Max - My Young Labrador

On the 31th of August 2007, My girl friend's brother past a little black puppy to her and asked her to take care of the puppy. The dog was so little and weak, And her brother mentioned that he picked up the dog from the drain in front of his customer house. So we asked him, what type of dog is this. He said it may be from a retriever family that have mixed with other kind of dog. He said that his customer own a golden retriever but as i know there is no black retriever.So we suspect that the puppy is a mix of retriever and other kind of dogs. On that day it self we name the puppy as -- MAX.

The first few day with Max was hectic, because the dog poo and piss around the house. We have sleepless night because MAX make out noise At night the puppy cry. I guess he cry for mommy. The voice was so down until we do not feel comfortable. So to cheer the MAX up, my girl friend and me both take turn to let the puppy sleep on our lap and make sure that MAX is playful enough so it wont get bored and lonely.

During the first month, Max driving us crazy with his poo and piss around the house but the process of growing make us really happy. Max love to play and sleep on our lap. We even taught Max how to SIT when he was few weeks old . At first it was tough and we nearly give up but when we see Max "SIT" for the first time is just like listening a baby calling you PAPA or MAMA. We was so happy with the result, Max will get his treat when ever we ask him to sit. Slowly, we teach Hand, and Max can switch his feet when we ask him to change. hehehe.

There once day, I was in bad mood. It was after my dinner with some friends, my grandma called up and told me that my house was mes sup by the dog. The first thing i saw when i went back was the "shit" was all around and MAX has bitten few pairs of shoe which not belong to me. I lost my temper and i have hit MAX quite hard, even though i know Max is just a puppy but at that moment i just know that Max is a bad dog. I was nearly send Max back to my home town.

After i have cool down my temper and advised by my girl friend. I feel so bad because knowing that Max is just a puppy,and i shouldn't treat Max so badly because we need some patience and attention to train Max to behave. Sorry Max..........:-(

We brought Max to the vet every month for the vaccine and health checkup and on the first day itself the doctor told us that Max is Mix from a Labrador and another type of dog which he cant identify.Based on a book we bought, we can confirm that Max is a Labrador. The book even says that Labrador love water, very playful and smart.No wonder Max love to bath.

Now Max is already 4 months old, weight about 14Kg and he have learn some trick such as Sit, Hand, Jump,Fetch and Recently we taught Max how to walk along us and Down. Max progress very well and we looking forward to teach more so Max can be a well trained Labrador.

Who ever read this and have experience with Labrador, please advise or exchange some tips with me. Thanks.