Comments on: Enough with the Barking! http://dogblog.8pawsup.com/2008/02/enough-with-the-barking.html The world through the lives of two chocolate Labrador Retrievers. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:32:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steph http://dogblog.8pawsup.com/2008/02/enough-with-the-barking.html#comment-206 Steph Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:19:00 +0000 http://www.8pawsup.com/dogblog/?p=306#comment-206 Shannon,<br/>I have a 9 mo. old chocolate lab male. He has always been a barker! Every morning when he's ready for us to get out of bed, he barks non-stop. Then he follows me to the bathroom and barks at me while I go potty! When he wants to play or attention, he will bark at you and sometimes act like he's gonna bite us! How do we get him to stop this annoying behavior? Shannon,
I have a 9 mo. old chocolate lab male. He has always been a barker! Every morning when he’s ready for us to get out of bed, he barks non-stop. Then he follows me to the bathroom and barks at me while I go potty! When he wants to play or attention, he will bark at you and sometimes act like he’s gonna bite us! How do we get him to stop this annoying behavior?

]]> By: Anonymous http://dogblog.8pawsup.com/2008/02/enough-with-the-barking.html#comment-205 Anonymous Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:44:00 +0000 http://www.8pawsup.com/dogblog/?p=306#comment-205 I have a 2 1/2 year old chocolate lab which will be 3 in June. He doesn't hardly bark at all unless he's playing or speaking for treats. We have is leash by the door and when he wants out, he will bump his leash. Is that normal? I thought he would be more vocal, especial if he needs out. Did I mess up in the training somewhere? Someone strange can come to the door and all he does is try to push is butt through to see who it is. I have a 2 1/2 year old chocolate lab which will be 3 in June. He doesn’t hardly bark at all unless he’s playing or speaking for treats. We have is leash by the door and when he wants out, he will bump his leash. Is that normal? I thought he would be more vocal, especial if he needs out. Did I mess up in the training somewhere? Someone strange can come to the door and all he does is try to push is butt through to see who it is.

]]> By: Kate http://dogblog.8pawsup.com/2008/02/enough-with-the-barking.html#comment-204 Kate Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.8pawsup.com/dogblog/?p=306#comment-204 Thanks for the advice!<br/>And don't worry, we wouldn't be getting another lab just to have a playmate for Diesel - if I didn't have to work, and we had the space and money, I would have a whole housefull of labs if I could! Thanks for the advice!
And don’t worry, we wouldn’t be getting another lab just to have a playmate for Diesel – if I didn’t have to work, and we had the space and money, I would have a whole housefull of labs if I could!

]]> By: Shannon http://dogblog.8pawsup.com/2008/02/enough-with-the-barking.html#comment-203 Shannon Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.8pawsup.com/dogblog/?p=306#comment-203 Great questions! :)<br/><br/>Some benefits of having 2 Labs:<br/>1) Bonding<br/>2) Learning pack hierarchy<br/>3) Playmate<br/>4) Helps alleviate stress when left home<br/>5) Loads more kisses and love<br/><br/>Some things to consider when having 2 Labs:<br/>1) Higher vet/food/toy/daycare/etc. bills<br/>2) Sibling rivalry<br/>3) Difficult to get alone time<br/>4) Backseat of cars shrink :)<br/>5) More poop/dog hair/dog smell!!<br/>6) Can be easier or harder to train the 2nd one<br/><br/>When we got Dakota, our breeder told us "one Lab is like one tornado and two Labs are like 10 tornados)". Do not get a Lab for Diesel because you feel bad for him or want to give him a playmate - get a Lab because your family wants one. Also, make sure that the Labs are at least 1 year apart in age and dont assume that the next Lab will be as good or bad as the one you currently have. Dakota and Cheyenne are complete opposites... Dakota was easy to train, housebreak, and is a complete mush. Cheyenne is a ball of fire, is more difficult to train, and took forever to housebreak. <br/><br/>If you do plan on getting another one - I recommend not another male. Although you are afraid Diesel will hump her to death, a female is better because it takes away the possibility of male-male aggression and Diesel will get tired of it after a while. Honestly, Cheyenne will hump Dakota when playing but Dakota would NEVER allow another dog to even come close to that... when Dakota has had enough of Cheyenne trying to dominate, Dakota lets her know. :)<br/><br/>Hope that helps! Keep us up to date! Great questions! :)

Some benefits of having 2 Labs:
1) Bonding
2) Learning pack hierarchy
3) Playmate
4) Helps alleviate stress when left home
5) Loads more kisses and love

Some things to consider when having 2 Labs:
1) Higher vet/food/toy/daycare/etc. bills
2) Sibling rivalry
3) Difficult to get alone time
4) Backseat of cars shrink :)
5) More poop/dog hair/dog smell!!
6) Can be easier or harder to train the 2nd one

When we got Dakota, our breeder told us “one Lab is like one tornado and two Labs are like 10 tornados)”. Do not get a Lab for Diesel because you feel bad for him or want to give him a playmate – get a Lab because your family wants one. Also, make sure that the Labs are at least 1 year apart in age and dont assume that the next Lab will be as good or bad as the one you currently have. Dakota and Cheyenne are complete opposites… Dakota was easy to train, housebreak, and is a complete mush. Cheyenne is a ball of fire, is more difficult to train, and took forever to housebreak.

If you do plan on getting another one – I recommend not another male. Although you are afraid Diesel will hump her to death, a female is better because it takes away the possibility of male-male aggression and Diesel will get tired of it after a while. Honestly, Cheyenne will hump Dakota when playing but Dakota would NEVER allow another dog to even come close to that… when Dakota has had enough of Cheyenne trying to dominate, Dakota lets her know. :)

Hope that helps! Keep us up to date!

]]> By: Kate http://dogblog.8pawsup.com/2008/02/enough-with-the-barking.html#comment-202 Kate Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:55:00 +0000 http://www.8pawsup.com/dogblog/?p=306#comment-202 Hi Shannon, this is unrelated to this specific post, but I've got a few questions for you.<br/><br/>Obviously you are all for having 2 labs, but can you tell me the benefits of having two as well as the downside?<br/><br/>My fiance and I are looking to get Diesel a little brother when he is about a year and a half old.... I am a little worried about having two large dogs, but at the same time, I just love him so much, and can't help but think how great two would be.<br/><br/>However, I also wonder how rough it might be with TWO labs when we decide to have children...<br/><br/>Would you recommend getting another boy, or would a girl be better. Diesel is fixed, but I worry about him humping a girl all the time - he constantly tries to do that to his 8 year old shepard/lab mix cousin...<br/><br/>Thanks for your advice!<br/><br/>Kate Hi Shannon, this is unrelated to this specific post, but I’ve got a few questions for you.

Obviously you are all for having 2 labs, but can you tell me the benefits of having two as well as the downside?

My fiance and I are looking to get Diesel a little brother when he is about a year and a half old…. I am a little worried about having two large dogs, but at the same time, I just love him so much, and can’t help but think how great two would be.

However, I also wonder how rough it might be with TWO labs when we decide to have children…

Would you recommend getting another boy, or would a girl be better. Diesel is fixed, but I worry about him humping a girl all the time – he constantly tries to do that to his 8 year old shepard/lab mix cousin…

Thanks for your advice!

Kate

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