Posted on 04/28/2008 1:05:46 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks
Hense, Lassie.
“Lassie, go do my taxes and after that go to Timmy’s PTA meeting and straighten out his teacher”.
As you know Labs are the brightest dogs there are.
They should have the right to vote.
We develop codes so the dog doesn’t know what he’s in for next and we have to constantly revise them because he breaks the code in days.
We’ve resorted to telepathy.
I’ll let you know how long that lasts.
Extremely intelligent dog.
Also very territorial and protective. High energy, too. Not the kind of dog for everyone, but we love him and he takes care of us.
I have two border collies and sometimes I question that they are the smartest.
True to their German lineage they can be adorable and fun as you say, or extremely temperamental. The latter is probably due to the back problems that often develop later in their lives - like in my Grandma’s Heidi, who lived 17 years.
Both my Lab girls have their CGC (wrt the black 18 month old field bred pup, the judges must have been bribed! What a wild woman!)
My Choc has her SHR, we're working on HR but just haven't gotten to the hunt tests (we live in a major metro, so it's always a long drive). She walked on and passed both days of AKC JH in a very tricky hunt test. She also has her AX and AXJ.
The Black is ready for Started now, she retrieves splendidly on land and water and is (mostly) delivering to hand. She has had her 2nd agility class and is doing well. She jumps low jumps and bores through the chute with aplomb. And she is FAST - much faster than the Choc, who is a steady plodder who always gets there . . . eventually.
He was a big old moose, very affectionate but stood no nonsense from the dogs (including the one who lived in the house). She went in absolute respect of him.
He was smart, too (could open locked interior doors with a claw, and open the cabinet to help himself to the cat food bag).
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I knew I recognized that hairdo.
Fun Doggy Thread.
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Wow. Which is which?
The one in the first photo looks like it’d make sure you have the reward before it would roll over and do tricks for you, though.
I heard of one Border Collie who passed the time waiting for the leaky faucet to drip. Mine grew to be huge (50#). She lived to herd - anything, anywhere. We lived in the suburbs, so she had to content herself with herding the neighborhood kids.
Total bliss, for her, was a kids soccer match. Every time the ball would try to ‘break out’ of the herd of kids, she would be there!
We tried to have her bred once, but there were some cows near by, and neither she nor the stud could take a break from herding long enough to finish the job.
She was very jealous of the baby (our youngest), but she would also defend her with her life. Our youngest had to learn to crawl going in circles.
Fine dog, but not meant for laps. She died 6 years ago...
How about if a cute little Black Lab girl came sidewinding up to Mowgli, wagging her tail and grinning, puppy-bowed and then reclined at his feet, licking the corner of his mouth and asking, very respectfully, if she could borrow his Frisbee?
He’s so handsome.
Post one with his sister and brother with him.
pleeeease?
"Hi! I'm having tons of fun! Want to join me?"
He does have a weakness for girl dogs. He drops the alpha male thing and acts all puppy like around them.
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