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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Olly » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:24 am

My want my next lab to be big like that.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Flightstopper » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:29 am

Olly wrote:My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby The Duck Hammer » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:36 am

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Olly wrote:My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


So he can retrieve Olly's alligators for him.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Rick » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:41 am

So he can haul more gear:
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Olly » Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:07 am

Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Redbeard » Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:45 am

waterfowlman wrote:I took this with my Iphone yesterday. A local guy who sells live minnows to our marina with his one year old, 130 pound "Tank".
I told him if his boat broke down the dog could probably tow him home.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Redbeard » Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:49 am

Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.
you clearly don't hunt from a canoe
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Redbeard » Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:49 am

Rick how big is the coyote?
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Tomkat » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:04 am

Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.


I do too.

But if I lived down south and boat hunted I would consider a Boyken.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Olly » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:08 am

Redbeard wrote:
Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.
you clearly don't hunt from a canoe
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Duh.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Flightstopper » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:09 am

Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.


To me just seems like unnecessary weight to have on a dog. We already submit our dogs to so much stress on their joints training and hunting why add on all that weight on top of it.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Olly » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:16 am

Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.


To me just seems like unnecessary weight to have on a dog. We already submit our dogs to so much stress on their joints training and hunting why add on all that weight on top of it.


Isn't there a difference between an over weight dog and a bigger built dog.

5'5" guy weighing 230lbs is by for his joints and bones.

6'5" guy weighing 230lbs is normal.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Flightstopper » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:24 am

Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.


To me just seems like unnecessary weight to have on a dog. We already submit our dogs to so much stress on their joints training and hunting why add on all that weight on top of it.


Isn't there a difference between an over weight dog and a bigger built dog.

5'5" guy weighing 230lbs is by for his joints and bones.

6'5" guy weighing 230lbs is normal.


Could be and I do not know. Just most Labs I've seen that are in the upper wrought range have too much weight on them. By all means get the dog you want, just my opinion.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Olly » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:29 am

Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:[quote="Olly"]My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.


To me just seems like unnecessary weight to have on a dog. We already submit our dogs to so much stress on their joints training and hunting why add on all that weight on top of it.


Isn't there a difference between an over weight dog and a bigger built dog.

5'5" guy weighing 230lbs is by for his joints and bones.

6'5" guy weighing 230lbs is normal.


Could be and I do not know. Just most Labs I've seen that are in the upper wrought range have too much weight on them. By all means get the dog you want, just my opinion.[/quote]

I agree with you don't think other wise. If my dog now weighed over 100lbs he'd be very un-healthy and would most definitely have a shorter life span. Not something I want at all. I take better care of my dog than a lot of kids in this country get taken care of.

I think the disconnect is in the word "bigger". When I said bigger you just thought fatter. Bigger meant more height and length, ability to have more muscle. So a "bigger" lab.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Redbeard » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:31 am

Olly wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.
you clearly don't hunt from a canoe
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Duh.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Olly » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:35 am

Redbeard wrote:
Olly wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:[quote="Olly"]My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.
you clearly don't hunt from a canoe
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Duh.
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Moose would be a perfect canoe lab. He's only 68lbs.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Redbeard » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:35 am

Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.


To me just seems like unnecessary weight to have on a dog. We already submit our dogs to so much stress on their joints training and hunting why add on all that weight on top of it.


Isn't there a difference between an over weight dog and a bigger built dog.

5'5" guy weighing 230lbs is by for his joints and bones.

6'5" guy weighing 230lbs is normal.
not sure how this relates to dogs, but seems bigger (taller) athlete's bodies tend to break down faster than their smaller counterparts
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Redbeard » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:36 am

Olly wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
Olly wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
Olly wrote:[quote="Flightstopper"][quote="Olly"]My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.
you clearly don't hunt from a canoe
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Duh.
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[/quote]

Moose would be a perfect canoe lab. He's only 68lbs.[/quote]thats not bad at all
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Olly » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:39 am

Redbeard wrote:
Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Olly wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:[quote="Olly"]My want my next lab to be big like that.


Why??


Just a visual thing. Why do people pick a yellow lab over a brown lab? I like the blocky look of larger Labs.


To me just seems like unnecessary weight to have on a dog. We already submit our dogs to so much stress on their joints training and hunting why add on all that weight on top of it.


Isn't there a difference between an over weight dog and a bigger built dog.

5'5" guy weighing 230lbs is by for his joints and bones.

6'5" guy weighing 230lbs is normal.
not sure how this relates to dogs, but seems bigger (taller) athlete's bodies tend to break down faster than their smaller counterparts[/quote]

This might be true but my point was still valid. A 6'5" can natural carry weight more than a 5'5" man can. The claim that getting a bigger lab was automatically going to result in hurting the animal was wrong IMO.

All hunting dogs are prone to injury just like an athlete.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby AKPirate » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:33 pm

The bigger ones do seem to break down faster as they age, not from being overweight either.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby jarbo03 » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:47 pm

My lab was 100#, he did look awesome and was fun to watch. Until about 8 years, when his joints started breaking down. He hunted a shitload of upland also, which is far more wear and tear on a dog. Taz is 70#, which I think is a great size. A dog that did most of its work in water should last longer, but for my needs I won't have another dog that big. But like Olly said, that big block head was badass.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Tomkat » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:04 pm

Taz dont have any trouble carrying Canada geese around either.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Rick » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:11 pm

Redbeard wrote:Rick how big is the coyote?


He's the result of downsizing. My first two Chessies were each 96 very lean pounds, the third 73 and the coyote 66lbs. First two were fine for their time and place, mostly big spread, high volume goose hunting, but bigger ain't better in the floating marsh. In fact, one of those 96s took most mornings off in favor of a 38lb Brittany when we hunted the marsh for a season during his tenure.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Olly » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:28 pm

I still believe finding a dog that will end with a larger frame and is in shape will even out to a smaller dog in shape but when the time comes hopefully many years from now I'll take intro consideration everything said here about larger dogs.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Tomkat » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:38 pm

At 82 lbs, Brandy is a compromise of sorts olly. Shes big as far as females go but certainly no fat.

GKR's dog is over 90. He is a big boy.

I like the bigger labs, Jarbo and I have discussed this at length and he has some good thoughts against the really big ones.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby goodkarmarising » Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:23 am

Some of ya'll have seen this pic before..but he is right about 95 lbs.

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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby Eric Haynes » Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:46 am

I've never seen a healthy 130lb lab...ever. That is all.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby HighDesertDuck » Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:54 am

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48 pounds he is right at the upper limit of normal for the breed. So are his joints subject to the same loads proportionally as a 105 lb lab? Or just His regular 50ish pounds.
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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby jarbo03 » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:44 pm

goodkarmarising wrote:Some of ya'll have seen this pic before..but he is right about 95 lbs.

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Re: Gun dog pics

Postby jarbo03 » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:51 pm

Was time for a fun day. Lots of retrieves in water and in field. Dropped a bumper while out workibg the field, set up a long blind retrieve to run before we left. Was pleased, his casts are getting better, would like to thank Redbeard for introducing me to the dobbs retriever training website.


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