http://lab-lovers.com/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:22:50 +0000 MyBB http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Alternative-to-lure-cousring Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:45 +0100 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Alternative-to-lure-cousring http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Pups Thu, 16 May 2013 22:03:44 +0100 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Pups Hi there I was wondering if anyone could tell me why my wee 9 week chocolate labador was sick 2 times in the last 2 hours I would appreciate any help . Thanxs]]> Hi there I was wondering if anyone could tell me why my wee 9 week chocolate labador was sick 2 times in the last 2 hours I would appreciate any help . Thanxs]]> http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Carrek-The-Rover-Reporter Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:10:30 +0100 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Carrek-The-Rover-Reporter Carreks article - which of course he dictated - is Top Tips For A Hospitality Dog. We wrote the basics down and sent it along with some photos to Jane who then edited it. She has a wonderful way with words so it doesn't come across as a bit stupid.
The site is http://www.phileasdogg.com
Why don't your dogs send in their articles. It's free and will, in time, become a valuable site for people and their dogs. So many places are becoming less dog friendly that we need sites like this to help us find dog friendly places.]]> Carreks article - which of course he dictated - is Top Tips For A Hospitality Dog. We wrote the basics down and sent it along with some photos to Jane who then edited it. She has a wonderful way with words so it doesn't come across as a bit stupid.
The site is http://www.phileasdogg.com
Why don't your dogs send in their articles. It's free and will, in time, become a valuable site for people and their dogs. So many places are becoming less dog friendly that we need sites like this to help us find dog friendly places.]]> http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Can-my-dog-do-agility-even-though-she-has-bad-hips Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:52:13 +0100 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Can-my-dog-do-agility-even-though-she-has-bad-hips

- Marianthi.]]>

- Marianthi.]]> http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-The-Olympics Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:37:32 +0100 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-The-Olympics http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Suffolk-Dog-Day Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:19:30 +0100 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Suffolk-Dog-Day
Sunday 29/07/12 is Suffolk Dog Day at Helmingham Hall. I should be attending with Alfie in tow. I've missed the last couple of years as it's usually been on a Saturday when I've worked.

Wonder if anyone here will be visiting?]]>
Sunday 29/07/12 is Suffolk Dog Day at Helmingham Hall. I should be attending with Alfie in tow. I've missed the last couple of years as it's usually been on a Saturday when I've worked.

Wonder if anyone here will be visiting?]]> http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Our-labrador-stops-jumping-but-then-pulls-our-clothes Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:25:22 +0100 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Our-labrador-stops-jumping-but-then-pulls-our-clothes We have recently re-homed a 16 month old black lab called Lucky. We knew he was a typical boisterous overgrown pup before we got him home and we have made good progress with him over the week he has been with us
From what we can tell, his previous owners before the rescue centre never attempted to discourage his jumping and clothes pulling when he got restless.

From reading forums and from experience we know to ignore him when he jumps at us and this does work!...we stand still, facing away from him with our arms crossed and he does eventually give up.

The only tricky trait we are having problems with is that as soon as he gives up jumping, he will start to pull our clothes....(we have obviously been wearing old clothes and we don't play tug of war games with him)....we have read that again, ignoring him and 'becoming a tree', will help this clothes pulling problem but Lucky is strong enough to pull me and my mum over, so its impossible for us to discourage him this way. My dad is able to resist his pulling (he tried this today) by just standing still but Lucky just continued to bite and rip at his shorts until the hems were basically shredded..!

At the moment, the only thing we can do is get a grip on our clothing so he cant pull backwards and tell him firmly to DROP (which sometimes works)....we have also read that distracting him or making a trade with one of his toys will work but when your in the middle of the garden with a 30kg dog attached to you, this can be tricky!!
Any suggestions would be a big help!!!
Thank Youuuuu]]> We have recently re-homed a 16 month old black lab called Lucky. We knew he was a typical boisterous overgrown pup before we got him home and we have made good progress with him over the week he has been with us
From what we can tell, his previous owners before the rescue centre never attempted to discourage his jumping and clothes pulling when he got restless.

From reading forums and from experience we know to ignore him when he jumps at us and this does work!...we stand still, facing away from him with our arms crossed and he does eventually give up.

