Labradors and 944s

[jasonp]

Have a puppy coming home in two weeks,,,,
just wondering are they car interior wreckers when pups,,,,
Will he get along with my 30 yr old immaculate pinstripe velour?,,,,,
My friends and family say " he will wreck it",,,,,
most of his time as a pup and adult will be spent with me so he will be in the car a lot,,,,,
keeping him out of the s2 until he is a adult dog is not an option,,,,,
starting to concern me a tad,,,,,
Am i on a "hiding to nothing" by having him in the car?,,,,
cheers,,,jasonp

 

[pse_SC]

They’re lovely dogs, but, yes, he will probably trash it [&:]

 

[blade7]

All puppies chew, the legs of some of my dining room tables and chairs are proof. They also drool, and suffer from heat stroke very quickly. That's one of the reasons I've got an A4 Avant on the drive.

 

[jasonp]

Thanks Paul and Paul,,,,
He comes home aged 9 weeks,,,,
Have the r32 for very warm days but mostly with me in the s2,,,,,
thinking of plonking him on the backseats with doggie seat belt on,,, once his car trained,,,

 

[blade7]

If you haven't already, go to www.thelabradorsite.com. And make sure the parents have had all the health tests listed there done. Don't be fobbed off if they haven't, every responsible breeder will only breed from tested stock. Get the KC registered names of the parents, and you can check their health test results on the Kennel Club website.

 

[Frenchy]

Dog Pups chew end of, no matter what the breed, they are teething, I have 2 German Pointers (Kurzhars) and they chewed everything as pups,but not the car as they never went in at as pups, I do a bit of beating / shooting a very well off fella had the back seat of his new Range Rover destroyed by a Lab pup.
Being well off it was no issue

 

[jasonp]

If you haven't already, go to www.thelabradorsite.com. And make sure the parents have had all the health tests listed there done. Don't be fobbed off if they haven't, every responsible breeder will only breed from tested stock. Get the KC registered names of the parents, and you can check their health test results on the Kennel Club website.

Yes,,thanks for that Paul,,,
He comes with a 5 generation kc reg, pedigree papers for mum and dad and features 70 ftch winners,,,,tested for everything from eyes to hips,elbows,,etc,,,,,,
He is a big,,,chunky,,,very confident boy,,,,jasonp

 

[jasonp]

Dog Pups chew end of, no matter what the breed, they are teething, I have 2 German Pointers (Kurzhars) and they chewed everything as pups,but not the car as they never went in at as pups, I do a bit of beating / shooting a very well off fella had the back seat of his new Range Rover destroyed by a Lab pup.
Being well off it was no issue

Cheers Jim,,
Heard they like a good old chew,,,,
jumping in the ponds and lakes in Epping Forest concerns me a bit more,,,,jasonp

 

[Waylander]

Having trained and puppy walked guide dogs for years, if it’s not hidden or bolted down it will be eaten

the list from this house includes

tables
chairs
window sill
plaster off 6 feet of wall
soldering iron hot
printer
door
car seats
BBQ bricks
strimmer

and loads of other things

but we love labs and shepherds

 

[jasonp]

Having trained and puppy walked guide dogs for years, if it’s not hidden or bolted down it will be eaten

the list from this house includes

tables
chairs
window sill
plaster off 6 feet of wall
soldering iron hot
printer
door
car seats
BBQ bricks
strimmer

and loads of other things

but we love labs and shepherds

lol,lol,,,Blimey Martin!,,,
that is a list,,,,,Parents Pitbull,,many years ago took 3ft of plaster from the hall,,,,
cheers,,,jasonp

 

[Waylander]

We trained 6 dogs, and bordered another 60 dogs over the last 16 years

 

[blade7]

We've had GSD's for 35 years, great dogs [].

 

[Waylander]

We just love GSD, there is no other dog we have had with the same personality and brains, and we have had a few different dogs

 

[John Sims]

A word of caution with dogs in 944s - The back of the car is a massive green house and gets a great deal hotter than the rest of the car in the sunshine. I would even go so far as to say don't put dogs in the boot. I made the mistake of putting Mostyn in the back of ours for a Porsche Club drive when he was a Puppy and he wont get in the car now. Any other car he is as happy as Larry although prefers the back or front seat (he has a harness) to the boot. He is a person after all.

