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A Labrador Retriever or a lab for short is the most popular dog in North America. They enjoy living with people. They are the friendliest dogs and easy to train. This type of dog is considered a gun dog. They are good swimmer, good noses, and are gentle with the game, and enjoy the outside |
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A male can be as big as 23- 24 inches and could weigh up to 65 to 75 pounds. A female can reach to 20 to 22 1\2 inches and could weigh 55 to65 pounds. With lots of love and attention your lab will do best with people. Lab was first trained to haul in fisher men's nets in Newfoundland |
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They were brought to America in the 1800's and trained to be companions, guide dogs and to detect drugs with their wide nose and power. |
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They have a full neck and a broad skull. |
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Grooming This dog doesn't need much grooming. It basically needs a washing 2 times a year and a brushing once a week. Also every night, brush your dogs teeth with dog toothpaste and dog toothbrush. |
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FOOD Your pup or wise old man will probably live longer then his or her grandfather or mother. This is because of the food they eat. Good food for dogs are milk, fish, eggs, cottage cheese, green vegetables, and fruit. Your dog will need calcium and vitamins to stay healthy. The meat you give them could be cooked or raw. Don't feed them too much fat unless it is in the winter. Never feed them turkey chicken, or chop bones. Also not much starch. |
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Check with your vet for the amounts. Your dog shouldn't have
potatoes, and you can't feed them just table scraps. Fine cut
carrots are healthy for a dog also. An older dog will eat grass.
This will clean their digestive system. Check with your vet for the amounts. Your dog shouldn't have
potatoes, and you can't feed them just table scraps. Fine cut
carrots are healthy for a dog also. An older dog will eat grass.
This will clean their digestive system Basic training Training isn't really that hard. Your puppy will learn. For house breaking don't rush them to the newspaper or outside. If an accident does occur, explain to him or her that that is not the right thing to do. Never beat your dog. When your little girl or boy dose a good job, you should reward them with a treat, a pat on the head, or the praise good boy or good girl. When duty is done, do not rush them into the house. Coax them gently into the house. |
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Commands When commanding to your dog don't command in long sentences. Make them short. Examples like sit, come, stay, out, down, good, and bad. Also when speaking use actions. The most important word that your dog could know is their name. Speak it over and over to him or her again and again. Then when you call him or her they will rush to you. |
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Amusements A good game that teaches obedience is a simple game. This game is called fetch . Throw the ball and point to the ball and say fetch. |
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Stay and tell your dog to fetch. If your dog runs after the ball and doesn't bring it back, tell your dog to bring and point to the ground in front of you. Then tell him or her to drop it. |
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Toys that squeak or fun to tug on are fun for a dog. This toy should be able to entertain him or her. |
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