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Tom lives in a gated community of six houses.

The woman who lives in the house next door to Tom just got a new
Border Collie puppy. Tom immediately gave her a print-out of my
dog training book (which you can read more about at: http://www.dogpro
blems.com/secretsbook.htm )

She read the book. Especially the part about using a crate to
confine your puppy when you’re not home. (This is the same way
you’d confine a baby to a crib or a play pen when you can’t keep
100% of your attention on your baby). It prevents your puppy
from learning bad habits, and it also gives your pup a sense on
security and well-being, as it brings out their natural den
instinct.

Now, I make it pretty clear in my book that the crates I
recommend are the kind you can buy at any pet store. They are
made of a plastic shell and have a locking wire mesh-gate door
at the front, and wire windows on the side. (You can ask any pet
store for the “airline approved” crates).

Anyway— Tom’s neighbor thought she’d get creative. Since it was
only a 10 week-old puppy, she put the pup in a tupperwear box in
front of her house during the day. (Yes, she left the top off,
of course). But this was in lieu of buying the crate I
recommended with the locking door… so that her pup would
actually be confined.

The problem was that: The puppy wasn’t CONFINED.

It didn’t take a genius dog (or even a puppy) more than half a
day to figure out how to jump out of the box.

Then it was off to puppy adventures…

The puppy learned how to chew plants.

The puppy learned how to urinate and defecate in unapproved
areas.

And the puppy leanred how to run into the street and play with
strange, stray dogs and other animals.

Fortunately—by the second day—Tom’s groundskeeper became aware
of the pup, and started keeping the pup with him during the day.
When the pup started to chew on plants, the groundskeeper would
tell the pup, “NO!” and then take him away. When the puppy
started to sniff around and look for a place to defecate, he’d
take the pup to the APPROVED area.

And then praise the pup, after doing the desired behavior.
(Hey—some people are just naturals!)

And when he couldn’t watch the pup, he locked the pup in the
guard shack, which has a concrete floor, is shaded and
well-ventilated. This functioned as a make-shift crate, because
there was nothing in the guard shack that the dog could chew on,
and no way to get out. (Also, the walls were concrete, so the
pup didn’t have any floor molding or dry-wall to learn how to
chew.

So, that evening—after talking with the groundskeeper– Tom had
a talk with his neighbor and explained why it’s so important to
follow the instructions in my book and not try to get “creative”
with the process of raising her pup. (Like I said—some people
get it naturally, and some people don’t.)

And when it comes to raising a puppy, the idiom: “Do It Right,
The First Time” is always worth it’s weight in gold

Believe me or not, that’s the plain truth. According to the various Labrador Breed Associations and national kennel clubs, Labs come in just three recognized colors – and golden is not one of them.

However, if you go browsing through advertisements for dog kennels, you can’t help but notice that there are many ads that loudly proclaim that they breed golden Labrador Retrievers. And by that, they do not mean a Golden Retriever/Labrador Retriever mix (which are also known as Golden Labrador Retrievers). They actually saying a golden colored PUREBRED Labrador Retriever.

Suspected Scam

The only three recognized colors of purebred Labrador Retrievers are yellow, black and chocolate (which used to be called liver). Yellow Labrador Retrievers have there are many shades of their yellow hair. Some are so pale that they are called “white”, even though their papers will call them yellow. The darkest shade of yellow is sometimes called “gold”. But still, even the darkest golden Labrador Retriever will not compare to the luster of a Golden Retriever.

Sadly, like PT Barnum said, “there’s a sucker born every minute”. These kind of people will believe whatever they are told. If they are told that there is such a thing as a purebred golden Labrador, they will break open their wallets and buy one. Even when they can clearly see that the puppy’s color is yellow, they think the “golden” label means “premium” and they will buy the so-called “golden Labrador Retriever” at higher price, over the identical-looking “yellow Labrador Retriever”.

Golden Lab Is Not Always Better Than A Yellow Lab

If you do discover that your pricey “golden Labrador Retriever” is simply a yellow Lab, take it easy. Your dog will still be loyal and comical and loving. Keep the dog. But by all means, complain to the Better Business Bureau about how the dog was represented. It would help if you had a copy of the original ad that lead you to the kennel and a copy of the contract. You did get a contract with your “golden Labrador Retriever”, didn’t you? If not, there’s ANOTHER thing to complain about.

If you had your lab from a rescue shelter and your lab was listed as a purebred golden Labrador Retriever, the staff just made a common mistake. Don’t rip into them about it – they are doing the best they can. You could write a thank you letter about how well you are getting on with your rescue dog and just casually mention that, officially, there is no such thing as a purebred golden Labrador Retriever. Once that is done, concentrate on building up a great friendship with your new Lab of whatever color.

Closing Words

If you already have a golden labrador retriever, don’t stop caring for your lab even now you know that he (or she) is not a purebred. Telling about this fact you have just learned to people around you that is considering to buy a labrador retriever would be something valuable. For them and for yourself.