Silver! Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> sorry but style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />D I T T O !Still jealous as I have to wait until Christmas time-ish for my new puppy! Same as last time a Flat Coated retriever.Got a cool name in mind, that no one else has and would have been very fitting for my last FCR, let's hope she's the same......or maybe not, as she was a bit of a dafty and love to roll in the smelly stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Every breed of dog has its intelligent dogs, and not so intelligent dogs. We've gone for a labrador due to their temprament, and the people who I've known that have had them have generally been good. We're novice dog owers so tis probably a good starting point.I'll get some piccies up tomorrow if I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 personal i wouldn't have said that a labrador was a 'beginner' type dog but i'm sure you will get a lot of enjoyment from him/her style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />couple of tips style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> 1) socialize as much as you can, your local vets should run puppy parties 2) dog training as chocolate labs are renowned for being boisterous and disobedient 3) get him/her onto a good quality large breed diet as they are predisposed to hip dysplasia and arthritis 4) don't feed table scraps! otherwise you will have one hugely overly obese lab 5) get a decent insurance and read the small print! petplan are about the only ones who will cover for life, which imo, is vital with a lab!@silver - aw flat coated retrievers are gorgeous! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wub:" border="0" alt="wub.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Have all the points covered Jen, and intend solicialising as much as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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