tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564125628722185445.post311588710160826668..comments2022-11-21T18:00:04.528-05:00Comments on 1909 Farmhouse - Our Life: Our MurphyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564125628722185445.post-22128714610641928372009-06-09T13:16:38.652-04:002009-06-09T13:16:38.652-04:00Kelly,
Labs, once the age of 2 or 3, are the bes...Kelly, <br /><br />Labs, once the age of 2 or 3, are the best pets with children. Crate training (treating them like a toddler...time out to potty, play and eat then back in the crate) will get you through the rough patches...they are pirrana puppies and velcro adults, but they are so worth the effort. <br /><br />If you get a full grown one, a good trick to see how reasonable they are is to throw something into a corner, of the yard or the room or whatever, and see how they retrieve it...if they bounce into the corner, slam into the wall or fence or whatever, then you might have a hyper dog and one that will require a great deal of patience to train.....if they follow the ball, wait for it to hit the obstruction and then come back to them before grabbing it...you've got a very very trainable animal. The ability to still reason when excited is one of the traits I always look for in a Lab.CountryLasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966068703085519713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564125628722185445.post-48122867832919330342009-06-09T12:23:39.063-04:002009-06-09T12:23:39.063-04:00I wish I could find a dog like your Murphy. Everyo...I wish I could find a dog like your Murphy. Everyone I have ever gotten was useless an destructive. I have given up on dogs, but my husband has decided when the youngest is 5, he wants to get a lab and train it himself. Maybe he will be a better dog detector than me. We are still 4.5 years away, but I can see it in his eyes whenever he sees a yellow lab. Haha!! I hope we get as lucky as you did!!! :) I hope, also, that Murphy is ok!! :)Kelly Bergsinghttp://www.thecottagearoundthecorner.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564125628722185445.post-1105033543920447662009-05-21T11:23:02.314-04:002009-05-21T11:23:02.314-04:00Beautiful boy!Beautiful boy!priscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17097653462715595253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564125628722185445.post-72671456458019354362009-05-20T17:13:13.445-04:002009-05-20T17:13:13.445-04:00We've been lucky so far...2 large seizures and the...We've been lucky so far...2 large seizures and then the meds kicked in. He acts pretty much like he always did....and eats well and still plays....we're praying that its epilepsy and we'll get several more years with him.....<br /><br />Love labs....they're the best!CountryLasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966068703085519713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564125628722185445.post-73127714609835992692009-05-20T14:48:17.591-04:002009-05-20T14:48:17.591-04:00They both look like sweeties. My family had black ...They both look like sweeties. My family had black labs when I was growing up. I hope Murphy is OK. One of the worst parts with sick pets is not being able to explain it to them what's wrong :-(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.com