For clarification, do you mean a Bench (AKA English) Style Lab as opposed to a Field (AKA American) Style Lab, or do you just mean a Pedigreed...
We opted for after the first season with Cooper. Tilly was done when she was about 8 months. I don't know that it caused any problems, but...
We have had three Chocolate Females, and still have two. Tilly the middle dog is friendly, but not cuddly, and does not particularly like having...
In the US, 7 weeks is still considered the proper time to pick up a Lab pup. Both Tilly and Cooper came to us at 48 or 49 days. Both were bitey...
For adult dogs, I would avoid antlers (aka Sheds). They are very hard, much harder than bones. There are some Nylabones that have ground antler...
I pretty much agree with Michael about retractable leads. We used to use a 1" wide tape retractable with our first Lab and it worked OK. It was...
Our other Lab, Tilly ignores TV also. Ginger before her did to. I understand that prior to HD TV dogs could not really see a picture on a TV...
Cooper is not reactive to other (real) dogs but she is to dogs on TV. Also to some degree dogs that she hears or smells outside our house, when...
Tilly has arthritis and is slow on the stairs but she still navigates them a number of times every day. I don't think she has ever fallen on...
Just taking him out at 11:00pm may not be enough. Some dogs seem to need to walk a bit before they take a dump. At home our dogs can go out in...
Pups do need more food per lb of body weight than a full grown dog, but 3 cups/day for a pup that is under 20# seems like a lot. My older 65# Lab...
It may relate, but dogs are almost always Type I diabetics. They either don't produce insulin at all, or not enough. Type II diabetics produce...
I think lazy sits may sometimes be related to the dogs basic geometry. Cooper has long back legs and actually looks uncomfortable when she does a...
Ours have always slept in the bedroom with us. Crated when they were pups and then free run once they were house broken. Cooper sleeps on the...
Personally I think both of the parents are great looking labs. I'm partial to the field dogs, and the Chocolate in the picture looks a lot like...
Ginger, our first lab became diabetic at 12 years. She was pretty easily controlled, and we did our own blood sticks on her and adjusted the...
Tilly has always had droopy lower lids. It doesn't cause a problem, but they are more often gooey and need to be wiped off. I don't know if it...
I occasionally put a coat on Tilly and/or Cooper, if we are going to be out in the cold snow for a long time, especially if I expect her to sleep...
If she is 8 she probably doesn't really need to be crated at night, unless you really need her to be. We never crated our dogs once they were...
I would still buy some tastier treats to use for training, and probably cut back a bit on her regular food. Labs as a group are prone to...
