Hi guys,
Two months ago we lost our wonderful and dearest labrador "Noa" at an age of only 9 years due to a uterus problem. We were heart broken as you can imagine. Early May, just before we went to the US for vacation, we contacted a friend who is a labrador retriever breeder and lucky for us she had a 4 weeks old black female labrador that she wanted to sell to us. Last Monday we took her to our home. So here she is and I already started training her to retrieve lost arrows. :archer:
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That is great! My arrow retriever is in my Avatar. Have fun with the training. :thumbsup:
Great lookin' dog. She doesn't appear to be afraid of a food bowl either :)
Eric, those were my same thoughts! :thumbsup:
I have one of those too.Mine is yellow.fetches arrow when stump shooting.Sometimes handy.
gotta love those labs. my yellow lab gets so excited when i shoot, she almost tries to grab the arrow out of the air! i haven't lost an arrow in years. she's now trying to train the neighbors dog to do the retrieving - -
Can't beat a lab. My 6 year old black lab retrieves all my ducks, finds arrows, sheds and is a good bloodtrailing dog.
Excellent, she looks like a good friend already!!!! She will be a good companion... :thumbsup: :clapper:
Labs are the best, I wish they lasted longer.
Cute pup and always great to have them find your lost arrows.
I wonder if my Siamese cat will retrieve?
Hey, 18th, your Siamese should hang around w/my American Tabby. He does retrieve (when HE wants to!!-typical cat!!)
Beats taking your shoes and socks off in the winter to look for arrows under the grass.
LOL, i had a siamese female that would drive you nuts throwing things for her to fetch and retrieve, her favorite was an old phone cord coil. She has been gone now for several years but was with us for 17 years.
Arnold,
Great looking Pup but I'm sure glad I ain't got that grocery bill! If you haven't got a name for her yet I bet Opra would fit her perfect...
Beautiful pup! There was an arrow retriving dog at a shoot a while back - found my arrow in some thick cover. I would not have believed it if I hadn't have seen it. Don't know if my French Brits will do the same, but I'd like to see. Wishing you years of happiness with the new pup and many arrows found :)
Congrats Arnold! I can smell the puppy breath from here! Are they your "ugly" training arrows Arnold? They're nicer than my best ones!
Shame on me I forgot to mention her name:
We call her "Rani". (Hindu for "queen")
She looks like Queen for sure!!
So pretty.
Your mom and a lab are the only two things that will love you no matter what.
I lost a few arrows last night, can I borrow him!!!
Did you notice they always seem to grab the arrows by the fletching? Eichler has an old lab that was following me as I was killing some time on his 3D course after the long drive in. I thought he was just friendly until I launched one into the weeds. He brought it right back, by the feathers. It was repeated a couple of times unfortunately.
Dave
Arnold,
Sorry to hear about your loss.
I am glad to hear about your new pup.
Hey, aren't those my arrows she is slobbering on? They look just like the ones you made for me!
Best wood arrows I have ever shot! Must be Puppy Slobber!
Nice looking pup! Labs are wonderful dogs and a new pup is one of the best ways to refocus after losing an old friend. I'd like another lab as well but my wife says one 75lb dog in the house is enough!
We recently picked up a new Beagle puppy for the girls, and after spending a few weeks with him...I'm clearly reminded of how good a dog my Lab was when he was a puppy - the Beagle definitely has a mind of it's own for sure. Enjoy your new puppy! Greg
Dogs are special, no doubt about it. Enjoy!
Good lookin' pup. Sorry about your loss. We've gotta 9 yr. old black lab, sure am gonna hate it when it's his time.
Very good look'n pup ... I had a golden retriever that was a fantastic arrow finder. It's always hard to lose a faithful friend but puppys are good medicine. Enjoy the new journey !
The Boss (wife) got me my yellow lab after the surgeon said that "walking would be good for him" after my second back surgery. Zeke has been with me thru 10 more back related surgeries (6 1/2 years). Good thing he is as big a couch potato (since he;s been with us- at 8 wks) as I am. He is a perfect dog for me. Luvs to play throw and watch, his version of fetch, why run when you can walk etc.I wouldn't trade him for anything. (http://i49.tinypic.com/dmpbma.jpg)
Butch L
Oh yeah, as you can see, he never misses a meal or snack.
Butch L
Here is my arrow retriver.....He's Blue Healer and Lab
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Jerry
I owned many different dogs over the years. I have had many with great temperments. I just recently got a chocolate lab. These labs are the most loving dogs I have ever owned. I never had a dog as happy as this and she wants to be with me non-stop. I love it. Good luck with that beautiful pup. Yours can retrieve arrows but mine can read!
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