Video of a Labrador performing commands from an expert trainer
Part of owning a Labrador (or other dog for that matter) is the need to keep it clean – and that goes for the environment it lives in. Dogs are, by nature, scavengers and will eat whatever comes their way (or roll in it!). Labradors, if left unchecked have, as a breed, a tendency to overeat and this can make for some pretty smelly and messy dog poop and they are not the smallest of dogs.

I had the recent misfortune at home where a large dog was being allowed to do its business on my drive. It didn’t take many dark nights of me stepping in it when getting out my car and walking it into the house for me to get very angry about it and hell-bent on catching the animal responsible. Judging by the size of the stools, it was a large dog – at least the size of a Labrador. I guessed that the owner was leaving his dog to run free, off the lead and letting the animal go where it felt and then leaving it for someone else to clear up.

Of course, I reported it to the local Council who set up a watch. It took an accidental occasion for me to be working on the drive when the dog came along and did its mess. The owner duly walked past a few moments later – and then stopped when he saw me glowering at him. Of course, he was very apologetic and said something about, ‘forgetting his scoop and plastic bag’.