Breeding Labradors is a good idea; it will help you promote the breed and you can also earn a tidy sum of money – if you do things right. If you are dog lover you can become a breeder and in the process nurture Labradors and in return you can expect to enjoy the companionship and love of your puppies. There is perhaps no other business that can give you as much joy as dog breeding.
Right Temperament
Of course, you should have access to (or even own) a Labrador stud dog. Once you have located the Labrador stud dog, you can then get started with the serious business of breeding Labradors. However, your job as a potential Labrador breeder will not stop at simply having access to a Labrador stud dog. You will need to ensure that the stud also has the right temperament and will have traits that match with those of the Dam.
Some of the steps that you will need to take before and during Labrador breeding include deciding on why you wish to breed Labradors, choosing the Labrador stud dog and Dam and determining that they have the desired qualities to promote the breed.
You need to check your Labrador stud dog to see that his genetic background is of sufficiently good quality. If you are looking for pure breed dogs, you should check the AKC or other competent registering authorities about bloodlines. However, if it is mixed breed Labradors that you are planning to breed, you need only check who the parents of the Labrador stud dog and Dam were.
It is imperative that you are able to establish that the Labrador stud dog and the Dam have a genetic history that portends to giving birth to pups with certain kinds of qualities that you are desirous the offspring should have. It is however, never a good idea to mate Labrador stud dog with a Dam to whom he is closely related as this could give rise to inbreeding and genetic defects.
You also need to ensure that the Labrador stud dog and Dam have compatible physical characteristics and that they have the right kind of temperament. Other than this, you need to also be sure that your Labrador stud dog is of the right age to breed, and you can also ask an expert in Labradors to evaluate the mating pair and get their opinions (unbiased) about the prospects of giving birth to good quality pups.
Your job of raising Labradors does not stop once puppies have been born because you will need to also ensure providing proper Labrador dog care throughout their lifetime. It is also necessary to gather as much as Labrador dog information as you can including knowing the Labrador breed, and how to look after and care for Labradors.
You may also need to wait till the Dam is in heat before letting the Labrador stud dog mate with her; if you keep the stud close to the Dam you will easily find out when she comes to heat.
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If you go leafing through advertisements for dog kennels, you can't help but notice the many that loudly proclaim that they breed golden Labrador Retrievers. And they do not mean a Golden Retriever/Labrador Retriever mix (which are also known as Golden Labrador Retrievers). They mean a golden colored purebred Labrador Retriever. According to the various Labrador Breed Associations and national kennel clubs, Labs come in just three recognized colors – and golden is not one of them.
Suspected Scam
The only three recognized colors of purebred Labrador Retrievers are yellow, black and chocolate (which used to be called liver). There are many shades of yellow in yellow Labrador Retrievers. Some are so pale that they are called "white", even though their papers will call them yellow. The darkest shade of yellow is sometimes called "gold", but even the darkest golden Labrador Retriever will not compare to the luster of a Golden Retriever.
But, like PT Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute", and they will believe whatever they are told. If they are told that there is such a thing as a purebred golden Labrador, they will break open their wallets and buy one. Even when they can clearly see that the puppy's color is yellow, they think the "golden" label means "premium" and they will buy the so-called "golden Labrador Retriever" over the identical-looking "yellow Labrador Retriever."
Nothing Wrong With A Yellow Lab
If you do discover that your pricey "golden Labrador Retriever" is simply a yellow Lab, take heart. Your dog will still be loyal and comical and loving. Keep the dog. But by all means, complain to the Better Business Bureau about how the dog was represented. It would help if you had a copy of the original ad that lead you to the kennel and a copy of the contract. You did get a contract with your "golden Labrador Retriever", didn’t you? If not, there's ANOTHER thing to complain about.
If you go to a rescue shelter and see a dog listed as a purebred golden Labrador Retriever, the staff just made a common mistake. Don't rip into them about it – they are doing the best you can. You could write a thank you letter about how well you are getting on with your rescue dog and just casually mention that, officially, there is no such thing as a purebred golden Labrador Retriever. Once that is done, concentrate on building up a great friendship with your new Lab of whatever color.
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Training any type of dog can be a difficult task, even for professional trainers, and each type of dog has different personality traits and will need to be trained in a specific way. This is especially true for Labrador retrievers because their large size, even as puppies, makes proper training very important for harmony in the household and their intelligence makes them mischievous as puppies and as adult dogs. There are many resources available for finding Labrador training tips and following these tips can make training the dog much easier and more effective.
Resources For Labrador Training Tips
Over the years, there have been many books written by dog training experts detailing the many Labrador training tips that can be used for the effective training of a household pet, including crate training Labrador puppies. These books can be specific to Labrador puppies or give a broad range of tips for training Labrador dogs of all ages. Not all of the tips will work for all Labradors so it will be up to the person training the dog to determine which Labrador training tips work for the dog and revise the ones that are not working.
Another good resource for Labrador training tips are dog training classes held by professional dog trainers. These classes are designed to teach the owner the basics of dog training and provide some tips for the owner to use to continue the training on their own at home. The classes are generally held in the evening, as this time is more convenient for dog owners that work during the day, and can be attended once or twice per week until the dog owner feels comfortable using the Labrador training tips and techniques on their own.
The internet has emerged as a great place to obtain Labrador training tips for the owner that would like to train their dog themselves without the assistance of a professional dog trainer. There are many different websites on the internet dedicated to the training of Labradors and explaining the many quirks of personality that the dog may possess that may make training the dog easier or more difficult to accomplish.
