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Remember here, Hoppy does not retrieve. I'm working on it and he will a little when it's just me and him, but he does not retrieve like a real Lab. But Sally and Spud are retrieving-a-holics. They love it.
Well, every time I get out the chuck-it or any toys and take them out in the yard, Sally and Spud get all excited, start jumping around, barking....you know what I'm talking about.
Now, while Hoppy couldn't care less about the retrieving part, he does absolutely LOVE to run with them....especially Sally. Sally is his hero. He stays right with her and thinks all that retrieving is just running and playing. No problem.
The problem is while I'm getting the toys out and getting them outside. While Sally and Spud are jumping around all excited, Hoppy is jumping all over Sally...getting excited also...nipping at her....ready to do his running/playing.
Well, Sally doesn't appreciate that at all. She's ready to retrieve, that's her job. During this "get ready" time, Hoppy aggravates the stuffing out of her. Every time, she'll turn and give him a correction: "Back off, buddy." And he does. No problem.
Well, yesterday, I was getting out the jolly ball and some wubbas to throw in the yard. Same scenario. But this time Hoppy didn't back off. She corrected again and again. Three corrections she gave him. He continued to jump all over her, interferring with her getting ready to retrieve.
The fourth time was not just a correction. She got him. Got him good. She didn't bite him or anything vicious like that, but she made him yelp. He then backed off.
Do y'all think that was okay? Should I have stepped in and stopped him?
Well, every time I get out the chuck-it or any toys and take them out in the yard, Sally and Spud get all excited, start jumping around, barking....you know what I'm talking about.
Now, while Hoppy couldn't care less about the retrieving part, he does absolutely LOVE to run with them....especially Sally. Sally is his hero. He stays right with her and thinks all that retrieving is just running and playing. No problem.
The problem is while I'm getting the toys out and getting them outside. While Sally and Spud are jumping around all excited, Hoppy is jumping all over Sally...getting excited also...nipping at her....ready to do his running/playing.
Well, Sally doesn't appreciate that at all. She's ready to retrieve, that's her job. During this "get ready" time, Hoppy aggravates the stuffing out of her. Every time, she'll turn and give him a correction: "Back off, buddy." And he does. No problem.
Well, yesterday, I was getting out the jolly ball and some wubbas to throw in the yard. Same scenario. But this time Hoppy didn't back off. She corrected again and again. Three corrections she gave him. He continued to jump all over her, interferring with her getting ready to retrieve.
The fourth time was not just a correction. She got him. Got him good. She didn't bite him or anything vicious like that, but she made him yelp. He then backed off.
Do y'all think that was okay? Should I have stepped in and stopped him?