Hey i bought a GORGEOUS black labrador puppy last night, what shall i call him???

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Plus any advice re puppy care would be great too x

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Start as you mean to go on i.e. no jumping up (is very cute when they're little, not so cute 7 months later), no getting up on settee, no going upstairs etc. etc.

Girl or boy?

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Sorry, should read title "what shall I call him

Otto

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Dave

or Humphrey!

bluenose - you forgot Alan!

LOL sorry

Have a look at labradorforums.co.uk - loads and loads of fantasic advice all about labs.

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go to asda and get the RSPCA puppy pads..they have scent in them that draws the puppy to crap and wee on the pad rather than the floor
buy him chewy toys he will be treething and you dont want him to eat your shoe.
if he is sleeping on his own...put a hot water bottle wrapped in a blanket in his bed...it will copy the warmth he got of the other puppies and his mum.
good luck because they are harder than babies

Tara

Keep taking him outside (ALL THE TIME) to wee/poo and give him a little treat each time he does it. Have plenty of newspaper/ kitchen roll in stock to clean up any mess. Confine him to one room as much as possible in the early days (preferably not carpeted) as you don't want mess all over your house. Our lab puppy was very "mouthy" and would try to chew us loads - really, really discourage this and offer him a toy as a distraction.

Lots of toys. Set an alarm to take him out for wees every 30 mins or so.

Remember at this age they aren't really even puppys yet - they're still babies.

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Thanku!! Im going to go and get some of those ped pads they sound good! I also need to sort out injections! how old do they have to be, how do i go about that??!!! yikes i think your right fawkeoff! Its going to be tricky!

Injections can be done from 8 weeks old. 2nd one is two weeks after the first and then (depending on vet) they can go out 7-14 days after 2nd injection.

Definitely check out labradorforums.co.uk -fab advice.

Have fun

I'm lucky lucky you.

Call him Raven.

Call him Dave.

Our next dog will be called Dave.

Have a bitch at the moment which would not have not suited being a Dave

Hi, we have 2 labs, one called Casper the other Daisy, the best advice I can give you (room permitting) is purchase a crate for them to have as their "den". You can let them sleep in it at set times (bit like a GIna Ford schedule but for dogs!) and they don't get disturbed and at night they won't dirty all around the house. Don't buy those wee wee pads - waste of money, dog will just rip them to shreds. Put the dog out frequently to do his business (your garden is okay, I wouldn't take them out into the big wide world until after injections) and he will soon learn where is right to go to the toilet.

Good luck!

Bob. Would second the crate thing. Done it with all ours.

Lloyd (cos he's cole black - geddit?)

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