Hi there, I think you have really answered a lot of your own questions in your post. Labs of this age are intelligent dogs that need stimulation...
Hi there, I think a lot of dogs go through this chewing phase at this age when teeth are falling out and coming through. Meg did for a short time...
I guess this is totally personal choice. You need to decide where you want her to sleep and then be consistent in reinforcing that's where you...
Welcome, you have had some great advice. I just wanted to add that whilst breeding and temperament play an important part obedience comes from...
Yay very well done. It's a tough test with so many distractions congratulations from me and Meg a silver girl too
Hi and welcome. Very exciting times ahead. I had twin boys age 6 when we got Meg. We already had an older dog they had grown up with. I pretty...
So sorry and sad for you to hear about Holly. Bless her and take a bit of comfort she died with dignity and peace. It's so hard and such a huge...
I finally managed to sort my avatar !! Now you can all see my gorgeous Meg
I agree with the others. Its hard to teach as they all find their own methods. I have had 5 dogs and they all have let me know differently. One...
Hi, sooo exciting. My first dog 20 years ago was Poppy. I have not met another since. It was a great easy name. It would be even better for you...
Hi and welcome, I think we all have a bucket of empathy and you have had some great advice. What helped me and my bouncy super friendly Meg turbo...
Yes we got one too but don't qualify
Thanks all for your replies and tips. I shall cut her food back a tad and add a little salmon oil. Hopefully she will stay the sleek, shiny...
Hi, sounds like you have a very normal teenage ish boy there so don't feel you are on your own. You have had done great advice. Have you thought...
So Meg was spayed 2 weeks ago. She bounced back quickly and is totally back to normal. I have had 2 bitches before and had to be careful weight...
Yay North Yorkshire is soooo beautiful and dog friendly. You cant really go wrong, its doggy heaven , Emma and Meg (residents in North Yorks ;) )
Hi there, it sounds like you have a normal lab to me. Behaviour like this is common and not really corrected by a puppy class. He is now a...
You have a very normal lab . I think most are like this at 6m. The best thing that helped Meg was classes. There she got used to being trained...
Very well done, congratulations, that's great . I totally agree it's super stressful. Gold sounds a nightmare !! I chickened out as did not really...
Good luck I am sure it will go better than you thought. Megs did, she was great but I was dreading it. I took her for a long busy walk before so...
