Some rest after a great afternoon

Samantha, Maggie and Chelsea getting some rest after a great afternoon on the Reach in the rain today.

 

My Pup, front page!

I sold a pup to a young fellow who had three concussions playing hockey. Their pictures and story was on front page of Chronicle Herald.

A cautionary tale and a brain-injury guide:

 http://bit.ly/17aiKCW

 

Noah tracking yesterday morning in Trenton

Max (pics)

Don,

Yes Max is doing fantastic. He is an exceptionally good looking dog, we get comments from everyone who see’s him.

I would agree with Don; Storm and Jill have produced lovely pup’s and you clearly have done a great job in developing them which obviously explains why Max is growing into such a good looking and confident dog.

Max is growing very fast and learning quick, neither Steph nor I can remember life without him.

When we have a chance we will bring Max to visit.

I’ve attached some photo’s so you can see how he is developing.

Best Regards

Colin

Roux is doing great!

Hi Don,

 

Roux is doing great! , I thought I would send you a note and photo about Roux. As you know he turned 1 on April 29th (from Mutt and Ai's litter).

 

He is doing well and is a healthy happy puppy :)

 

He now weighs 54.8 lbs and he is getting bigger every

day! Marc and I are loving him more and more every day. He keeps us busy

and is now sleeping past 6am :) There was a time he was up at 4am! Ha ha!

 

The picture attached is him at 4 months...he is gorgeous!

 

 Hope all is well with you.

 

 Jenn & Marc

 

New bumper in a duck shape

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Double Chocolate!

Any water is good water, lol




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Bela

Hi Don,

Bela is coming along fairly well. When working she's very solid, when not, she's a wild one. Loves to find trouble! Seeing Jil perform so well (quietly and steadily) while in PQ is great incentive to push on. I do
worry about her love of rocks however????

Stephen

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Puck earned the title of Rally Excellent

I qualified at the Dartmouth show Saturday and again Sunday in the Rally Excellent class. He got HIC (High In Cass) today, this was his third qualification, thus earning the title of RE. His registered name is Kadnook Doindogs Puck CD RE CGN.

db

Trooper and I

Here are a couple pictures of Trooper and I as we went for a snowmobile ride and had a weiner roast.

Benjamin

Jill's Trip (video)

Hey Don,

Well Jil put on quite a performance last weekend in Quebec. She was steady, didn't break, kennelled up in the dog blind, retrieved well and even fought a live one! She's gutsy and amped...here's a video of one of the retrieves...

pretty awesome for a 10 month old!

Peter

 

This pup was born 27 June 12, just 10 mos old! She is from Jill and Storm with the good fortune of being purchased and trained by an excellent owner! He and several of his hunting friends just returned from a snow goose hunting trip to Quebec.

Don

Wilson pics

Chronicle herald story

I've just read your story regarding the service, although a wonderful story there is a glaring error in the description of the dog as a "golden Lab"... This would actually mean that the dog is a mixed breed (Golden retriever crossed with a Labrador retriever). I would assume that you meant to call the dog a 'yellow lab'...this may seem like a simple case of semantics, however, it is not. Breeders of purebred dogs, in particular, donate pups to services such as this. In fact, most would not associate with a program that advocates the breeding of mixed breeds.

The Labrador retriever is highly regarded for the role it continuously plays as a service dog and as such advocates of the breed are adamant that mixing breeds should not happen. In short, reporting the dog as a Golden Lab would suggest that this organization promotes, in essence, backyard breeding of mutts...which is not the case.

Sincerely,
Kimberly


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Pics from the show

Here is a picture of Vanessa and CH Doindogs Noah. They live in Toronto, she bought him from me following the advice of her vet. Noah is three years old now, a pup of Pat and Storm. Vanessa brought him to the Labrador National show in Moncton. He has earned his CKC Champion title and trained for obedience, tracking and rally. He is a very lucky dog to have such a dedicated owner!

Don



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Chelsea puppy Wilson

Hello Don,

Ch. Doindogs Chelsea Marie's puppy Wilson competed in 4 Shows in Moncton this weekend. He was one year old Friday. They were his first Shows. 

 

On Friday, he won his Class at the Labrador Retriever Club of Canada's Annual National Specialty Show.

 

On Saturday morning, with a new judge, he won his Class in the Moncton All Breed Show.

 

On Saturday afternoon, with a third judge, he won his Class in the Atlantic Canada Labrador Retriever Club's Annual Show.

 

Today, with a fourth judge, in the 2nd of the Moncton All Breed Shows, he won Reserve Winners Male or 2nd best male Lab in Show overall. 

 

Wilson was trained by Wendy Bennett. He was handled by Allison Foley. Wilson loves the Rings!

 

Gary

Bigby Update

Hi Don,

I wanted to send some more updates on Bigby.  Spring is here which means he and I are frequenting the Irving Nature Park on a regular basis.  The lakes have thawed so he can go swimming again too. 

He's also gotten *really* good at catch -- better at catching than I am at tossing (him missing is almost always due to my aim and not his own efforts)

I've also included a picture of him with my nephew.  While I don't have kids myself, I have a lot of kids among my friends and family.  Parker (pictured) used to be afraid of dogs.  Bigby has helped turn that around.  He's his buddy (and a good horse for his stuffed animals).

-Greg

Happy Dog!

First weekend of fishing. She's just a little excited to be on the River again!

 

Hope all is well,

Tara

 

Maxx update

Hi Don,

Just wanted to say hi and let you know that Maxx is doing great.

