I think it is surprising how many things our dogs seem to learn without actually being taught or trained specifically. And visa/versa some times.
Describe "Hit the Floor" Do you mean a play bow? or something else entirely.
We teach our labs (our maybe they just do it) to shake off when we give them a shower. Anyway we say shake and they do, while we are still in the...
Our Labs eat Bees and Yellow Jackets and occasionally Bees. For some reason, they never seem to get stung. I guess they snap so fast that the...
Those back feet will work well in the snow.
Ours spend the night in the bedroom with us. Cooper normally on the bed, and Tilly on the floor or her dog bed.
Uh Oh, Tilly and I are the same age. Ginger made it to almost 100. I don't believe the 1 yr = Adult Dog. I think for Labs 1 year = about...
I believe most of "Guide Dogs For the Blind" in Sandy OR are Labs not crosses. I always thought Labs were more stubborn than Goldens. In the...
None of our 3 Labs has had joint problems. Ginger was a rescue, so we don't know much about her history or pedigree, but she lived 16 years and...
I agree that very young pups need vet care, but we should still be able to tell owners that they need to see a vet, and give any other advise we...
2 x ?? Blue Buffalo Wilderness is expensive enough.
With Cooper 100 yards if we are out in the woods. If we are hiking with a group, she will go between the first and last hikers even if we are...
6 Cups!! Tilly gets 2 cups of Blue Wilderness a day, and Cooper about 2-1/2 The package says they should get about 4 cups/day, but I think I...
Here most breeders seem to wait until 7 weeks or so. Usually the new owners get to choose in the order they made their deposit. Both times we...
Absolutely. I think Rough Collies were #1 or close to it in the US in the 1950s all because of Lassie. When someone here says Collie, that's...
When someone in the UK says Collie, do you mean Border Collie or Rough or Smooth Collie? In the US, Collie usually refers to a Rough Collie,...
I think Labs like a lot of retrievers tend to be good with kids, as well as adults. They love to play, and they were bred to get along with...
Ginger, our first Lab was a 4 yr old rescue at the Oregon Humane Society. After Ginger we always wanted Chocolate Females. In Tillys Litter...
Yes Sedatives are an option. The vet recommended them and prescribed them. They also gave us pain relief pills, though I think that a little...
Cooper must be a primate then. She is as touchy feely as she could be. Tilly not so much.
