Anyone else with a really sulky Labrador? She's 4 and does not want to sit in the front room with us - she stands at the baby gate to the kitchen until I let her through. We have tried putting nice beds in the living room with us, bringing all her chew toys through, giving her lots of cuddles etc. She still just wants to go through to the kitchen. She doesn't go to sleep, she just sits there! If we do leave her in the living room and don't let her through to the kitchen she just paces around and won't settle until we let her through to the kitchen. Even when her bed is brought through to the living room she would rather sit on the hard floor in the kitchen than sit with us in the living room, it's quite bizarre really!
She's a very loved dog, never left alone for more than 4 hours at a time, the kids have always been taught to leave her be when she's relaxing and not pester her etc. I just don't understand why she's so antisocial! I guess she just wants her own space, it's just a shame as I have fond memories of our family dog curled up at my feet while we watched tv etc. when I was growing up.
Anyone else got an antisocial lab?
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BlueberryWafer · 27/02/2015 18:05
Our kitchen is warmer than the living room most of the time as there is no radiator in the living room but there is in the kitchen. I guess she just likes her own company 
Pleased to find there are other labs like mine . He's 4yrs old and over the past 6 months is spending less and less time snoozing on the sofa with other dog and rest of family. He still enjoys playing and being made a fuss of but if nothing's going on he retires to the unheated and not v comfortable utility room.
They all have their foibles! We have two - girl is with us all the time although doesn't want to be touched too much - she tolerates the cuddling from me but is happier not being cuddled but wants to be right by me 24/7. Boy lab loves to be cuddled, kissed, stroked, brushed, for half an hour or so at a time, but then takes himself off and doesnt require any other affection.
Both labs endure my cuddles/kisses/affection - much as my DSes 
They are all so different. Work with the one you have OP. I love labs
Oh don't get me wrong, she's ace! Definitely quirky.. But ace all the same! Just thought it was bizarre that she'd rather spend time alone in the kitchen than being snuggled with us
The kitchen is much warmer than the living room, nearasdammit, as there is no radiator in the living room and the log burner is rarely on. She's in the kitchen in her bed at the min while I'm sat on my arse on mn pottering about doing some jobs. If I call her in for a stroke she will come in til I stop stroking her then go back to her bed! Anti social mare
She's beautiful OP .
Just come in from cold windy walk with the 2 dogs. Sat down on sofa with them hoping for cuddles and lab pointedly got up and stood by the door. He'll stand there looking pathetic till someone lets him into the utility room, he'll probably be there most of the evening. Antisocial git.
I only have the 2 rooms downstairs in my house - the kitchen and the living room there is no door on, just a baby gate so she's not locked in there. I just guess I fe bad she spends so much time alone, but I suppose she must like it or it would be the opposite way round and she'd be stood at the gate to get into the living room.
Somebody pinch me, I must be dreaming - she is chewing a bone in the living room I repeat in the living room! She must have read the mumsnet thread!
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