Good morning from Eastern England

Hi there.last night was a life changer as we went and viewed a pedigree litter and paid a deposit for the most gorgeous bundle of fir I've ever seen.This dog's relations have almost celebrity status but that aside we are complete novices even though we tick most of the boxes.
I am excited about using this forum and site as it was recommended by the breeder and just browsing this morning am quite impressed.
I look forward to picking the dog up on June 28th which incidentally is my middle son's 18th and would have been my dad's birthday as well.
so hello to you all and plenty of daft,insane and serious questions to be answered for the next ten years or so.
Regards
Dave

 

Hello and welcome Dave from me and my 2 black labs, Fred and Annie.

 

Hi Dave and welcome to the forum. Tell us a bit more about your new puppy; male, female, colour? Working or show lines? Do you have a name yet?

I have three Labs - Shadow, who is a yellow boy, Willow who is a black girl, from working lines. They are litter mates and two and a half years of age. Luna (or Squidge, as she is more commonly known) is a chocolate from show lines, and nearly seven months old.

We have a couple of threads somewhere where we compare pedigrees to see if your dog has any relatives on the forum. I'll see if I can dig them out

 

Welcome to you from Mags, Tatze and Mollie from Manchester UK


Tatze is my pet dog, a black Lab and she's four years old. Tatze means 'paw' in German.


Mollie is my fourth Guide Dog puppy, a black Lab who is seven months old.



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Show line - https://thelabradorforum.com/threads/are-our-dogs-related.10268/
Working line - https://thelabradorforum.com/threads/working-line-are-our-dogs-related.10303/

 

Good morning Dave from Western England, just 4 miles from Wales in fact. Welcome to the forum from me and Cassie who is 13months.
Looks like June 28th is special day for your family.

 

Hi Dave and welcome!

From me Kate and our three labs... Casper 8, Benson 3.5 and not so wee Bramble 17 months old. We are based in the Southwest, in between Bath and Bristol

 

Welcome from me and my little devil, Stanley!

Can't wait to hear more about your pup and see some pics.. PLEAAAASE

 

Hi and welcome from me in the middle with Rory and Moo

 

Hi and welcome from me and my two, Lucan 7yrs old and Ash 5 mths.

Exciting times ahead!

 

Welcome form Holly and me in Monmouth. How exciting for you!

There are loads of experienced and helpful Labrador owners on this forum. We love our puppy pictures so please share them with us.

I expect that The Happy Puppy Handbook will be your constant companion for the next few months!

 

Hello everyone and thank you for all the nice introductory comments.I never got an alert so never bothered checking back to see if people replied.I will put a picture of our little four week old friend in the making in an hour or so.
Thanks again
Dave

 

Welcome from Sky (10yrs), Red (almost 6 months) and me from North Cambridgeshire

 

Welcome from me Helen, Hattie 9 years and our rescue boy Charlie 6 years. We live in Hampshire. Good luck with your new puppy xx

 

This is where to find the little one hopefully.

 

Hi there.He's male Black and the pictures show his parent catching game birds so presumably he will have a true retrieving instinct. His mother I think goes on shoots but I am really confused by it all at present because my poor old brain has been overloaded with information.
I ,must calm down and clear house,prepare house for dog and first few days then move on otherwise I will be in the sanitarium dressed as Napoleon!!

 

Stay calm,,,count all fingers and toes..

then buy the the Happy Puppy Handbook by Pippa Mattinson. This will become essentially your bible over the the next few months or so..

 

I have this funny feeling the aforementioned book will be read backwards forwards upside down etc.

 

Hehe, interestingly, my show Lab has a far stronger natural retrieving instinct than my two working Labs, who needed to be coaxed into it a bit. Which has its benefits, because the puppy, Luna, likes to pick up anything she can get in her mouth, so be careful what you wish for

 

Aww so cute. What are you going to call him?