Hello everyone; Been lurking around a bit while I was researching, and finally bought a 'mostly Chocolate' Lab puppy last night. He won't be coming home to us until August. Have only had one other dog, a German Shepherd and Beagle X. Had him for 17 years, but it was 10 years since he passed. Circumstances are right personally and professionally to add a new member to the family. New puppy will be joining my two cats. Looking forward to being a part of the community. I don't have much advise to share as this is only my 2nd dog, but I look forward to learning much from the folks here who have trained and lived with Labs more than I Cheers, Chris and Angie, Ajax (near Toronto) Canada
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Oh how exciting. Welcome to the forum. It a great place to chat about all things lab and not lots of great information and wonderful people to answer questions and support. So welcome from myself and my 6.5 month old black lab Milly.
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Thank-you! Looks like a very active community here...looking forward to raising a healthy, happy Lab. Milly is still a puppy!
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Hi and welcome! Hope you enjoy it here. I bet you can't wait till the end of August!!
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Yes she is. She is our first Lab. Not our first dog but still a learning curve for us. She is gorgeous and doing great thanks to a lot of help on this forum. It is very alive and I'm learning constantly from everyone. It's also very open and friendly which I love.
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Hi and welcome from me Helen, Hattie 6 years and our rescue boy Charlie 3 years. Enjoy the forum. xx
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Hi and welcome from me and meg yellow lab 14. It is a lovely forum, a place to share things and learn from. I'm in Derbyshire England.
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Hi and welcome from me and Harley (nearly 11 month old red fox girl) Look forward to seeing photos of your pup Enjoy the forum
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Hi there,I'm half of another Angela and Chris couple!We've got Dexter,he's our first dog,a yellow working line lab who is nearly 2 .We live in Dubai but are originally from the UK. Enjoy the forum,great to see you here,enjoy the preparations for your puppy x
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Hi and welcome! The next 2 months will fly past and drag at the same time ;D Bet you can't wait! Have you decided on a name yet?
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Hi Chris and Angie, look forward to seeing your puppy pics in August! Welcome to the forum
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Hi there! Welcome here, you will find it a fun and knowledgeable place, and a good place for questions. Waving to you from out west, I live in Alberta. Nice to see a fellow Canuck! Lisa and Simba (2 yr old Lab/NewfieX)
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Hi from me and Molly (Chessie x Lab). Such an exciting time for you. Will you be able to visit your puppy again before he comes home?
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Hello from Otis a choccie lab, 14 months old, and me, Maggie his mum, we are from Sussex southern England XX
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Hello and welcome from me an 4 year old black girl Lilly! We are over in Scotland. Lovely to see some company for Lisa ;D Jac
Re: Hello from Ajax, Canada Oh my goodness..so many replies in such a short period of time. Wish I could reply to each one but here is some basic info: 1. His name is Bosun. Here is the wikipedia info on the name: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatswain I'm from NF, and my dof growing up of 17 years was names Skipper. Bosun is a good name to follow up to such lofty expectations. Bosun will be his own dog of course. 2. We will adopt him formally in August. He will attend puppy college, as I am eager to learn more than anything. The first step in a good dog is a good human. Puppy classes are more for me than him. 3. We already have 2 cats. Hopefully we can integrate Bosun into the family properly.
