Lab working dog, Foxred labradorJumping Drill and a Long Marked Retrieve.

[@KevGee]

what a great dog you have there!! great to watch dog and handler working!

[@paulsmith843]

What a gorgeous dog!

[@thomashowlin4353]

Love your tone, very positive, and encouraging

[@gr00t3]

finally a lab thats not overweight

[@abelincoln2562]

Such a good lad, handsome fella ta boot.

[@catherineturner3732]

Excellent video please do more

[@stuartgraham4961]

He is in superb condition. Could I ask what you feed him please?

[@northlawgundogs5254]

@@stuartgraham4961 …..and he still is about 4 years later 😉 I feed my dogs on mid price point dry food but 4 or 5 times a week they will cooked chicken or pigeon breasts ( I have a mate who does pest control for farmers). A key additive is a wee bit salmon oil in every meal, available on Amazon . Thanks for your comment.

[@stuartgraham4961]

@@northlawgundogs5254 thanks for the reply 👍🏻 We are thinking of getting a fox red lab next but ive never seen one with as much muscle definition as yours, labs always seem to a look a bit chunky . He has similar muscle tone to my rhodesian ridgeback i lost at the start of the year.

[@northlawgundogs5254]

@@stuartgraham4961 he was about 14 months in that video, he is 35 kg now and still in nice condition, a few weeks of hard training or working and he becomes hulk. Lovely biddable , hard working dog.

[@spongesmith5456]

He is beautiful and well muscled!

[@northlawgundogs5254]

thanks Aleshia, I like to keep them both nice and lean.

[@GarageDwellerPat]

@@northlawgundogs5254 I have a female Fox Red and she is also very lean and muscular. Seems like they are like that more so than other breeds of labs.

[@northlawgundogs5254]

Mine is now 2 months off being 2 years old and still lean and muscular 👌

[@keithhaynes8079]

Well done Gus and well Colin

[@northlawgundogs5254]

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[@1cbrracer]

Nae bad, can I ask where in Scotland you are? We're near aberdeen👍

[@northlawgundogs5254]

I'm in Livingston Bruce.

[@Ivytea]

gorgeous dog, curious on if you used specific training methods for his fetch - did you follow a program? Or did you force fetch? expecting a pup in january, want to be prepared. You have great dogs.

[@northlawgundogs5254]

Hi Ethan, no ‘programs’ or ‘force fetch’, extracting their natural ability and desire is all that’s needed if the dog has the right breeding. Don’t over think it, they are hard wired to retrieve! The very basics of how I train is based on ‘game play’. Have them retrieving from a very young pup, a rolled up sock, light weight ball etc, enclosed space such as a hallway or the corner of a room in your house so the only place they can go is back to you. Lots of praise, make the dog want to be with you, firm but fair, nothing is forced and only short sessions to start. Getting the pup to stop/stop and sit is also something to start right away, whether you use a short pip on a whistle, or whatever, bring it in early, meal time make the pup sit, pip on the whistle… manners ! I reiterate though game play, make the early training days fun for the dog and it will want to please you for life. My 2 are completely different, Gus, in this video, is a soft dog, he is now 2.5 years old and is still a ‘soft dog’ needs handled differently to Cooper. Good luck

[@Ivytea]

@@northlawgundogs5254 Fantastic, thank you so much. Your videos have been extremely useful. There is so much information out there when it comes to training it is easy to become overwhelmed. I like your approach, the pup is coming from a proven pedigree so I anticipate will have a high drive. Thank you for the information!

[@amiyasaikia2077]

Isn't that cutie a bit underweight??

[@northlawgundogs5254]

37 kg/ 81lbs, regularly remarked upon how 'in shape' he is, my vet comments on much it is nice to see a "real lab" that isnt carrying excess weight. He is nearly 3 now, still in the same condition gets fed exactly the same as the black lab who is also in a nice lean condition. An over weight dog is nothing but cruel and long term will suffer.

[@thomashowlin4353]

What do you charge for a pup

[@northlawgundogs5254]

Sorry Thomas, I ain’t qualified to take to take someone else’s dogs on, these are videos purely showing me and my 2 (3rd one coming later in the year) If people take the odd bit of ‘how to’ or ‘I’ll try that’ from these that’s great! Cheers.