They are working dogs and are supposed to be continually active. It’s their lack of activity that makes them portly.
Funny. My ex didn’t look like a Labrador.
Where’s the black lab, yellow lab, chocolate lab, meth lab pic?
Greed? If they insist on labeling a genetic predisposition to overeat as a vice, they could at least get the right one: “gluttony”.
Gluttony, not greed.
My Lab is hardwired as a con artist to get me to give him treats at any cost.
My GSD is definitely not food focused. Her focus is love and fun... given no distractions.
Younger kid has a lab mix puppy and he’s definitely got the “I want more food” thing down pat. A regular feeding schedule of a consistent amount (and daily exercise) keeps him in the proper shape.
If you overfeed a Lab, they get fat. As mentioned, this is not the breed where you offer free choice, self serve food.
Oh, oh, oh you folks have no idea how food crazy Chihuahuas are.
I have two midget dogs. The other is a Papion. I have to stand there if I feed bacon bits or any cooked food or the Chihuahua gets mean.
Labs are more laid back, but any dog capable of reaching food might try and take it.
They are all chow hounds.
Those doing these studies are hard wired for stupidity.
Don’t have to wonder what the owners looked like. No such thing as a fat dog in nature...
I’ve owned three labs. They are impossible to wear out thru exercise. They do get fat when they get older. They are also clowns and rally do chew everything.
Chowhounds and counter surfers - is at any wonder Labs are the bad dog favorite on the hit Bag Dog! show on Animal Planet? ;-)
If you think Labradorians are bad, you haven’t met any Newfies
I’ve had several dogs in my life in 55 years. The only ones that remained slim were Snoopy the border collie and Lucky the Belgian sheepdog. Skeezix, our Newfie/Lab mix was a big boy (150 lbs.) and Sturgis, unknown/Lab mix was a big girl (80 lbs.). Our puddin Jack Russell could stand to lose a pound or two. He is 12 with Cushing’s disease so that’s not happening.
In my experience, they all are hungry all of the time, regardless of the breed, especially for people food.
It’s easy to over do it, so I watch their intake and we get out for walks regularly. Exercise is important.
Had a black Doberman lab. mix years ago (Called her “Dopey Lab.”). She kept gaining weight no matter what I did with her diet. Found her out one day finally. Neighbor’s huge avocado tree hung over our yard slightly, and the avocados would fall, she would devour them seed, and all. She was over 100 lbs. when we finally found her eating those things. She was YUGE!
Oh, good grief. Someone spent money to figure out that labs are chow hounds.
Color me surprised.
