Labradoodle & Goldendoodle Forum
Please forgive me for this rant but I am so sick of hearing some version of this story (as I did yet again today) that I could scream. No, I could cry. I almost did.
Lady on the street: “Your dog is beautiful, how old is he?”
Me: “Thank you, he just turned two.”
Lady: “Was he hyper as a puppy and has settled down as he aged?”
Me: “He has never been hyper, but was quite active and liked to put his mouth on everything as a pup.”
Lady: “I have a one year old labradoodle and she is sooo hyper. I am hoping she will grow out of it.”
Me: “Have you done any training classes with her?”
Lady: “We went to one, but I don’t think it did any good. Your dog walks so nicely how do you do it?”
Me: “Lots of practice. He gets at least two 45 min walks per day. Which by the way really helps keep him calm.”
Lady: “We have kids, so really don’t have time to walk her.”
Me: “Oh.”
Now I am mad at myself that I did not say more (not that it would help) and again I feel worried that this will be a dog that is given up shortly. That is the part that makes me want to cry. No dog is perfect. Some in fact arrive with issues that are extremely difficult to deal with. I understand that. But part of the joy and responsibility of having a dog is spending time with it. Walking. Training. Along the way they learn and so do we. Okay, thanks for listening.
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Amen to this.
The exercise requirements for large sporting breeds are available to anyone who does his homework. No training and no time even for walks. How is this young retriever mix, whose ancestors were bred to hunt and run for hours, supposed to burn off her energy?
But if she doesn't sit around like a couch potato, she's hyper. There must be something wrong with the dog.
Makes me crazy, too.
You made me laugh too, Allyson.
We can't shoot you, but JD will come over and bite you on the butt! LOL
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