Tracy

Bela and Pearl Beach Day

Bela (Jill and Storm) and Pearl (Dot and Ai) Beach Day

80 lbs of lab ballast

Hi Don,

As you can see, Ruby does a fine job of holding down the bow of my canoe when we're out trout fishing. All that she asks is to fetch a few sticks before we head home for the day.

All the best,
Dave








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Belle is doing great!

Hello Don!!

 

Belle is doing great! She has most of the commands down and Is doing great

at retrieving!! She loves the water and I mean loves the water!! Can't keep

her out of it! Hope to get in soon for a visit

 

Adam and Lori

 

Bela

Hey Don,

 

Sit/stays are going well. Here's a pic of Bela at Rockwood Park learning to

be steady in the presence of the ultimate temptation. Not unlike one from

Pete's Jil last summer. The sisters have met, worked and played a bit and

get on great.

 

Cheers

 

Stephen 

 

Tracking

Hi Don

 

Took Noah tracking today with a lady who is actually a tracking judge. Well Noah did VERY well :-) Her only 'criticism' was that he was too fats and that I was running too fast after him :-)

 

Going to be practicing with him some more and then I will try him for a TD test as soon as I can get in .

 

Cheers

 

 

Vanessa

Line drill with bird hidden

Introduced real dead duck from last year.. did great and has quite a nose!! Peter

Max Update

Hey Don,

 

Stephanie here. Just wanted to drop you a quick line and update you on Max. I've been meaning to send you an email all week but somehow the days just seem to get away from me, especially when looking after an active puppy :-)

 

Max is doing great, growing like a weed and really developing his own personality. He's made friends with our neighbours 2 year old boxer and they play really well together.

 

He had his check-up with the vet last week and everything is good. He's almost doubled in size and weight and shows no signs of slowing down :)

 

We honestly can't remember what the house was like without him in it :-)

 

I'm attaching a couple of pics.

 

Stephanie and Colin

 

 

Puck's coat

Hello Don

 

Puck's coat comes from the first Scottish Import - KELVINHEAD KADNOOK CLYDE

[Monty] through 'Scot's mother's side of the pedigree. Puck's coat is the

exact copy of Monty's coat. It will straighten in time and become very

strong and water proof after 2-3 coat changes over the seasons. We must

remember 'PUCK' has experienced two seasons alike from here to yours, and

until he lives a couple of full cycles of the seasons his coat may take some

time to adjust.

 

In the photo of him on his bed a see nothing wrong with his coat. We must

remember he had a big coat as a pup, two photos attached.

 

Regards

Wayne

 

My handsome boy

Took this in Brighton :-)

 

Vanessa

 

Puck on his new bed

Jil, A little training from last weekend

Troubleshooting

Hi Don,

Bela is wild at feeding time. From day one I’ve prepped her food, set it on counter, ate something myself first, then placed her bowl, held her at sit, tried to wait for 2 seconds of steady/quiet then let her go. If too wild, I remove food, wait for her to settle and try again until successful. Today she was so noisy and aggressive that I removed her food and kennelled her. She was extremely vocal for about 5-10 minutes (a first???). When she quieted, I removed her and followed the usual drill with success (albeit about 1 second of sit/quiet??).

Am I expecting too much too soon? Suggestions?

Also, how much physical assertion on my part is warranted at this point (ie: holding down till she stops resisting.) She can be quite resistant/aggressive. We’re spending a lot of time holding and handling her as she did not like this much in the beginning and even now resists and mouths a lot. She is coming around though.

She is doing exceptionally well aside from this. Recall is 100%, sit and even heel are shaping up well.

Thanks, Steve

Looks as though you are both doing great! I think you could accomplish your control goal by simply preparing her food and leaving it on the counter while you eat or do something else. Even though holding her now is quite easy I think she will get the desired message without so much force.

Don

I have been leaving it on the counter for her to see while she watches me eat. Should I simply let her have it from there and worry about sit/stay later as she matures? She’s only vocal about her food or if she desperately needs to duty. Strong willed as expected :)

Steve

That is what I would do. The objective is to show her who is in charge. That concept should soon become quite clear to her. I suggest you simply ignore barking at this point. Jill would like to be quite vocal also but has decided barking doesn’t gain her anything.

Don

Exactly, thanks for the help/reinforcement. It’s been a while, but things are slowly coming back. Amazing how easily we forget the hard stuff :)

I’ll be sending that sticker out tomorrow. Picking it up after work today.

I’m now well aware of Bela’s god given hunting talent. Yesterday, I had 3 wings pre-hidden on a field. I walked her on lead down-wind and within seconds she was on the scent and located them shortly thereafter. I let her take each, but took it from her immediately and gave a treat. She was very unwilling to give it up,,,,almost wild on it. Today, I was hiding one while she was off lead and distracted. However, before I could get her on lead the wind changed and she was on it. I blew her in on whistle (she’s been amazing on recall, even with other dogs around!!!) and she decided to chew away and not come. You know how it plays out after that. I know I shouldn’t really even be doing this stuff, but can’t help myself :) Her ravenous behaviour for the wing has me nervous or is this typical of a high drive lab and my puppy memory is just poor?

She is very stubborn and I worry about balancing physical control/discipline with treating her like a puppy. Clearly intelligent, I want to make clear to her early on I’m the boss, but not lose her trust. How assertive should I be at 9 weeks?

Steve