CottonwoodRanchAndKennel.com Waterfowl Retriever Training at the Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel located on the western slope of Colorado. Ted Hoff owner and trainer of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel and the Cottonwood Hunt Club is training Mae the Black Labrador Retriever at the pond located on the ranch. Waterfowl retriever training.

Blue Collar Black Male He is a very playful little guy! One of 10 puppies in the litter- only black male! Chocolate Yellow and Black Labrador Retriever Puppies More photos and videos on our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com Rogers Family Labrador Retrievers

my now 3 year old black labrador retriever Aramis (puppy & adult) www.facebook.com/Virginia.Wilhelmer.Photography

www.sitmeanssit.com Getting my dog from his plane ride today. I always hear different dog people talk about what their dog was like when they first got him off the plane upon arrival. A young puppy, and in the case of my puppy, it is a very young black labrador retriever puppy that is only 8 weeks old, can be a very stressful experience. The puppy is gone from his siblings or mother all of a sudden and taken on a bumpy plane ride where he has probably been confined for hours, and then greeted by a stranger. Even adult dogs can naturally find this experience very stressful at times. I am not one that puts everything into how the dog reacts when he first comes out of that crate after the long plane ride, although we all would ideally like to see them act as confident as can be. That isn’t always the case, and it takes a couple weeks or longer in a lot of cases for the puppy to become acclimated and then you can give him a fair initial evaluation. This puppy had a very good initial response to all of these new things happening, and although was hesitant for a second or two, recovered very quickly and has done nothing but been a tail wagging and confident dog the more that he sees. I’m sure he’s going to just get stronger and stronger as the days go by. What was your puppy like when he first arrived? c

www.sitmeanssit.com These are some little drills that you can do to make your dog comfortable in running through different types of terrain without having to go out to the field every day. Sometimes you may have a young dog and you may want to practice stuff like this in a nearby parking lot, schoolyard, or just about anywhere even if you live in the city. The more things your dog becomes comfortable in running through, the more confident he will be. It’s one less thing that he has to think about because he will be used to this type of stuff by the time he needs to run through it if he becomes a field dog, and even if he only has to compete on grass and never sees this in a trial, he will still be better. The dog in this video is a 1 year old Black Labrador Retriever that will run hunt tests as he gets older.