I thought I new a decent bit about Labrador Retrievers, but I had never heard of purebred Black and Tan Labrador Retrievers until I began volunteering as a puppy raiser working with Stetson (my GDA puppy) and his guide dog training. From the Guiding Eyes website: “The black and tan coloring is due to a [...]
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One question I often get concerning Stetson (my guide dog puppy in training) is does he know any tricks. As a puppy raiser we are not supposed to teach our Guide Dog puppies any tricks. We have a specific list of commands that we must adhere to. There are actually only nine primary commands on [...]
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I’m required to take my Guide Dog, Stetson to at least one (6 week) puppy training class and one (6 week) basic obedience class while he’s with me for the next year and half. So far we’ve attended two (6 week) puppy training classes and are on our third (6 week) basic obedience class. Tammy, [...]
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I have a labrador retriever and from what I’ve heard they are prone to overeating as well as eating way too fast. As a puppy Stetson would eat his cup of food in probably under 20 seconds…pretty much just inhaling the food. A few times a week he’d vomit uneaten kibble in the middle of [...]
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