When looking for Labrador training tips on the internet, it is important to choose a website that has a reputation for excellence when it comes to Labradors, because there are many people building websites that contain no valuable information and contain techniques that could be harmful to the dog. It is best to use at least two sources of internet information when looking for Labrador training tips to be sure that the information that is found is actually valid training advice.
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Out of all the creatures in the world to clone, a Labrador puppy certainly seems a lofty goal. Unlike people, the world certainly could use more Labrador puppies. But cloning is an expensive and resource-heavy process. And which dogs do you clone? Although the early death of Dolly the Sheep was thought to be because she was a clone of a six year old sheep (rather than a lamb), dogs are still cloned from adult or aging dogs. Raising a cloned Labrador Retriever puppy is truly going where no man has gone before.
They're Here!
The first dog to be successfully cloned was an Afghan Hound named "Snuppy" in 2005. Snuppy currently behaves like a normal, happy dog. Snuppy's success was the inspiration for the next well-publicized batch of cloned dogs – cloned yellow Labrador puppies from a top drug-sniffing Lab in South Korea. A cloned Labrador puppy in that drug-sniffing project is affectionately called a "toppy" – short for "tomorrow puppy".
Japan has also followed suit in the summer of 2008 with the successful birth of a black Labrador puppy cloned from a caner-sniffing dog with the English name of "Marine". Some cancers make the patient's urine give off a distinctive odor. Well, it's distinctive to a Labrador Retriever puppy, but not to human noses. This is a big gamble, to see if they will grow up to me a Marine puppy platoon, but if it pays off, this could wind up saving millions in cancer detection and care.
Problems With Other Cloned Animals
All fingers and paws are crossed that the effort and expense of gaining a special cloned Labrador puppy will pay off in more easily trainable dogs. Only about 10 – 15% of dogs who try out for specialty sniffing jobs like drug detection actually pass the program. Just like people, not all dogs are the same when it comes to trainability.
There is also good concern that a cloned Labrador puppy will not life the normal, reasonably healthy life of a naturally born Labrador puppy. Dolly's early death has already been mentioned. Cloned dairy cattle have failed to live up to expectations in being able to produce as much milk as the original cow. Also, according to the Center for Food Safety, about 90% of all cloning attempts fail.
Also, having great genes does not guarantee a great Labrador puppy. Genes only play a part on making a great animal. Experience and circumstance also play a major role in shaping the character and ability of any animal. For now, cloning puppies is a gamble. But if the cloned dogs do not suffer and perform up to expectations, then it will be worth the cost.
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Basics of Dog Training
It's essential for Dog parents like you to know certain basic factors that determine your relationship with your Dog and can go a long way in training him effectively.
Before you begin training your Dog, it is absolutely essential that you build a loving bond with him. This is important as it helps you to understand his needs and instincts and also allows your Dog to have complete trust in you.
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How To Bond With Your Dog
Building a bond with your Dog is the first and the most crucial step involved in training him successfully. As soon as you bring your Dog home, you must first try to develop a caring and loving relationship with him in order to win his trust and confidence.
When Dogs are secure in the knowledge that they belong to the family, they are more likely to respond better to their owners' training commands. Just like with any relationship, there must be mutual trust and respect between you and your Dog.
Trust takes time to develop and respect comes from defining boundaries and treating any breach of those boundaries with firmness and fairness.
Without enforceable limitations, respect can’t be developed. And when there is no respect, building a bond with your Dog is almost impossible.
4 Golden Rules To Building A Relationship With Your Dog :
- Spend quality time together;
- Take him out in the world and experience life together;
- Establish and promote a level of mutual respect; and
- Develop a way of communicating to understand each other's needs.
Building a bond with your Dog will not only help you manage him better but will also make your Dog calm, quiet and an extremely well-adjusted pet.
Love Your Dog and He Will Love You back
Once you're succesful in building a bond with your Dog, you can rest assured that training him and teaching him new and clever tricks will be a cakewalk.
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How Your Dog Learns…
Your Dog's learning period can be divided into five phases:
The Teaching Phase – This is the phase where you must physically demonstrate to your Dog exactly what you want him to do.
The Practicing Phase – Practice makes Perfect. Once a lesson is learnt, practice with your Dog what you have just taught him.
The Generalizing Phase – Here you must continue practicing with your Dog in different locations and in an environment with a few distractions. You can take your Dog out for a walk, or to a nearby park and command him to practice whatever you've taught him.
Practicing the learned lessons in multiple locations and in the presence of small distractions will help him learn and retain lessons better .
The Testing Phase – Once you're sure that your Dog has achieved almost 90% success….he responds correctly almost every time you give a command, you must start testing his accuracy in newer locations with a lot of distractions.
Example: Take him to the local shopping mall and ask him to obey your command. He may not come up with the correct response the very first time you do this, but you must not lose hope.
The idea is to test your Dog to see how he responds in an environment which is new to him. Set-up a situation where you are in control of the environment and your Dog.
There are only 2 possibilities:
- Your Dog succeeds!!! (Trumpets please!)
- In case your Dog fails, re-examine the situation. Review and/or change your training. Then try testing again.
Keep on testing until he succeeds. Follow the rule of the 3 Ps – patience, persistence, praise.
Internalizing Phase – Finally, comes the extremely rewarding phase where your Dog does everything he is taught to do even without your commands.
Remember:
- Never scold your Dog if he fails. It's not his fault. You have failed as a trainer!
- You must be patient and persistent for your efforts to show rewards.
- Appreciate and love your Dog when he does it right! A little encouragement will work wonders for your Dog.
- Dog Training is easy when you do it right.
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