labs...

[collie daft 15]

ME DAD JUST GOT HIM SELL A YELLOW LAB, SHE 12 MONTH OLD, IS SHE TO OLD TO STARTIN TRAININ ON THE WHISTLE AND FOR BEATIN, BIT INFO PLEASE PEOPLE ....

[rickyspringer 15]

no a very good age for training, won't take much to make a good beating dog out of her & i think its easy to get a dog on the whistle,like anything it takes time

[lewismac1 1]

A year old is a great time to start training, As longs the dog has no faults or bad habits you should be ok.

 

Right enough, i would be a bit cautious on why the last owner is getting rid of her?

[gadge 2]

IN WHAT I NO IS IF THE DOG COMES FROM A WORKING BRED THEN THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBS, BUT LIKE THE OTHER CHAP SAID WAY IS HE GETTING RID,ANYONE WHO HAS A GOOD DOG NEVER GET,S RID,HOPFULLY IF HE PUT,S THE TIME IN HE WILL BE REWAERDED.

[Dave C 63]

She could get to a decent standard to shoot over depending on her drive and breeding, i would start with the basics 10 / 15 mins morning and night and dont move onto the next command until she has mastered the first, she will gradually build up her training and her confidence.

I would not let her do any hunting until her basic control is good or you will never get her right, but when you are not training just play retrieve games and build up a good bond with her.

Bit of patients and you will be surprised how far you get.

I got a cocker x that was a year and had been running with Lurchers and Terriers and it was amazing how she came on, after about 3 months training i was shooting over her.

 

Good Luck

 

Dave.

Edited March 30, 2010 by Dave C

[collie daft 15]

cheers lads for the replys, this little bitch has only ever be learnt to sit buy the owner, before me, she got her off a dad who does loads of shootin she has a excellent kc, the reason why me dad got her was that, he is a friend of the family and the womens 18 month old baby,the dog was keep knockin her down....so we have her now, and u can tell her to sit and stay and she will stay as long as u want,and as for water she loves it she leeps in to the water, retrievin anything, but us new to theses dog, so going to start from the beginnin...cheers

[mick20 23]

cheers lads for the replys, this little bitch has only ever be learnt to sit buy the owner, before me, she got her off a dad who does loads of shootin she has a excellent kc, the reason why me dad got her was that, he is a friend of the family and the womens 18 month old baby,the dog was keep knockin her down....so we have her now, and u can tell her to sit and stay and she will stay as long as u want,and as for water she loves it she leeps in to the water, retrievin anything, but us new to theses dog, so going to start from the beginnin...cheers

Start with 'sit-stay', recall and walking to heel,