henhenROOSTER!!!
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On my 4th hunting dog in the last 20-25 yrs (all labs)...Up until now, the 1st three were all treated like one of the fam, but kennel dogs -primarily because they stayed wet & muddy all of the time from water-training & duck hunting (and I didn't feel like giving them a bath all the time).
Since we moved to CO & winters here in the foothills where I live are pretty brutal, we decided to make this latest one a house dog...Best thing I ever did!!! He is a well-mannered angel inside with full run of the the house, now sleeps on our bed, will jump up in a heartbeat & go hunting or training any day of the week, and my wife is complete friends with him & no longer jealous of all of my "hunting dogs"! :thumbsup:
Just a couple minor glitches...he still obeys every command with gusto except for the one to go into his ex-outdoor "kennel" at which he now pitifully sulks & drags his feet ( )...he very obviously doesn't like getting feet full of thistles/stickers anymore ( ), & he sometimes now will go to my wife over me (I promise you dudes, this last one winds up working heavily in my favor in the long run)!
Had several friends & dog training mentors tell me that making a dog an indoor companion would make him an incredibly better hunting companion, but I always secretly thought indoors would make a dog a complete sissy...Hallelujah, I've been converted & seen the light - he is a gentleman in the house & still a beast in the field - once I can ever get him away from my wife!!!
Since we moved to CO & winters here in the foothills where I live are pretty brutal, we decided to make this latest one a house dog...Best thing I ever did!!! He is a well-mannered angel inside with full run of the the house, now sleeps on our bed, will jump up in a heartbeat & go hunting or training any day of the week, and my wife is complete friends with him & no longer jealous of all of my "hunting dogs"! :thumbsup:
Just a couple minor glitches...he still obeys every command with gusto except for the one to go into his ex-outdoor "kennel" at which he now pitifully sulks & drags his feet ( )...he very obviously doesn't like getting feet full of thistles/stickers anymore ( ), & he sometimes now will go to my wife over me (I promise you dudes, this last one winds up working heavily in my favor in the long run)!
Had several friends & dog training mentors tell me that making a dog an indoor companion would make him an incredibly better hunting companion, but I always secretly thought indoors would make a dog a complete sissy...Hallelujah, I've been converted & seen the light - he is a gentleman in the house & still a beast in the field - once I can ever get him away from my wife!!!