Category Archives: Labrador Retriever

He Didn’t See That Coming?

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Missy Seu

Making its way around the Internet recently was a video of Cesar Millan working with Holly, a yellow Labrador with serious resource guarding issues. In the original video, Cesar’s methods are similar to what is normally employed during his show, … Continue reading →

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The Confidence to Be a Water Dog

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Missy Seu

According to Desmond Morris’s Dogs, Labrador Retrievers worked the shoreline of Newfoundland long before migrating to the Old World. “Some worked from land, swimming out to retrieve the cork floats of the nets; others worked from the fishing boats, leaping … Continue reading →

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Let Working Dogs Work

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Missy Seu

During the month of October, the Seu clan packed everything up and relocated to Billings, Montana.  It has been interesting to note all of the differences between the two cultures…and one of them (of course) involves dogs. Several weeks back … Continue reading →

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More French bulldogs

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Missy Seu

Between finals and trying to keep Emma from eating our couch (or the Chihuahua), I have not had the luxury of putting up a blog post in the past several days.  This entry is nothing more than a continuation of … Continue reading →

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Scaredy Cat: How To Handle the Fear of Loud Noises

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Missy Seu

Without benefit of being in the mind of a dog, you never know what it might be.  A car backfiring, fireworks, a gunshot, a loud motorcycle passing by…suddenly, the dog panics.  Their eyes become wide, their ears drop low against … Continue reading →

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Back to Basics: Positive Reinforcement Training

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Missy Seu

I have been spending my lunch breaks with trips home to feed and walk Emma.  What that usually ends up looking like is an extremely frustrated owner repeating “leaveitleaveitleaveitleaveitleaveit” two thousand times (with the occasional “dammit” thrown in) as Emma … Continue reading →

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How I Start My Day, Part 3

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Missy Seu

One of the best ways I can think to start the day is to be surrounded with dogs and dog people.  We have discovered a new place for our early morning doggy play dates which could not be more perfect … Continue reading →

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Snowbound Hound

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Missy Seu

As we approached the end of this year’s season for snowfall, Phil and I decided to take Emma and Lucy up to Squaw for the weekend. She may not be a water dog (yet), but she took to snow without any … Continue reading →

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I Want a French Bulldog, Part 2

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Missy Seu

During our recent outing to Crissy Field, we had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of another French bulldog, GiGi. If you will recall from a previous blog post, I have always had a bit of a crush on French … Continue reading →

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Fighting Puppies: Healthy Play

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Missy Seu

If you didn’t know differently, you might think that Emma and Kenzie are engaged in mortal combat. The fact is that rough puppy play is a vital part of normal development.  Puppies have to learn how to interact appropriately with … Continue reading →

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