 

[jasonp]

We trained 6 dogs, and bordered another 60 dogs over the last 16 years

Martin,,,,
We have decided not to use a "cage",,,,,My parents never used one and over the years they had a Cocker Spanial,,Pitbull,,and 2 Rotties,,,,,
Puppy [ Bertie] will not be left alone and will be taken out in the private grounds where we are as soon as possible as no other dogs play or walk there so avoiding any doggie poo etc until his last injection,,,,
I have read that a cage can be a positive thing but it just dont seem right to put a dog into a cage....
Thanks for the replys chaps,,much appreciated,,,,,,jasonp

 

[jasonp]

A word of caution with dogs in 944s - The back of the car is a massive green house and gets a great deal hotter than the rest of the car in the sunshine. I would even go so far as to say don't put dogs in the boot. I made the mistake of putting Mostyn in the back of ours for a Porsche Club drive when he was a Puppy and he wont get in the car now. Any other car he is as happy as Larry although prefers the back or front seat (he has a harness) to the boot. He is a person after all.

Thanks John,,,,
s2 is a furnace at the back in days like these and no way would i take a puppy out in her in hot weather,,,,,
ideally when older he will sit in the front with me and his doggie seat belt ,,,,,jasonp

 

[blade7]

Martin,,,,
We have decided not to use a "cage",,,,,My parents never used one and over the years they had a Cocker Spanial,,Pitbull,,and 2 Rotties,,,,,
Puppy [ Bertie] will not be left alone and will be taken out in the private grounds where we are as soon as possible as no other dogs play or walk there so avoiding any doggie poo etc until his last injection,,,,
I have read that a cage can be a positive thing but it just dont seem right to put a dog into a cage....
Thanks for the replys chaps,,much appreciated,,,,,,jasonp

You're going to watch the pup 24hrs a day? I'd never crated a dog until the lastest one, now I would until it's trained. I've also had a sofa chewed through from the cushions to the floor underneath, twice.

 

[Frenchy]

Buy a book by Jan Fennel I think it is called the dog listener, brilliant book for training your dog, she studied wolves in the wild which are pack animals as are the domestic K9, loads of good stuff in there.
Dogs need praise when they do something good and told off when bad, you can only tell the dog off when you catch it in the act, as they relate the telling off with their last action so no good telling them off long after the act, the tone of your voice is enough.
You can train them to do anything, mine sit when I raise my hand, they also sit in the back of car when I tap the rear window, they are not allowed out of the car when I open the tailgate until I tell them, loads of dogs killed by passing cars by bolting out of a tailgate when opened.
Train them and they are a joy, mine walk to heel with no leads on when told and are not allowed to pull on the lead quick tap on the back side with the lead sorts it.
Fella has a lab around here which pulls him down the road......pitiful !
Start learning them when they are pups keeping the same routine, good behaviour praise bad behavior chastise.
Make sure the family do the same, it will make your dog more enjoyable...........they will chew stuff !

 

[jasonp]

Buy a book by Jan Fennel I think it is called the dog listener, brilliant book for training your dog, she studied wolves in the wild which are pack animals as are the domestic K9, loads of good stuff in there.
Dogs need praise when they do something good and told off when bad, you can only tell the dog off when you catch it in the act, as they relate the telling off with their last action so no good telling them off long after the act, the tone of your voice is enough.
You can train them to do anything, mine sit when I raise my hand, they also sit in the back of car when I tap the rear window, they are not allowed out of the car when I open the tailgate until I tell them, loads of dogs killed by passing cars by bolting out of a tailgate when opened.
Train them and they are a joy, mine walk to heel with no leads on when told and are not allowed to pull on the lead quick tap on the back side with the lead sorts it.
Fella has a lab around here which pulls him down the road......pitiful !
Start learning them when they are pups keeping the same routine, good behaviour praise bad behavior chastise.
Make sure the family do the same, it will make your dog more enjoyable...........they will chew stuff !

Cheers,,, jim and paul,,,,,
labs sound more of a handfull then our other dogs bar one,,,,,,,

 

[pauljmcnulty]

My two were pointer-sized, and never had an issue in the car. I'd reinforce the comments that you never, under any circumstances, leave them in the car unattended though: there's no excuse for dogs in hot cars.

Mine seemed happy in the back, seats down of course, as they were quite secure. They were less happy in the Legacy as the huge boot let them rattle around.