FFIM

To a new Lab. New Lab pup has joined my daughter's household (and mine). Bauer (My grandson is a hockey player) is an 8 week old pup. I will be puppy sitting/walking/training etc. As we all live in our two family we'll spend lots of time together.




To all you lab owners, any advice on food and Training would be appreciated.

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You see that dimple way over there? Well I couldn't hit it with a cruise missile.

What a beauty! For most of our lives together, my wife and I have had several yellow Labs...Labs are so smart; they have trained us!

Labs are impossible for the first 18 months. Then they become the greatest dogs ever

Nice, Al! Congratulations!

Dave M

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"Fish the West every year. Life is short; and you'll be dead a long time." Chris Hutchins--2009

Congrats.

A coworker turned me on to Ziwi brand mackerel and lamb flavored dog food as a training aid for my English springer. I jokingly refer to it as crack for dogs. Mine goes nuts for the stuff, making it a great training aid.

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"You never miss the water until the well runs dry" - traditional blues

That's a great lookin pup.
We're on the verge of dog ownership again. I love dogs, labs in particular, but I wasn't ready for the extra responsibility after having been dog free for six years. I find quite a few major negatives in dog ownership. The biggest being their short lives. You get so attached and it's a 10-15 Yr guaranteed heartbreak.
But my daughter is such a great kid and has been clamoring for a puppy long enough. She deserves one, so here we go. Black lab/hound mix rescue pup.
My last chocolate lab was a male and became a biter. This one is also male, so my fingers are crossed on the temperament.
I would also be interested in food recommendations along the lines of Hunter's. Have to check that one out.

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"It gets late early out there" - Yogi Berra

George Carlin, possibly the greatest comedian we've known (RIP) said it best.
"Life.....is a series of dogs." Great bit.

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"It gets late early out there" - Yogi Berra

OMG. it's like a tiny tornado has been let loose. My poor daughter was up all night, he's just like a new baby. Never was crate trained so he's not taking to that quietly.

Big advantage we have is my daughter works full-time from home so she can attempt to deal with him although taking phone calls is tough.

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You see that dimple way over there? Well I couldn't hit it with a cruise missile.

never ,NEVER Not ever feed them while you are sitting at the dining table ..they will hound you [ sorry about that ] they drive you to drink [if that is a bad thing ] and will never forget as long as they live ,the time some human fed them from the table ,,they will become the biggest pest the world has ever know .. [oh yeah ,,take them to puppy kindergarten ..it really helps ] i have raised goldens and newfoundlands for over 30 years and have been around the block a few times

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They say Dogs don't go to Heaven. When I die,I want to go wherever they go to..