By Jeev Sahadevan on December 2, 2008
Labradors as working dogs
Labradors are an intelligent breed with a good work ethic and generally good temperaments. Statistics show that 91.5% of Labradors who were tested passed the American Temperament Test. Common working roles for Labradors include: hunting, tracking and detection, disabled-assistance, carting, and therapy work. Approximately 60–70% of all guide dogs in the United [...]
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By Jeev Sahadevan on December 2, 2008
Though Labradors are not especially renowned for escapology, as a breed they are highly intelligent and capable of intense single-mindedness and focus if motivated or their interest is caught. Therefore, with the right conditions and stimuli, a bored Labrador could “turn into an escape artist par excellence”. They do not typically jump high fences or [...]
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By Jeev Sahadevan on December 2, 2008
Labrador training
It is important to start Labrador puppy training as early as possible as once it becomes a big, powerful and excitable dog, it will be hard to control it, without some basic obedience training. Early puppy socialization helps your Labrador to be comfortable around all types of people, animals and the human world in [...]
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By Jeev Sahadevan on December 1, 2008
1.Kingdom of pets: Sit stay fetch is one of the best books in the market today. This book has 186 pages, and it is broken down in sub division.The book gives you a complete detail on how you can train your dog. The best part about this program is that it is not filled with [...]
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