Dave came to live with Nick and I 10 days ago he’s nearly 10 weeks old and an absolute delight. My only experience with dogs was Nick’s previous black Lab George who was 11 when I met him, he lived to be 14 1/2 (2 years ago) so I have a lot to learn, Nick’s memories of George as a puppy are slightly rose tinted and he laughs at my research, finding this site has been a blessing, so much information and reassurance that nearly everyone with a puppy is sleep deprived.
Hi and welcome from me and my 18 month old choc lab Isla. You are definitely doing the right thing with researching and coming to this forum for advice. It's a huge learning curve and you can feel stressed with a new puppy so I found it really helped to reassure me when I was worrying. Good luck with Dave