Our beautiful Chocolate Lab
This lens is the story of Rascal.
A stunning full bred Chocolate Labrador Retriever dog with American Kennel Certificate registration papers. He truly is a gorgeous specimen of this breed. Dark brown shiny coat. His weight ranges between 65-75 lbs, depending on the season, and thickness of his fur. A proud stance that is a credit to his sire Makayla's Mr McGiver and dam Lucy Lee Spencer.
If you are interested in a Labrador Retriever, please consider beginning at a Rescue Center, your local Shelter, (click on Pet Stuff to enter zip code) or Petfinders.com.
Thanks for dropping by and Enjoy!
His Early Years
Rascal basically grew up with a very busy 2, then 3 year old child named Jacob.
They trained each other to play hard in a yard absolutely wonderful for a kid and his dog.
They trained each other to wrestle.
They trained each other the game of chase.
They taught each other the game of tug.
Can you predict where this is going?
His Social Graces
... or lack thereof
Excited when we come in like an exuberant greeting "Hi, Hi, Hi!".
We've trained him to get his ball. That's helped a little. We've trained him (sort of) to let us put our stuff down before we say "Hi, Hi, HI!" back. Even if he's not jumping, he can still knock over a toddler, or knock them back out the door, in his excitement. If he were able this greeting would like more like a hug than jumping. He really likes everyone, it just doesn't look like it.
Bark and jumps on the window if he's inside.
Barks and and jumps on the deck rail when we are outside.
Or pulls on his leash when an owner/dog come within 500 yards of us, and he would bark and jump on them too, if given half a chance.
Kong Dog Toys
A.K.A Chewing Champion Toys
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His Sex Life
Since he's been neutered, he doesn't have much of one.He does have a thing for the towel that covers the only furniture he's allowed on; the ottoman.
He takes it away to "hug" and chew it while having his "fun".
Previously in his life, before us, he had a standard dog bed.
That is, until he ATE it.
His Eating Habits
A.K.A He'll eat almost anything
He would eat the cat, if only she would hold still long enough.Then there is the challenge of staying away from her pretty long nails. But you have to give him credit because regardless of those 2 challenges, he does keeps trying to accomplish the impossible feat of nailing her down.
I've already mentioned his towel in "His Sex Life".
He's also partial to fleece throw blankets left around by my kids and grands.
Tennis balls are only for playing catch. Otherwise he'll EAT them.
He chewed up a medium sized Kong when he was less than 50 lbs.
The only size Kong he hasn't chewed up, so far, is a XXL Kong.
If given the chance, he also enjoys a treat of socks and underwear.
Yes, Labs will eat ANYTHING!
Maybe we don't have it so bad...
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This site is focused on the Labrador breed, but other breeds mentioned here as well.
Tall Tails: Labrador's are notorious for eating - EVERYTHING
Article Credit: Shannon Tobin on tcstyle.com
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His Sleeping Habits
He spends his quiet times during the day on his ottoman shown in the picture for "His sex life". He also sleeps there at night.#That is until he heads for our queen-size bed as soon as we are settled for the night, unaware of his stealthiness.
He slips right in between us.
Stretched out to his full size and width which can be mistaken for the other spouse,
Once he's discovered he's pushed out,
then he begins this process again.
We would just shut the door, but for the cat. If the cat is shut, in or out, she will scratch the door to get to (through to?) the other side.
Since this seems to be mutually beneficial for the both the cat and dog, we think this is their only shared mission in our household.
Suffice it to say we usually discover both the dog and cat in our bed come morning.
* sigh *.
# UPDATE: No more ottoman. He punched a hole in it. That piece of much missed furniture now resides in the extra bedroom. He now rests on the super comfy, premium padded, carpeted floor. Unless I've caught him on a couch.
