One of the greatest experiences in life is to own a pet and when your pet happens to be a Labrador, your cup of joy is sure to overflow. These sweet, affectionate, very friendly as well as caring dogs require your love and attention and if they get the right amount of Labrador dog care and liberal doses of love, they will become ideal pets that will make your life a lot more enriched. One method of obtaining a Labrador is through Labrador dog adoption, which today is very easy as there are many online sites that put up Labradors for adoption.
Food And Water
Among the most essential things that need to be addressed with regard to providing proper Labrador dog care, you may include taking good care about feeding your pet as well as keeping them well hydrated. Just like other dog breeds, Labradors too require good food and plenty of water. It is therefore necessary that you set up a schedule for his feeding and this schedule should be established as soon as he becomes your pet. In addition, you need to ensure that your Labrador pet always has easy access to water 24×7x365.
As far as feeding your pet goes, proper Labrador dog care requires that he is fed once or twice in a day and he should also be given good as well as healthy dog food that must be given to him exactly according to instructions on the dog food labels.
A second aspect to providing good Labrador dog care is ensuring that your pet has a place to call his own and this is the place where he will be able to rest and get his sleep without being disturbed. Though it is common to let your pet Labrador share your bed it is nevertheless, always a good idea to give him a bed of his own, and even a big sized kennel that has a blanket or a dog bed in it will do just fine. You may also need to train him to sleep in his bed and it also makes good sense to teach him that his bed is where you would like to see him get his sleep.
Other Labrador dog care tips include training him – either personally or by sending him to a dog training class. Also, you need to groom as well as bathe your Labrador on a regular basis, and you also need to ensure that he is given plenty of exercise on a regular basis.
Finally, proper Labrador dog care also means giving your pet his shots and getting his licenses in good time. Rabies shots as well as heartworm checks must be done in order to ensure his wellbeing because these measures can even end up saving the life of your Labrador.
After careful research and consideration, you have decided on the breed of dog you want. The next step in locating the newest addition to your family is to find a good yellow or chocolate Lab breeder. This is not always easy to do, as there are many bad apple Labrador breeders out there who care more about the green backs than the little yellow, chocolate, and black backs running around their feet.
A very good sign of a high quality Labrador breeder is how much time they take finding out about you. Any breeder that really cares about their pups is not going to sell one to just any person, regardless of how much money is involved. You may be asked to fill out an application, and meet with the Labrador breeders themselves one or twice before ever seeing the puppies. This is a good thing – you want someone who cares that much about their dogs. This can help assure you that you are not getting a poorly bred puppy.
Another plus for a Labrador breeder is whether or not they are certified through the American Kennel Association. This is one club who does not endorse just anyone. You might also check with local dog kennels and veterinarians to find out who they might recommend. This can actually work both ways in finding the best for your puppy; when you are choosing a puppy, ask the breeder what vet office they use.
Just as you researched what kind of dog you wanted, it is a good idea to research which Labrador breeder you will buy from. For what you are spending in time and money for your little pup, you deserve to have the best.
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Ever wonder why most advertisers avoid black furry animals for their billboards and commercials? That's because black dogs, black cats, black guinea pigs, black anything is extremely hard to photograph well. This is one reason why they turn to brighter-colored animals such as a yellow Labrador/Golden Retriever puppy mix. But don’t let this knowledge stop you from adopting a black pet like a black Lab puppy. With patience, an eye for contrasting colors and a decent camera, you can get great snaps of your black Lab puppy.
Make Sure The Pup Is Tired
Best portraits of an all-black Lab puppy are best done outside in natural light, where there are a lot of distractions. You need to get a good play session in with your puppy before you attempt any kind of photography – unless you have high-speed film! Puppies have short attention spans, so also bring noisemakers or squeaky toys to get their attention.
Location, Location, Location
You need to get your black Lab puppy against a lighter colored background such as green grass or clear blue lake water. You definitely don’t want him against anything about as dark as he is. The viewer will have a hard time discerning the puppy from the rest of the picture.
You also don’t want the background to be "busy", with a lot of objects and colors and things to distract the viewer's eye from your magnificent black Lab puppy. You want the background to be as uniform as possible. Be careful with really bright white backgrounds, as they can throw light back into your camera and ruin the shot.
In The Studio
It is certainly possible to photograph your black Lab puppy indoors, although this requires very specific lighting so your puppy doesn’t look like a silhouette in a three dimensional world. If worse comes to worse, take your black Lab puppy to a professional photographer. They have the lighting equipment to make the portrait look life like.
