This might be fun! Post about a funny or exasperating thing that your dog does to remind you that you have a Labrador. Here's mine from last night You know you have a Labrador when you kick your slippers off under the dining table to eat your dinner and when you go to put them back on one is missing and you hadn't heard or noticed him slip in and nick it
Hi, let me introduce myself “Darlene” and my one year old this week English black lab named “indie”. Hi all.. I know I have a lab when after hiking for 2 miles along a fire trail on Mt. Tam in California Indie decides to lunge left towards a dog (which she is sure is her friend) while I am heading right. Hear a pop in my hand and for sure damage has been done. Now what to do since I have 2 miles back to the car. PRAY we don’t meet up with anymore friends..almost make it back to the car and see three dogs walking calmly, not realizing the excitement that is going to happen. Left hand is useless, Rt. Hand can’t hold on and I trip, fall and slide in the dirt. But like a good mom never let go. People were in shock and could only get out “pup huh”. Cried all the way back to the car. White flag is waving... called a well recommended trainer when I got home and he assured me not all is lost. Still love her but damn......
You know you have a Labrador when visitors can't even put their shoes on without getting a face full of Labrador nose/tongue (me, just now, with a representative from the Statistics department doing some post-census work). He was so good at following my instructions to ignore her but she.was.not.having.it. He was English, though, so he understood.
When your lab finds the only muddy puddle on a sunny day and lies and rolls in it. Everybody elses dogs walks past nicely and the owners looks at you with a look of horror...you just smile back and think 'yep my dog is having fun and is happy'
Since I am currently having my first full-time Labrador experience (albeit foster) after 20 years of Rotties, the thing so far that I've found quite incredible is the amount of fur. Yes, I knew this about Labradors, but as Brogan was most likely a mix with a bit of Lab, plus had an undercoat, plus was twice as big as Carbon, I figured the shedding would be about the same. Me laughing at my former naive self: Despite Carbon's being single-coated and having silkier, shorter and much thinner fur than Brogan, he's a one dog shedding machine. As I mentioned in another post, he easily sheds five times more than a Rottweiler. On the bright side, this has made me a much better housekeeper. Now the regular routine every morning is brush Carbon, then sweep the house from top to bottom, including shaking out all bed and sofa covers. So hey, not a bad thing. What is bad? The rolling in the dead rabbit/cow poop combo that he did LAST SATURDAY and despite all my efforts he's still carrying a 'soupçon' of eau de death six days later. Ick. However, also not a surprise. I used to take Brogan and Mama Jodhi (Rottie and pit bull) to the beach and we'd all three look on in confusion and disgust as the Labs would roll in the dead seal carcasses. I would think, "Who on EARTH would want a dog that did that? Labrador people are out of their freakin' minds!" How times change. Again, me laughing at my former naive self:
Ouch, that sounds horrible. Hope you are feeling better. Of course Indie didn't mean to do it and you still love her, but it doesn't make it hurt any less!
I know I've got a Labrador when I'm putting my slipper on and it gets whisked away as I'm poised to slide my foot in --- and I'm left standing on one foot! And then it gets brought back to me with a big glowing smile and a wagging tail!
When you realise the best way to diet is just by not eating a full meal.. because there’s always someone ready and waiting to share
You know you've got a labrador when you you put on a slipper and it's full of ectoplasmic slobber. FULL!
When you realise that your always the one that looks like they’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards as their bum tucking zoomie bundle of fun is where she shouldn’t be.
You know you have a Labrador when.....your day is ruled by their internal ‘alarm clocks’ and they are telling you - it’s breakfast time, it’s kong time, it’s walk time, it’s play time, it’s tea time, it’s bedtime..... .
You know you have a Labrador when ..... you go 'a' over 't' on the kitchen floor having slipped on the trial of dribble from the dog who has been watching you preparing food - ANY food
Yes, Casper was lucky, the dog warden knows him well, so they bypassed the council kennels and brought him straight home. Casper thinks Richard is amazing.. (yes, their relationship is on first name basis..) Unsurprising then that Benson jumped into his van, especially when he thought he was being taken to the pub. Richard commented that even his own dogs don't jump into the dreaded dog wardens van....