* BIG sigh *
Dog Beds
Petmate 25-Inch Burrow Bed, Navy Blue
Amazon Price: $31.88 (as of 12/24/2009) 
Coolaroo Elevated Pet Bed, Large, Green
Amazon Price: $31.82 (as of 12/24/2009)
Multipet Super Soft Donut Yap Dog Bed, Measures 24 Inches for Small Dogs
Amazon Price: $34.97 (as of 12/24/2009)
Multipet Luxury Peluchi Yap Dog Bed with Faux Fur, Measures 22 Inches for Medium-Size Pets
Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 12/24/2009)
K&H Lectro Soft Outdoor Bed, Small
Amazon Price: $36.43 (as of 12/24/2009)
His Toilet Habits
such as they are
Lab-sized bombs everywhere.
Hanging mid-air in evergreen shrubs.
On top of flowers like my already struggling rose bush..
Underneath the swing set and at the ends of the play slides.
As you can imagine they they invariably get stepped on by toddlers.
Then there is the miraculous reappearance of the a fore-mentioned items in "His Eating Habits" chapter above.
Yellow grass near the fence lines.
Near the hot tub.
Puddles on the end of the play slides. Not under them. On them.
Next to my Flower pots.
Maybe a yellow-sided shrub or 2, or 3, or 4. You get the idea.
We are trying to train him to "go to the weeds".
See the ribbon grass garden planted for this very purpose in background above.
Mildly successful with the praise and bribes of treats.
As long as treats are shown, but not said yet.
We're working on that.
And we have to be in the yard most times.
We're working that, too.
His Training
Well...
This is a tough subject.Professional training is out due to lack of disposable funds.
Techniques that seem work by the televised trainers: some work, some don't.... yet.
Family training solidarity is an issue that we are trying to resolve..
So we are trying the best that we can with techniques that seem to work.
He is walked at least daily in the neighborhood.
We play "get the ball" in the yard when we are able.
Dog Training DVDs
Maybe you'll do better
The Dog Whisperer: Beginning and Intermediate Dog Training
Amazon Price: $15.99 (as of 12/24/2009)
It's PAWSible! Dog Training and Puppy Training DVD
Amazon Price: $44.99 (as of 12/24/2009)
The Dog Whisperer: Vol 2 - Solving Common Behavior Problems
Amazon Price: $22.49 (as of 12/24/2009)
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan: Power of the Pack
Amazon Price: $9.98 (as of 12/24/2009)
Dog Training For Children
Amazon Price: $30.00 (as of 12/24/2009)
The is the end of his story, as it is so far...
Despite all this we love him dearly. He is a wonderful addition to our now empty nest family.
Even the cat loves him.
Well...
maybe not.
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- admiralglass admiralglass Dec 3, 2009 @ 9:16 am
- What a hilarious lens =D Rascal seems to be one happy dog and bit naughty too ( but then again boys will be boys).
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- sandyspider sandyspider Nov 23, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
- Love your chocolate lab!
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- SoyCandleLover-Maker SoyCandleLover-Maker Nov 24, 2009 @ 10:46 pm
- Thank you. We do too. :D
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- sittonbull sittonbull Nov 13, 2009 @ 3:12 pm
- Our Choc Lab "Gus" prefers the theft and consumption of tender roast pork loin robbed from the butcher block at the most inopportune time (just prior to dinner!) At 8 yrs old &100+ lbs, his insatiable appetite has claimed everything from shoes & simple loaves of bread to the most painstakingly prepared, highly delectable cuisine! To demonstrate his intellectual prowess, he has learned how to open the trash compactor and leave it's contents strewn about in all the most recognizable places. Of course he feels compelled to shed vacuum bags full of hair on a regular basis. He is an alpha male and must participate in daily conversations with all the family to make his position on the issues clear! From my perspective with Gus, I have thoroughly enjoyed this lens and for one who claims to lack confidence in their writing skills, this lens is beautifully written and had me ROFL. Thanks for your visit and comments on my lens. :~)
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- SoyCandleLover-Maker SoyCandleLover-Maker Nov 17, 2009 @ 9:31 am
- It's amazing what they can get in to when they really want something. I think it would be quite easy to create another dog with the fur strewn about. The writing, well, for me it's that I find myself in permanent edit mode. It's taken me 5 minutes, just to write, then re-write, this comment. I'm glad you enjoyed Rascal's lens. He helped with the subject matter, so it was a little easier than some. :D Thanks so much.
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