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06-23-2008, 10:58 PM
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| Out, damned knock  Join Date: May 2004 Location: Highland Park, ILLinois
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| Labrador Retriever Owners I'm considering a lab puppy. I've been told that they shed a lot. How big of a problem is it? Any other comments about the breed?
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06-23-2008, 10:59 PM
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| An American American  Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: East of Eden, Texas
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| Great dogs, but, they do shed a lot...a whole lot!
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06-23-2008, 11:10 PM
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| My GN has a baby seat  Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Corner of Walk and Don't Walk
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| When they are done Shedding they shed more... Lab Puppies are full of energy for the first 2 or three years. You will also want to Crate train your dog, They will chew up everything you own while they are puppies. Our Chocolate lab is 2 1/2 and just settling down. we can leave here out of the crate now and she is good, no more chewing of furniture and remotes. Very loyal dog, great with our 3 kids and very playful. Hates being alone... Good luck
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06-23-2008, 11:10 PM
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| old skool  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South carolina
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| they are very hyper till they get about one year old. they will find water and get in it. neighbors pool,pond,creek,sewer. they don't care.  they make great dogs,very smart and loyal.
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06-23-2008, 11:12 PM
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| My GN has a baby seat Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Corner of Walk and Don't Walk
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| I'd say we agree on the loyalty Tony... we posted at the exact time...lol And My Dog loves Water... we can't even water flowers without spraying the dog...
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06-23-2008, 11:17 PM
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| old skool Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South carolina
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| that was funny, we had to give our lab away. everytime the kids got in the pool he jumped in on top of them.
__________________ 86 grand national 2nd owner t tops, digital dash and few other options. bone stock no mods(yet!!) brought back from the dead. new paint and interior 85 regal t type clone, blue in and out , carb. turbo stock engine , no ecm, msd btm,holley blue fuel pump, 650 holley double pump carb. 3.73 gear with mini spool,all the gauges, stock trans and conv. slow but fun!! |
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06-23-2008, 11:18 PM
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| Out, damned knock Join Date: May 2004 Location: Highland Park, ILLinois
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| Here's my problem: Because I'm a teacher, I'm home til late August. After that I'm gone from 6AM to 4PM. Is that too long to leave a dog alone, in a crate? I could leave him in my laundry room too. There's not much to destroy in there. Maybe I need to get an older dog.
__________________ Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. 2008 rebuild, Comp roller cam, Cat stroker, RJC gridle, CPT66BB, PTE Stock Location IC, Champion iron, T&D roller rockers, 60# Mototron injectors w/Turbotweak chip, Monroe-ported throttlebody, RJC Power Plate, Jimmy-built trans w/Precision Vigilante converter, ATR SS dual exhaust, ATR rear sway, BMR upper and lower control arms, Edelbrock Performance shocks, Razor alky, Tinman cold air intake, MT street radials. Oh, and Russ Merritt spark plug wires. |
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06-23-2008, 11:24 PM
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| old skool Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South carolina
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| imo a puppy would have a problem holding it that long but after he got a few months old that lenth of time should be fine. i think getting a puppy would be best. most older dogs somebody gets rid of have issues.
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06-23-2008, 11:36 PM
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| Out, damned knock Join Date: May 2004 Location: Highland Park, ILLinois
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__________________ Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. 2008 rebuild, Comp roller cam, Cat stroker, RJC gridle, CPT66BB, PTE Stock Location IC, Champion iron, T&D roller rockers, 60# Mototron injectors w/Turbotweak chip, Monroe-ported throttlebody, RJC Power Plate, Jimmy-built trans w/Precision Vigilante converter, ATR SS dual exhaust, ATR rear sway, BMR upper and lower control arms, Edelbrock Performance shocks, Razor alky, Tinman cold air intake, MT street radials. Oh, and Russ Merritt spark plug wires. |
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06-23-2008, 11:40 PM
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| beer processor  Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Southern New Jersey
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| Get one! Best dog breed ever! Yeah they shed, and will chew up your house (for the first couple years) if you don't use a cage. The cage seems cruel, but they adapt to it easily. Buy chew bones by the gross.. They love to learn tricks take to training very well. Mine could open the refrigerator and bring me a beer. I just needed to remember to take the towel off the handle to keep the food safe when I was out of the house.
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06-24-2008, 06:23 AM
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| DSR Mutherfuker!  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wonkavator
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| Crate training at a young age will teach the dog to hold it. A dog's natural instinct will tell it not to relieve itself where it sleeps. It may do it a couple of times, but it will be the most horrific thing to the dog. I started my dog in the crate at 8 weeks old and he's never had a problem holding it in for 8-12 hours.
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06-24-2008, 08:42 AM
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| I Buried Beachbum Here!  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto
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| Chris, Adopt one & save his life! I have been looking at a Sheppard/Lab mix but decided to wait a bit longer.
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06-24-2008, 08:55 AM
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| Resident Idiot  Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Orlando, FL USA
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 | Don't buy a pure bred, this only encourages puppy mills and dog breaders to pump out inbred animals. There are plenty of free dogs available, I don't care what area you are in. The mutts for free are usually the best dogs to have.
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06-24-2008, 09:35 AM
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| Money Pit  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wilmington, DE
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| Timevacuum on this board just got a black lab puppy. We just got one too, a mix of some sort that's about 1 year old. Working on the crate thing! 
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06-24-2008, 10:14 AM
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| I Buried Beachbum Here! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto
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__________________ 87 LTD. Purchased May 88 Doeskin leather, coach lites, moonroof & carpeted trunk. No Factory Hood Ornament! Special order by the VP of GM Canada! Not another like it! Lots of Go Fast goodies! 11.5 is as Fast as I go! Thats what the track told me! It's a Small World, but I wouldn't want to Paint It!! PS: My name is David & I have One screen name everywhere! | |
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