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Just Got a Black Lab Puppy

Posted on 01/15/2007 4:42:58 PM PST by ExpatCanuck

We just picked up a beautiful black Lab puppy (9 weeks old as I write this) last weekend. He is devilishly handsome and too smart for his own good right now - hopefully the brain power will serve him well when he has the capacity to use it responsiby (the same descriptoin and hopes apply to my 2 human kids :)). He has a hunting dog's pedigree and is a purebreed, and I am reluctantly considering the neutering option for him when the time comes. Any suggestions from experienced dog owners would be greatly appreciated.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: doggieping; toneutorornot
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1 posted on 01/15/2007 4:43:00 PM PST by ExpatCanuck
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To: ExpatCanuck

ROTFL. Good luck to ya.


2 posted on 01/15/2007 4:43:23 PM PST by ShadowDancer (Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire.)
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To: ExpatCanuck

Hide your shoes. They'll end up all over the house.


3 posted on 01/15/2007 4:44:25 PM PST by My2Cents
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To: ExpatCanuck
THIS SHOULD BE IN BREAKING NEWS!!!!!! Haven't you learned vanity "etiquette" yet???? LOL

Congrats. I have a Golden Retriever and she is the worlds most spoiled dog.

4 posted on 01/15/2007 4:44:33 PM PST by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: ExpatCanuck

Labs like beer. Cheap beer is fine. Hamms, specifically.


5 posted on 01/15/2007 4:44:43 PM PST by Psycho_Bunny
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To: ShadowDancer

With my human kids or the dog? :)


6 posted on 01/15/2007 4:44:50 PM PST by ExpatCanuck
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To: ExpatCanuck
Nail down your carpet. Lock all kitchen cabinets. Remove all faucets.

No, I'm not kidding.

7 posted on 01/15/2007 4:45:18 PM PST by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: ExpatCanuck

Oh, the dog. Your life as you knew it is completely over.


8 posted on 01/15/2007 4:45:36 PM PST by ShadowDancer (Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire.)
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To: AnAmericanMother

Black Lab puppy ping!


9 posted on 01/15/2007 4:45:37 PM PST by Xenalyte (Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
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To: ExpatCanuck

Congrats! Are you going to use him for hunting?


10 posted on 01/15/2007 4:45:43 PM PST by Spruce
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To: ExpatCanuck

He should have you well trained in a month or two.


11 posted on 01/15/2007 4:45:59 PM PST by Chi-townChief
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To: ExpatCanuck

Best of luck!
I am on my sixth Lab, all black before , this one is chocolate. As in my previous experiences, I adore them, they adore me. Love is everywhere!
I thought all of mine were smart too, at the start.
They are dumber than a box of rocks.
Highly adorable and wonderful with kids.

This one has been to boot camp twice, she's five. Still doesn't respond to " Come ".
God bless your heart and soul!
Enjoy!


13 posted on 01/15/2007 4:47:17 PM PST by acapesket (never had a vote count in all my years here)
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To: ExpatCanuck

Congratulations and good luck.

Crate training is your friend.

Invest heavily in pig ears, it may save your furniture.

Walk early and often, tired puppy is a good puppy.

Be the boss.


14 posted on 01/15/2007 4:47:21 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (All I want for Christmas is a new tag line.)
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To: Spruce

No, no plans to hunt, although I am hoping he can scare away the deer from my property when he gets some size on him.


15 posted on 01/15/2007 4:47:23 PM PST by ExpatCanuck
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To: ExpatCanuck

Pictures, please!


16 posted on 01/15/2007 4:47:25 PM PST by Andy'smom
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No, I'm not kidding.

ROTFLMAO. You haven't even scratched the surface yet. This guy is screwed.

17 posted on 01/15/2007 4:48:48 PM PST by ShadowDancer (Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire.)
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To: ExpatCanuck

Walk that dog four to five miles a day until he's three.


18 posted on 01/15/2007 4:49:40 PM PST by gotribe (There's still time to begin a war in Iraq.)
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To: ExpatCanuck

Crate train him from the word go. Get one large enough for him to grow into. Never leave him loose in the house unattended, and your shoe supply or chair rungs will not suffer. Remember, this is a dog, not a human being. And many happy years to all of you.


19 posted on 01/15/2007 4:50:15 PM PST by Paperdoll
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This one has been to boot camp twice, she's five. Still doesn't respond to " Come ".

OMG, I am dying here. LOL

20 posted on 01/15/2007 4:50:29 PM PST by ShadowDancer (Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire.)
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