Woody’s Way: The Labrador Retriever Puppy’s First Retrieve
If you’re still riding this train, our last session was about the magic of retrieving for both humans and dogs. Did you watch Obi do a remote bomb search last week to be rewarded by nothing more than the thrill of retrieving a kong toy? This is some valuable knowledge that should serve you […]
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Woody’s Way We Should Be So Lucky There are two kinds of Labs. There are Labrador Retrievers and Labrador Deceivers. A Labrador Deceiver is a dog that has no retrieve drive. If you’re reading this, you probably are in the Labrador Retriever camp. Playing retrieve with your lab puppy is very important whether you […]
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Woody’s Way: The Best Way of House Training Your Labrador Retriever Puppy
Woody’s Way The Best Way of House Training Your Pup Another problem for a lot of people is the house training process. Like most correct procedures concerning puppies, it is much easier to prevent a problem than to correct it. Let’s go over the routines and reasons that help expedite the house training process. 1) […]
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Woody’s Way: Young Labrador Retriever Puppy Problems
Woody’s Way Young Puppy Problems With a pup under three months, we aren’t yet into training and we don’t use any negative motivation until the puppy is older and more mature. The one exception to that, is puppy biting. Sometimes when we’re playing with them, they’ll get excited and go from licking us to biting. […]
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Meet Ginny!
Meet Ginny! She’s a beautiful Labrador Retriever puppy bought from us a few weeks ago. Photo taken in late July from happy owners T, C, & G. <More Happy Owners> Become a happy owner: Call Woody and Judi Thurman at (910) 462-3246 for more information on how to reserve your Labrador Retriever puppy and learn […]
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Woody’s Way: Teaching A Labrador Retriever Puppy
Woody’s Way Teaching All right sports fans, this is where you make a commitment to do it right. There’s not a good dog trainer I know who doesn’t understand that you can’t train unless you first- teach. We’re going to peek back over our shoulder to the early nurturing period. That’s where we begin our […]
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Woody’s Way: Let’s Get Started
There are six key principles when it comes to selecting and training a Labrador Retriever puppy that I have learned over the years: Select Nurture Teach Train Test Evaluate Selection Everything that you hope to accomplish as a trainer will either be reasonably easy or almost impossible depending on how well you do at […]
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“HOT” Dogs: Heat Exhaustion Dangers For Labrador Retrievers
In case you haven’t noticed, summer is seriously here. Not everywhere is as hot as we are here, but it’s hot almost everywhere. You and I, like most humans, have a normal body temperature of 98.6 degrees. Our dog’s normal body temperature is between 101 – 102 degrees (essentially 3 degrees hotter) Retrievers are […]
... Continue readingDog Ownership & Senior Citizens – Conclusion
In review, having a pet brings out the natural ability to nurture and love. Senior citizens get a lot of satisfaction and joy from caring for a pet and receive unconditionally love and acceptance in return. This love and acceptance can give the elderly a great sense of self-esteem and responsibility, which keeps them interested […]
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Healthy Body and Mind A dog will not only make a good companion for sitting around the house. It can be a great encouragement to get outside and exercise as well. Senior citizens who have pets have been found to be much more active and healthy than those who do not. Having a dog helps […]
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