Sparky's is similar.
Not too late to change his name to "Fifth"
well everyone recommends Origen which I would say is top tier, but it can be very pricey. considering labs are ravenous beasts, your wallet will...
He has a 42 inch crate and a 4 ft x4 ft pen. We haven't used the crate in a while now since he has proven not to soil the pen area now. It's...
I guess I'll try the beach towels once in a while, but it looks like i'm waiting one more year until he stops completely chewing.
My thoughts exactly. He seems like he's always hot, just like me.
Well my 2 cents. I started this journey in getting a puppy by somehow ending up at a "known" puppy mill site, little to much knowledge. I...
What routine did you set up for the whole day? When we first got Sparky, we didn't crate him until Midnight or so and woke up at 4 am for his...
The other day, the puppy walker messaged me and she said that she noticed Sparky was walking with a slight limp. I haven't noticed a limp at all...
It's great you are taking a week off to spend with your puppy. The first week was difficult with almost zero uninterrupted sleep. Very tiring,...
We use Blue Buffalo Wilderness too. He gets 100 grams twice a day plus treats. Weight gain has been very stable now compared to before when he...
Sparky goes at least twice a day sometimes upto four times a day. He would go at 6am and at 4pm. Maybe around 8 pm. This varies with activity...
I thought the general rule was 5 minutes per month. 45 minutes might be too long for him. Sparky is 11 months and we just started doing 1.75-2...
I also used to work as a psychiatric nurse at a small acute involuntary unit. It's pretty much the same story I guess regardless where in the...
One thing psych patients and labs have in common. Food tames them both.
add a teaspoon of peanut butter!
You may be feeding her too much. How much kibble is she getting? I had a similar issue when Sparky was younger. Found that feeding him the bag...
My wife and I are both in the medical field and we work long erratic hours. Trying to figure out a schedule that would work for a young puppy at...
Yes we both fit in his crate [IMG]
I use "give" instead. Our trainer used "leave it" as an ignore command. I ruined "drop it."
