mikelli

Labradors will always tell you that they are hungry, it is very individual regarding food, you really need to assess the condition of your dog and feed accordingly. Ours are on dry food mostly, 1 1/2 to two cups daily with added brisket bones, lamb off cuts or chicken necks or frames. You need to make sure that your lab does not get overweight.....I would dispense with the tinned food, but that is a personal choice.....there is a recent thread on here talking about keeping labs lean, I will bump it to the top so it is easy for you to find. Hope you are enjoying your lab, if you know the breeder of this boy, yu may be able to contact them and get some tips on feeding.

Mine are all done under GA for hips and elbows. The vet I use has had lots of experience so I guess he thinks that this is the best way to get a good xray....

These are great before and afters BL. Can you tell us what the ages are in the two pics ? I would love to know how much more our boy might fill out. Here is our teenage fella at one, he's choc in the foreground with his girlfriend Scout Here is Dad And Mum ... I don't have a better pic of Mum, but dad has certainly got some bulk to him. He will continue to grow and fill out for quite some time yet Mrs. TS. Boys certainly keep maturing for at least 3 yrs I recon, he probably will not grow in height much more after 12 months but he will thicken and body down a lot more......its a bit like how long is a piece of string, cos as you know they are all different and develop at different rates.

I wonder how many people think Teddy is too fat? Teddy looks super, she is a beautiful girl

"Misty is a nicely bred and fully matured dog who looks like a labrador should." I might pont out that Misty was less than two years old when that pic was taken so still has some maturing to do.... A long standing labrador breeder in our area has proved over and over again that dogs bred for and do well in the show ring also excell in trials and do a hard days work because they are structurally correct.....in my mind there is only one labrador not "show" and "working" labradors......

"Strongly built, short coupled, very active, broad in skull, broad and deep through chest and ribs, broad and strong over loins and hindquarters. This description depicts a well balanced athletic dog whose conformation enables him to function as a retrieving gun dog, allowing him to stand four square and move freely over ground and through water. To do this he must be free from exaggeration and without any structural weaknesses. He should be substantial without being coarse, cloddy, or lumbering. Likewise he should not lack bone or be of whippety appearance. It must be remembered that he is an active working dog capable of carrying a heavy object gently while hurdling a fence, or retrieving a fallen bird from water. His broad skull indicates that he has good brain room and the intelligence to carry out his tasks." copied from LRCQ website: Let us not forget what our breed standard requires of a labrador.......to do this job well he needs to be fit and not carrying excess weight. Please visit our web page it is very interesting reading: http://www.labradorclubqld.com/

Seeing as you are all sharing pics of your lovely labs, I thought I would put up one of Misty to see if you think she is lean enough????

You will probably find that most fat labs have owners that are not in top physical condition either.....not that I can talk, but my labs are kept in good condition. Mostly it is those "feed me" eyes that get lab owners, they think they are hungry "all" the time. As Mrs.TS says, it is simple "food control". But lets not just single labs out here, I know lots of breeds of dogs that are far too fat and do not get enough exercise.

I know of a clear to carrier mating that produced 100% carriers, tough result, but none the less you cannot assume anything when it comes to the way the genes fall!!!

That's good to know. Thankyou. So they say!!!!!???

We had a little girl with a black spot on her ribs, when she was born I rubbed and rubbed, thought it was blood, but no, it never came off, she had a lovely home and was a much loved family member.

Lou from Central QLD. "Thats it shows over for you" always a laugh. I say Lou too, she keep us all entertained while we wait it is great to have someone who enjoys the job and does it well.....

Come and visit in "Those Crazy Labradors" in the Breed Sub Forums, no politics there.....

Maybe he is just feeling a whole lot better than he has in a while

Theres not a lot of room between the side of the crate (doors) and the side of the canopy when it is shut down though....

The doors slide open and we put a chain around the door/door post (hard to explain) to prevent it from opening and padlock it when we need to, works well and very quick and easy. Dust wise its pretty good as most times we have the fan going inside and this does not let too much dust get sucked in. We also have a ramp for the dogs to go up and down.....

That is a great setup mikelli! My OH would like that The best part is if we want to upgrade the ute at any stage we can just take the tray off and put it on a new cab We love it, helps when our son is a builder and made the crates inside for us, took a couple of days and a carton of stubbies... The crates can come out quite easily, however we have never taken them out as we usually just put ports or shopping etc. into the crates if we need to....

This is our set up. Toyota Hilux, its a V6, auto, tows our caravan with ease, so the dogs are comfortable and so are we. The canopy is fibreglass (WOW brand) so is cool, they usually come with windows in the sides but we got it made with all fibreglass as we thought the sun shining in would be too hot for the dogs, we have a fan set up in the back for really hot days. We have 4 crates and room on the back for all the show gear, or you can put crates or gazebo on top if you need to. We have had lots of people comment on what a great set up it is.

I guess you must be the new secretary Cassie, congrats, I sent mine this morning to Mt. Perry too, so you will have a few to collect from there. Thanks

We give our babies nutridrops too, they usually help little babies to catch up.

Our insurance company will insure us for 10,000,000 for a bit under $500.00 pa. I was wondering if anyone else has insurance, or if they thought it would be worthwhile.

I was wondering if anyone has Public Liability Insurance to cover dog breeding and showing? We are wondring what other breeders do? Are you covered?

Hi Rysintira.....no sadly we had to PTS. There was just nothing else we could do. Her body couldnt fight it any more and she started having mild fits this morning. :D RIP Bambi - she was three weeks old today. And have to say this has been the longest, tiring and most emotional 3 weeks with a litter that I have ever had. Kelpiesrule.....so sorry to hear that you have lost one also. Sorry to hear you have had such a battle MM, hope things start to improve soon.... ;)

If I were entering a new breed I think I would want to know what it is like in the "real" world as far as shows, and interpretation of breed standards go, however it seems that apart from "how their toes smell", little else can be said. The comments that were removed were not directed at any one person or any one show, only general comments, mostly about interpretation of breed standards and in my humble opinion were not intended to be "political"...

Not sure what breed you have but with an attitude like that please don't ever contact me to get one of my babies. I put my heart and soul in to each and every puppy I breed and a quick update is all it takes to let me know that the puppy is going OK. :p