a good few years.

You're right - I've stalled a bit with the obedience - actually not sure what to do next. He sits, shakes hands, drops, rolls over - sits and waits beautifully for his food (albeit he jumps up on me while I'm preparing it). I try to have 2 little 'sessions' of around 10 minutes per day of sit,shake, drop etc., with variations in the order. Then we have random sits everytime there's been a 'separation' - even if he's been outside for 2 minutes, every time we 'greet' him, it's preceeded by a sit, and then his 'love' is in the form of a good boy and pat. A bit more tough love do you think ? Also, any tips on the next types of tricks to help his obedience ? You need to take him to obedience classes - it's not about teaching tricks, it's about learning to be your dog's leader. At the moment your pup is walking all over you and it's only going to get worse and more difficult to deal with as he gets bigger. Your dog will actually be happier knowing his proper place in the pack (which is at the bottom). I've rehomed too many lab pups because people think (for some reason) that labradors are a placid breed. They're bloody nutcases!! They get to a certain age and people can't cope any more - they put them outside and ignore them for a couple of months (while the dog destroys the back yard) then they decide they want their yard back and rehome the dog. The usual story is that they've been to "puppy school" while the dog was young, thinking that was all the dog needed. Once your pup is past 12 weeks old and has had his vaccinations get him into PROPER puppy obedience with your local obedience club. These are non profit organisations and the courses are very cheap. I think my local one is thirty something dollars for an 8 week basic puppy course. Puppy school is a bit of fun for socialisation and basic manners but you need to understand that he needs more. Obedience will give you weekly contact with people knowledgable in dog behaviour who will be able to help you solve problems as they arise. Most of your issues will probably disappear once you begin earning your dogs respect. I have a pup here that loves to get up on his back legs (pointer not labrador). He gets kneed off balance at the same time as I say "NO!!" in a big voice. When he approaches me and sits at my feet he gets big pats and ear rubs. When he went through a "deaf" stage of ignoring me a few weeks back I got out the spray bottle. A few squirts for ignoring me when he was doing something wrong and all of a sudden I had authority again .

thanks Poocow I'm loving the pictures of your golden boy. He's devine!

Photo for today. "Fountain"

Yes I love dog butt coat hooks so much I have them as a wall feature Loving the photos guys - I love what everybody is doing with them! Todays photo is really ordinary and has been photoshopped to buggery and back to show up T bone's face. My rechargable batteries are failing miserably and I'm only getting 6 or 7 shots before they die. I'll get some new ones tomorrow. For today here's a picture of my very tired boys at the end of the day.

This photo is entitled "Labrador Butt x 3"

I've got no idea about the camera settings as it was on automatic. Taken with an 18 - 50 wide angle. I lit a tea light candle to illuminate the underside of his face.

Sam, his name is Dash. He's a 4 month old Pointer (solid orange).

Ravyk your picture for the 9th looks like Violet Crumble

Huga I love it!! It needs a caption though.