As my username suggests this is my first venture into the gundog world. Been a Labrador owner for 20+ years but only ever purely as family pets although I have always prided myself on their good manners.
I have so many questions it's hard to know where to begin !!
I have just joined the United Retreivers Club (Lincs).
I have 2 black labs - 1 x bitch 17 mts and 1 x dog 25 mts.
My questions are -
Firstly is my bitch too old to start training ? I have been at it for a month and I feel we are making good progress but don't want to waste hers and my time if we're not going anywhere.
Secondly is it advisable to train only the bitch or should I train both. Just seems a bit ambitious for a novice and of course if she's too old then he is positively an OAP !!!! She is so keen and he appears a little non-plas with it all.
Lastly by training the one I notice that when they are out together her behaviour is completely different in as much as she seems to revert to normal dog mode together with him (running riot around the fields etc...) I feel I may have almost answered my own question there but hey !!
Hope this post isn't considered too long, especially for a newbie !!
Would welcome any advice
