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Does anyone fancy a "puppy survival" thread part 2
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Soubriquet · 16/05/2017 11:16
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murphys ·
16/05/2017 14:12
Hello everyone
haven't been on this thread for quite some time. Our Labbie is now 5 months old.... renamed sometimes as the bloody little terror. He is just so adorable, just then other days I get so cross with him. He chewed up the entire sofa, albeit it in an outside one, but still. There is not a bit of foam left on the sofa carcass. We still didn't get to training school due to many other factors (he was banned from attending initially as he was ill so wasn't allowed near the other pups for 5 weeks), but he has come along so well. He brings back the ball every time, (even our 3 year old dd doesn't do that...) he doesn't snatch for food, he sits, lays etc all on command. On my but the biting. And chewing. And digging. Goes with the territory of a Labrador though. I have not one plant left, not that I am a particularly good gardener, but the few I did manage to get growing are now no more. The only thing he hasn't touch is the mint, which bloody grows like wildfire anyway, even I cant kill that off. Typical isn't it. 
We are going into winter now, so he can a little mishap with the wood burner..... I don't think he is going to try to lick the glass again somehow.... he is ok, but not been back near it since...
Speaking of collars, bought him a lovely bright neon one with his little tag on (thought I had better as on a few occasions he tried to make a dart out of the gate whilst I was reversing out), but to find that our other dd, very much dislikes the fact that he is wearing a collar. I had let them out in the morning, heard squealing, go out out dd1 had taken the collar off of dp and was merrily chewing it. So dd1 got told off, and I put collar back onto dpup, only when I got back from school run, collar was missing once again. Ddog1 had buried it in the back garden, in one of the many holes that dpup has lovingly created. So now the collar is useless as she chewed the clip, it wasn't a cheap one either, so I am pondering now what to do.... dpup needs to get used to wearing one, but dpup1 isn't going to allow it, it would appear.
We had some wee and poo woes, but pleased to report there haven't been many mishaps in that department for quite some time now.
We got dpup shortly after our old boy Labbie passed away. At the time, we got him as ddog1 was pining terribly. I wasn't sure I was ready for a new puppy after losing my beloved boy. But he is here and he really has filled a hole in my heart that I cannot explain. Not just for my old boy who left a gaping hole, and who I miss dearly... but generally, I had relationship breakdown, some other issues, and he had just brought joy back to me and I forgot existed. Not sure that makes sense, and yes its a complete waffle, but I am sure some of you will know what I mean.
Something I wanted to ask though... vet says he is still a bit small, he is 5 months and 1 week and weights 17kg's. Roughly what weight is your labbie at that age, I know they are all different but looking for general weight for that age? (he was on major catch up as was only 4kg when he was ill at 10 weeks).
Soubriquet ·
17/05/2017 06:25
We have managed to have a poo this morning outside
She hides under a bush to go to the toilet when it's raining
With pinching everything, try a sharp sounding AH!! Lexa tries to run away with stuff but quickly drops it when we say ah. But it's got to be very sharp and snappy.
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halfbuffy ·
17/05/2017 06:33
Oh and he refuses to learn "leave it", "drop it" etc. He's been so so good with all his other commands, but I swear he's got human understanding, his selective hearing is almost better than mine!
murphys ·
17/05/2017 07:32
Bitey
Small in size, rather than being a bit skinny. You can feel his ribs but they are covered now (whereas before they were showing) and his has his little waistline now.
I was just able to measure his height (really fast mind ) he is 42cm to floor to his back....
I did see his mum and dad, and they are both fairly big Labs.
Soubriquet ·
17/05/2017 07:57
Mine had mites 
Cost me £48 to treat them! Apart from itchy skin, she doesn't seem to have been affected by them. But now she's been itching for so long, I have teach her not to do it. She keeps chewing her skin out of habit now
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BiteyShark ·
17/05/2017 08:00
Wolfiefan same here I remember being outside at night at -4 thinking I should have got a puppy in summer. However, I am now glad we didn't as we can enjoy the garden in the sun without worrying so much as he had a habit of eating every stone he could find when he was much younger so it would have been a nightmare
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murphys ·
17/05/2017 08:41
Thanks all, yes maybe he will just be slightly smaller, but he is definitely healthy, with a real Lab appetite and loads of energy.
I want to drop his lunch time meal around 6 months.. can anyone talk me though how you did this. I have no clue how this is going to work out, as he can already tell the time.... dead on 12 o'clock he will come and tell me its lunch time. Did you do it gradually (ie increase breakfast slightly and reduce lunch) or just wham bam, big breakfast, no lunch today, sorry .... . And how am I going to look at him with those eyes looking at me??...... he lives for food
(Over the past weekend thinking of trying to prepare for this, I gave him extra breakfast, but I still got a visit at 12 oclock with that look of oi, you forgot something, look at the time..)
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