"Non Hyper Family Labs"

[Tralee]

Labs were bred to be active dogs. Crating leads to a sedentary lifestyle that is extremely unhealthy, both physically and mentally. You should be able to trust your Lab with the run of your house while you are gone. Train him early, put up with a few chewed items, and you will have an actual family member – not a parrot in a cage.

I guess then I shouldn't leave my young extremely active border collie in a crate when he is home alone for 5 hours.

If the lab is loose in the house when alone, who is going to exchange the tv in his mouth for a peice of wood? LMAO

[Lady's Human]

Non hyper Labs?

Am I missing something here? That falls under the same heading as military intelligence. An oxymoron.

[Tralee]

I think this is from the same website

How to stop a lab puppy from biting

While he is biting your hands, use your thumb and index finger to force his upper lips up against the sharp canines. (The area between your thumb and finger will rest on his nose). Give a squeeze just hard enough to make him yelp. Once you let go, he will probably charge you for more. Give it to him. This time, squeeze just a little harder, and hold the pressure for about three seconds of yelping. He will either give you a disgusted look and disappear behind the sofa, or charge you again. He may appear madder than heck, and growl as he’s charging. This should not be taken as aggression. Remember, this whole thing is a game to him. Each time he returns for more, let him have it again. Extend the hold time for two seconds every round. Do this for as many times as he returns and bites too hard. (If the biting becomes gentle mouthing, there is no need to continue). Do not quit in the middle of the game. Keep playing until he learns he can’t win. Otherwise, he wins by default, and you’ve created a monster. Eventually, he will go off and pout. Don’t go after him. Leave him alone. He will come back in a better mood after a good nap. (Remember how you felt the first time you lost pitifully in Monopoly?)

Sounds like an real fun game.

Keep to the same strict diet that your pup was on when you picked him up. Food changes, even a morsel of a doggie treat, will cause diarrhea.

house breaking

If you see him in the act of going, make a loud guttural noise that will scare the hair off him. (Pretend you just found your little brother spray-painting your first car). This will make his muscles tighten, and he will stop for a few seconds. Get him outside, and leave him until he goes, even if it’s fifteen minutes. (Unless he finished in the house).

Found something else. They are selling two labs for $1,000

Max & Sophie came from an unfortunate situation. Their previous owner had a family hardship and realized she couldn't take care of them any longer.

Feeding Labs raw vegetables, meats, and other human foods

If your Lab is on a proper formula of scientifically created dog food, you have nothing to gain and everything to lose by feeding human foods. A dog cannot digest carrots, asparagus, green pepper or any other raw vegetable. All they can do is to interfere with proper absorption.
Raw meats carry their own risks. If you do not own a Wolf out of the wild, leave the raw meats to the buzzards.

[MajesticCollies]

Please give "Hyper Family Labs" thier stupid sign now!!!!

[areias]

Their website is "http://www.labpups.com". I don't believe they health test-why would they do that if they are breeding 'family labs!?!' I also found this...




It looks like they breed..a lot! These are just two of their breeding bitches. They have so many, too!

[Tralee]

http://tinyurl.com/mfmnp
Another discussion about the breeder.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

These "breeders" sound like very irresponsible, uneducated, stupid people... I think someone needs to e-mail them...