If you'd like to give a go, you need to get what's called a "key light", sometimes referred to as a "hair light", so you can see the hairs on your black Lab puppy instead of just one glob of demon-eyed darkness. This would be placed behind and to one side of the puppy. Then, you need to take a lot of pictures to be sure you get that perfect shot that will forever record the magic of when your Lab was still a little black Lab puppy.
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Regardless of what kind of dog you are looking for you may want to consider a lab mix puppy. The only type of dog that really does not work for a lab mix puppy are dogs from the toy category. In general these dogs are desirable because of their small size, but when you mix them with a Labrador they will no longer retain that tiny size. However, just about every other class of dog will work in for a lab mix puppy.
Breeds To Consider When Getting A Lab Mix Puppy
The first breed that almost every considers to be very desirable in a lab mix puppy is a Golden Retriever. There are several reasons for this. The first reason is that both dogs are of similar sizes and therefore you really do not lose that aspect of the breed or create any other undesirable combinations in their physical structure. In addition to this both of the dogs have a similar temperament so you can expect a dog that is very friendly and a pleasure to be around. In addition, Goldens are very intelligent so for the most part a lab mix puppy between these two breeds will be a very smart dog. The lab mix reviews on this combination make it one of the most popular combinations for a lab mix puppy.
The next breed that you may want to consider mixing with a Labrador is the Rottweiler. Rotts have a bad reputation because they are used as fighting dogs. In fact for the most part they are very good to their owners and their families. They are also incredibly loyal, even for a dog, and have been known to throw themselves into danger without fear or pause when defending those close to them. When they are mixed with lab, their aggressive nature is tempered a bit as is their size. In addition, labs are very intelligent dogs and the mix of these two breeds is usually very smart. This leads to dogs that are very smart and loyal, perfect if you are looking for not only a family pet but perhaps a guard dog as well.
The last breed of lab mix puppy to look at is the Siberian Husky. Huskies are generally not the most social of dogs towards humans, but they are loyal and do make good guard dogs. In addition they are tireless workers and have boundless amounts of energy. Puppies of this breed are very active and require a careful and attentive owner. When bred with Labrador they again have a tendency to pick up the better qualities, those being the labs inquisitive and intelligent nature as well as complete dedication to its human family.
As you can see these three breeds all make for a unique dog when bred with a Labrador. Depending on what you are looking for you may want to seek other combinations as well, but for the most part just about any breed will work with a Labrador.
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They're cute, they love you, but they use your home as a huge toilet. This happens to any puppy owner, and not just the owner of a Labrador Retriever puppy. Housebreaking any puppy takes persistence and patience, which not a lot of people have. Sadly, many a Labrador Retriever puppy (usually from nine months old on) is abandoned or sent to the pound for housebreaking problems that are not really the fault of the pup, but of the selfish and impatient owners. Housetraining an older dog is just the same as housetraining a Labrador Retriever puppy.
When You Get Your Pup Home
As soon as you get your new Labrador Retriever puppy – or rescue dog – home for the first time, take them right to where you would like them to toilet. Pick them up and plop them there, if you have to. A car ride especially seems to make a dog or puppy have to pee. Be patient and wait until your new Labrador puppy (no matter what his age) squats. Praise lavishly with kind words and affection and then take them inside.
When You Gotta Go…
If you take the time to observe and interact with your rescue dog or Labrador Retriever puppy, you will soon be able to tell when Nature is ringing that little doggie bell. A dog or puppy will often walk in circles, sniffing the floor or the walls when they feel the urge. If you see this behavior, rush them outside and then lavishly praise them when they squat.
Because they are so young, most puppies like a Labrador Retriever puppy will often pee out of excitement or out of fear. They just haven't been able to develop the bladder control yet. You do need to expect this and not be too harsh on them when this happens. Perhaps you could have your puppy spend time in a room with easy to clean floors or with older carpet that needs a few stains in order to improve it's looks.
When Should They Get It?
All dogs and puppies learn housebreaking in their own time. So, it's perfectly normal for your Labrador Retriever puppy to still be having accidents at seven months of age while the neighbor's chocolate Lab puppy is perfectly housebroken as a wee six months of age. Sometimes it can take dogs a year to get the hang of it. Once they do, they are really proud of keeping the house clean.
If your Lab is over a year old and still having housebreaking issues, please see a vet to be sure there isn’t a health problem.
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