I would not worry about the temperament of American style Labs compared to English. They do tend to be taller and more energetic, but most Labs...
Nit Ize makes an LED collar that is quite bright, and you can see it from a lot of directions. One model is rechargeable, and changes color if...
All of our Labs have been powerful chewers. Pizzle sticks only lasted a few minutes. I never thought the nylabone shavings would be a problem,...
Many of us think raising a puppy is incredibly fun and interesting. It is a lot of work, but they grow up so fast that you can see things change...
One of the Doggie daycares around us has web cams so you can watch your dog. We don't use them because we work from home/retired, but some of...
Check out a company called Nit Ize They make a number of LED lights that work well for dogs and humans. We use a small blinking light on the...
It certainly varies from dog to dog and also cat to cat. Our first Lab, Ginger, was a 4 yr old rescue from a good situation who was well...
While I agree that a pen doesn't work well for potty training because it is too big, I don't agree that they will necessarily jump out of it....
I would really expect a 9 or 10 month old to go through the night without needing to go out. I think you need to go back to crating both dogs, to...
Cooper will eat almost anything except coffee. She loves orange slices, and oil and vinegar salad dressing does not discourage her from salad....
If I were in your situation, and the dogs liked it, I would certainly use it either mixed or by itself. Its only one bag. If the dogs don't like...
Your student, running through the house is certainly going to make it more difficult to get your pup to ignore her. You pup will probably grow...
Pick of the Litter is a good movie, actually a documentary following a litter of Lab Pups through their initial training and then final 10 week...
Pen Vs Crate It does not have to be either/or. We used a crate in our bedroom at night, and a puppy pen in the kitchen during the day. We put...
It seems to me that even at 25# overweight a Lab should be able to negotiate stairs, unless he is also way out of condition from having no...
That is about 2 kg lighter than Cooper was at 16.5 weeks, so not that different. She was about 17.5" tall at that age. Cooper is between 75 and...
Seems normal to me. We have never done anything to them.
I have seen both Tilly and Cooper limp for a day or so and then get better. I remember once when Cooper was a pup and she yelped while playing...
I'm curious, when you teach a dog to only toilet in a certain place in the yard, does he/she have a problem when you are away from home? Our dogs...
None of our Labs had any real "doggy" odor. They got very occasional baths, like one or two a year at most, usually if they had gotten into...
