Mom of 3 asked:


We just got a 1-1/2 year old Labrador Retriever. We didn’t bring her home until she was spayed, so we don’t know exactly what time she went to the potty before she had the procedure. We picked her up from vet around 3:30 PM. It is now 8:30 PM. She has not gone to the bathroom in anyway at all.

Since she has been here she has had about 3/4 cup science diet food and a little bowl of water. This was around 5 PM

Is this normal? When should she go to the bathroom. We don’t know if she is even house trained, but we have taken her out every hour on the hour.

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TritanBear asked:


Recently my year and half old Labrador Retriever has been having a hard time with environmental allergies. I hate having him even on Benedryl but his reaction this time was so bad he got a staph infection. My vet tested him for everything and put him on steroids, but I hate the idea and side effects. Has anyone had experiences with the use of steroids on a dog ? Can anyone reccomend an alternative? Besides Benedryl ( does not work)

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Jeannette asked:


Sometimes have a shiny coat and sometimes coarse? Is this a symptom of bad breeding or is there a variety of coats? I am asking because I have a yellow Lab, and her coat is coarse and not shiny. My aunt just sent me pictures of her black Lab puppy, and his coat is super shiny! So, what is the verdict on this? Should all Lab’s coats be shiny?
Hmmm, I thought about the diet aspect but honestly I feed my dog the best of the best (in my opinion) Nutro. No byproducts or corn meal. So, I don’t know!

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intelligent_dude_08 asked:


I have a 11 1/2 month old black Labrador Retriever. I wanted to know what was a good food to feed him at a decent price. I’ve fed him the following:

Canidae All Life Stages (went up in price & changed the formula slightly)
Dog Lover’s Gold (seems to have good ingredients, little more expensive per pound)
Strongpoint Naturally Premium (seems to have good ingredients)
Diamond Pet Chicken & Rice (okay ingredients but seems to lack sufficient meat content)

He is currently on a mixture of Dog Lover’s Gold and Diamond Pets Chicken & Rice.
I’m trying to get him stronger, so I have been playing fetch with him for about 10-20 mins twice a day. What is a good way to increase his strength?
I’ve never had a dog before so I’m just trying to find out what is normal. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

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jay asked:


I have a 6 months old Labrador retriever – Golden. He has become very hyper and exited.. jumps on everybody who come home including strangers.. hardly heard him barking..chews my belongings, runs away when I call him etc. very rude and disrespectful behaviour. I beat him heardly but still he is the same..

He listens to my command when he is calm.. like sit, jump, come etc., but if visitors are there he never listen to me..

I had got him trained by a trainer but no use.

Please help me how do i train him myself. Any info available anywhere to train him.. I think I cant rely on trainers as he is not listening to my self then…

Its gettin very difficult to manage him

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Courtney asked:

I was only planning on adopting one puppy, but I have ended up agreeing to take 2. They are 10 week old labrador retriever puppies from the same litter, they are both males.

They were breed by a mom and pop breeder, and when it turned out the dad didn’t have official paperwork, and they couldn’t sell them as pure bread, they abandoned the whole litter.

The shelter I am adopting them from has a ton of puppies right now, and had no room for any more puppies. Because of this, the 2 puppies I am adopting are not technically living at the shelter, but at a shelter where the are euthanized after a period of time.

I found out that which ever puppy I didn’t adopt was going to be put to sleep, so I agreed to take both and they gave me the second one for free. I am a little worried because I’ve heard 2 pups are hard to handle. And I also have a 10 year old black labrador (girl), who is very healthy and still acts like a pup.

Did I make the right decision? Or was agreeing to take both a mistake?
I just wanted to restate that it was either adopt both, or one would be put to sleep.

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Courtney C asked:


Hi! I have a 7 month old labrador retriever puppy. When should I change her to adult food? thanks!

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puppyholic asked:


My puppy Labrador Retriever is really good on the lead but my best friends Cocker spaniel is quite bad and always pulls. Is it likely my puppy will pick up this habit, or doesn’t this happen in the dog world? If it is likely how do you think I could prevent it happening? Thank you very much!!

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