Labrador puppy freebie

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Labrador puppy offer.

So best friend of SIL, dad owns a dog (she lives with her dad) and it’s had 7 puppies, Labrador. They’ve offered a free one to me and my DPs, so 2 puppies. I think DB would love one but they have a baby and a 5 year old and are in the process of moving to a house from a flat so timing not great.

We both have cats. I also work and am about 2 days in office.

DP’s unsure and so am I. Would you turn a Labrador freebie pup down? DP’s have had Labrador before so we are well aware of how much is involved re walking etc.

I’ve got a 4x4 and so have parents. So can fit a lab in each.

The walking is a lot.

Sorry I just don't believe this. Oldest story in the book "accidental mating". Usually used by puppy farmers!

I can afford the dog and give it time but I wouldn’t want to leave it all day when I’m in the office.

No, I would have ALL of them 🤣🤣🤣 provided you can afford the pip, you know what’s involved, so chewy, nippy dog you can’t walk very far for the first 12 months and you’ll love the dog and have the time - then yes.

I have a lab - best dog I’ve ever had and we’ve had a few. Simply the best boy.

I was going to say similar how do they know it was the neighbours dog that caught the bitch? Very odd indeed.

They are not puppy farmers!

They live in a part of SW England where there are a lot of labs. A few are working dogs (on shoots). I believe the sire does retrieving or something for shoots. He’s a working dog anyway.

They put two and two together. Because neighbours are only near ones. Neighbour has offered DNA testing.

The sire dog apparently sometimes got on their land so they have seen him before. Usually they just took him back.

Working labs are much higher energy than show labs. They need training and their brain occupying. You need to bear this in mind.
If it is a true working lab then I'm surprised as they are usually kept under tight control (speaking as a working dog owner). Mine wouldn't go running off at any time!

All I’m going on is what they’ve told me! The sire is apparently a bit of a Houdini and only 2. Friend apparently said her dad wasn’t happy at the accident so has told neighbour to secure dog in future. And the bitch is being spayed after this.

I’m well aware of working labs as my childhood lab her dad was one (a gun dog) and she inherited his temperament. Lovely dog but bloody hard work!

They can’t be pedigreed if they’re not sure of the parentage of the puppies. I wouldn’t be touching one with a barge pole if you don’t know for sure who sired the pups.

I assume they’re healthy though. Proper countryside dogs.

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You don't know anything about dogs and you didn't actually want a lab. No, I wouldn't take a "free" puppy that is the result of an accidental breed by amateurs.

Tell me more about dachshunds.

A friend of DB, his parents have rescue dachshunds and he says they can be very snappy and barky.

They're all individuals, as with any dog you need to choose carefully.
Ours were as trainable as we wanted them to be, and not snappy. They did like the sound of their own voices though... proper bark not yappy, Very adaptable walk-wise from nothing if it was raining to Lake District mountains. The first one (and the one DH had as a boy didn't have any back issues. The second had a disk operation at 14.5 from which he recovered pretty well and lived to over 16 ... not many labs live that long and elderly ones usually seem arthritic.

According to friend the DNA is being done now, so before pups are sold, pups were born last week. But they’re confident the dog/sire is the dad.

Hang on. I do know a bit about dogs! Not a huge amount but a bit.

The accidental breed is a concern I admit. I was a bit when SIL told me about this. Her friend is a bit wacky though, a bit ditzy. But I don’t think anything is wrong with the breed, it’s just unfortunate circumstances. For me though if you’re not getting your dog to breed then get it spayed/neutered.

My DP’s lab lived until 14 or 15 I think.

I wouldn’t want a pup from an accidental mating, even supposing it were true, because I would prefer the bitch to be fed appropriately to prepare her for pregnancy.
Someone up thread mentioned the scores for hip dysplasia, very prevalent in labs unless carefully bred.
Additionally many dogs carry the Progressive Retinal Atrophy gene, and matings should be carefully examined so that they don't both have it, which means that some of the pups will lose their sight in later life. It's bad enough if one of the dogs has it, as a proportion of the litter will be carriers.

You know what. You’re right. Friend had no intention of breeding from the lab so she wasn’t prepared.

I don’t think I’ll be accepting the freebie. DP’s are undecided.

This was one of the reasons my DP’s never bred but wanted to, with our lab as she had borderline hip dysplasia. They also wanted a good natured sire and there were 2 potential options but one had fallen from a bed as a pup and the other not suitable for some reason. Plus puppies are hard work.

This is absolute twaddle

The only lab I know was purposely bought (by seasoned Lab owners) at 18mo precisely to avoid the early puppy stage. Very healthy dog, all the checks, and has cost £10 a day for walking weekdays, and around £9000 in vet operations due to cancer and drug reaction.
And it still thrusts its nose in every crotch that passes the threshold. So imo it’s worth holding out for a smaller dog.

I can’t argue with you there. I’ve got a miniature dachshund. I would pass then.

Don’t forget, before they turn into lovely dogs, there’s the puppy and teen stage to get through first. I’ve found it very hard work and at nearly two, we’re getting the calm lovely dog that everyone said he would turn into.

Labradors are amazing dogs, but they are hard work and are a life long commitment. Please please do not get a dog unless your are 100% sure

This is what I’ve been told! Second hand info. They live at the other side of the country to me.

I tend to find male labs unless they’re very well trained, to be too much. Only one I liked as a teen and NDN up our street had him. I think the NDN further up my street with the standard dachshund, his choc lab seems nice.

My lab was well trained but even she would sometimes jump up at people. I mean lovely nature though.