The only tricky trait we are having problems with is that as soon as he gives up jumping, he will start to pull our clothes....(we have obviously been wearing old clothes and we don't play tug of war games with him)....we have read that again, ignoring him and 'becoming a tree', will help this clothes pulling problem but Lucky is strong enough to pull me and my mum over, so its impossible for us to discourage him this way. My dad is able to resist his pulling (he tried this today) by just standing still but Lucky just continued to bite and rip at his shorts until the hems were basically shredded..!

At the moment, the only thing we can do is get a grip on our clothing so he cant pull backwards and tell him firmly to DROP (which sometimes works)....we have also read that distracting him or making a trade with one of his toys will work but when your in the middle of the garden with a 30kg dog attached to you, this can be tricky!!
Any suggestions would be a big help!!!
Thank Youuuuu]]> http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Help-Bailey Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:56:37 +0100 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Help-Bailey
I found a Lab mix in the middle of the road 2 weeks ago. She was starving and scared but she jumped right in the car, curled up on the passenger seat and fell asleep. I thought she was going to die that night so I just sat with her for a long time so she wouldn't be alone. Well, she survived that night and is doing remarkably well. Her name is now Bailey. She loves kids and driving in the car, does well in the crate, is good on a leash, loves spending time with people, is good with other dogs and can fit a whole cat head in her mouth without doing any physical damage to the cat . We can't keep her but we are going to foster her through Atlanta Beagle Rescue until she is healthy and finds a forever home. Bailey is not a Beagle so I told ABR that we would set up a separate account for donations specifically for her care. Here is the link if you would like to help:

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If you can't donate, please share this link to all of your friends!! Bailey thanks you!]]>
I found a Lab mix in the middle of the road 2 weeks ago. She was starving and scared but she jumped right in the car, curled up on the passenger seat and fell asleep. I thought she was going to die that night so I just sat with her for a long time so she wouldn't be alone. Well, she survived that night and is doing remarkably well. Her name is now Bailey. She loves kids and driving in the car, does well in the crate, is good on a leash, loves spending time with people, is good with other dogs and can fit a whole cat head in her mouth without doing any physical damage to the cat . We can't keep her but we are going to foster her through Atlanta Beagle Rescue until she is healthy and finds a forever home. Bailey is not a Beagle so I told ABR that we would set up a separate account for donations specifically for her care. Here is the link if you would like to help:

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If you can't donate, please share this link to all of your friends!! Bailey thanks you!]]> http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-hi-everybody Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:02:32 +0100 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-hi-everybody - Removed by Moderator - I am currently running a fundraiser in an effort to help my dog Ginger back to health. And again, I'm happy to be here and meet new people.]]> - Removed by Moderator - I am currently running a fundraiser in an effort to help my dog Ginger back to health. And again, I'm happy to be here and meet new people.]]> http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Older-Labs Tue, 15 May 2012 19:48:28 +0100 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Older-Labs
Our back Labrador is 14 this August he is now deaf , cannot see very well and problems with is backend and doesn’t have any control with going to poo. We have started to leave a light on for him at night as he cannot settle and scratches at anything on the floor. Has anyone got any idea how to help our old boy? ]]>
Our back Labrador is 14 this August he is now deaf , cannot see very well and problems with is backend and doesn’t have any control with going to poo. We have started to leave a light on for him at night as he cannot settle and scratches at anything on the floor. Has anyone got any idea how to help our old boy? ]]> http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Weekend Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:17:01 +0000 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Weekend

Going out for dinner tonight, then heading to bed early tomorrow as the club I am a member of is holding their Spring Match. Will be my first show out with Portis since I got him back in January, hoping for good results!

What does everyone else have planned?]]>

Going out for dinner tonight, then heading to bed early tomorrow as the club I am a member of is holding their Spring Match. Will be my first show out with Portis since I got him back in January, hoping for good results!

What does everyone else have planned?]]> http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Happy-new-year-from-lablovers Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:33:17 +0000 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-Happy-new-year-from-lablovers http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-optical-illusions Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:29:07 +0000 http://lab-lovers.com/Thread-optical-illusions
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