Sucks to hear about Lulu. Looking forward to following along about the possible new pup and the training
Sounds like a perfect scenario for some consistent training. Time and space are two huge limiting factors for retriever training, and it looks like you'd have that licked.Left her 72 hours, but it wasn't enough or it wasn't well timed in her cycle as it appears she did not take. We're well beyond the typical gestation period for a dog and she shows zero sign of being pregnant. Pretty bummed, but we'll try again. In the meantime, I'm starting to shop for a fox red lab. I miss training a dog and I miss having a working dog. We have 270 acres where I work and with the topper on my truck and my flexible schedule, I have all I need to train regularly on a daily basis. Dog can crate train in the truck, work on obedience at lunch and stop by the river or lake on the way home. Ideally, I have a started pup ready for field experience by this time next year.