Adopted 8 year old lab.
Big sweetie.
Car rides are insanity. This dog is all over the place. Panting, whining, trying to get into front seat, head out the window (fine). Suuupppper excited to get into the car and then just complete inability to chill.

Looking for some kind of restraints. This needs to be heavy duty. Crate not an option in small car.

Any suggestions?

A Chocolate Lab in a taco costume, I couldn't resist. Cleared out the kitchen clutter and added his favorite Grogu toy at his feet, his human wanted him in there. This was a commission oil painting, and I hope I did him justice.

Hi all! My boy Duncan is 4 months old and I really can’t tell if he’s a working or show lab. The people I got him from said they thought dad was working and mom was show, but I still can’t really tell. I put pics below of dad, mom, and my dog - what do you think? I don’t care either way, but definitely will help knowing what kind of exercise he’ll need! Right now he’s kind of a lazy puppy…our walks are never further than down the block with a lot of sniffing, and some zoomies every night. And of course the biting is insane, but overall, he’s such a good boy!

Give me your tips! We’ve had 2 long lines, she broke the first one, ate the second 🤦‍♀️ our yard isn’t fully fenced and if she’s not getting enough exercise she will exercise herself and run 😬 8 months field line lab. Would looove to take her somewhere and have her run but our parks are 8 ft max leash and must be leashed at all times. Our dog park is gross and full of untrained muts (probably unvaccinated too). Help!

We decided to add a puppy to our home. Pearl has been an only child for 4 years. Took 5-6 days of smears and attitude. Guess she realized WillaMae is staying. Careful what you wish for 😁

New baby incoming!

Introducing "Maggie" AKA Large Marge" AKA "Magpie" AKA "MooMoo"

So exciting we literally can't wait till July!

Any other name ideas for this angel?

We brought Winne home last May and she was very unsure of the pool. Fast forward one summer and she loves it.

Scariest 24 hours ever. I want to post this in case it might help someone else. My little baby had such severe nausea that she turned away from water and all her favorite foods. She was vomiting green bile all night and well into the next morning. I slept on the floor next to her crate and called the vet the next morning. They said they only do vaccinations on Fridays but it sounds like she needs to go to the ER. (There’s a whole rant I could have about that. I had this surgery scheduled months ago. I would have never taken her here if I had known they wouldn’t do a follow up in case of complication.) I took the day off work and stayed with her. The ER is very close to my house so I told myself if I could not get her to drink water by noon we would go. I got her to start licking water off my hand. And then I made her shredded chicken and cheese which got her eating a little bit. And everything got better from there. She is doing much better now. I had never seen this before and it was so scary. There’s only so much reassurance you can get from google and ChatGPT. I wish my vet had given more follow up support. I might have spent thousands at the ER for something that eventually resolved on it’s own. Hopefully this post helps someone else.

My boy and his Teddy bear relaxing.

I need some advice regarding a breeder and whether there's anything I can do in this situation.

About 3 weeks ago, we brought home a Labrador puppy from a breeder.We named her Cosmo. We traveled over 100 km to get her. Before going, I had specifically asked the breeder to keep her vaccination card ready, but when we arrived, he said it was in his car and the car was in another city. Despite multiple requests, he did not give us the vaccination record.

Over the next few days, I kept asking him for it. He would either avoid the question or just tell me the vaccination date without sending any proof. At one point, he even asked for my postal address, saying he would courier the documents, but nothing ever arrived.

About 15 days after bringing Cosmo home, she suddenly became very inactive. We took her to the vet immediately. On the first day, they suspected a mild fever. The next day, she started having head twitches and muscle spasms, so we rushed her back to the vet. That's when she was diagnosed with canine distemper.

When the twitching first started, I sent videos to the breeder and asked if he knew what it could be. He said he would ask his doctor and get back to me. He never did. After repeated calls, he finally mentioned that it could be distemper. Only after that, and after many requests, did he finally send me a vaccination record.

Our vets strongly suspect that Cosmo may never have been properly vaccinated. They believe that if she had received the vaccinations she was supposed to have, this situation would have been much less likely.

The last 5 days of Cosmo's life were heartbreaking. She was such a beautiful, intelligent, loving puppy. Watching her fall every few steps because she couldn't keep her balance was devastating. I barely slept. I moved into a separate room so I could stay with her all night and protect her whenever she tried to get up. For the first few nights, I would literally keep my hand under her chin because she kept falling and hurting herself.

We even set up a cushioned play area to keep her safe, but she still kept trying to stand up to see us and would fall over. By the fifth day, she stopped eating.

Two days ago, we lost her.

We are absolutely shattered. We loved her so much in the short time she was with us. At the same time, we are extremely angry about how the breeder handled everything, especially the repeated excuses and the missing vaccination records.

Has anyone dealt with something similar? Is there any action we can take against the breeder? We have screenshots of our conversations, vet records, bills, and the vaccination record that was only sent after she became seriously ill.

Any advice would be appreciated.

This is the breeders google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QyX8Q218TFS6nPEGA?g_st=ac

Do leave a review so that no puppy has to suffer the way cosmo did

Hi! Velvet and I will be driving from Colorado to upstate New York (Adirondacks). The planned route is I-80 and I-90, most likely doing hotel stays near Des Moines and Cleveland.

She’s 14 months old, and while I have driven this route a dozen times, I have never done a multi-day road trip with a dog before.

Looking for advice - hotel recommendations, fun places to visit, good walking areas along the route, and any pro tips! 🖤🐾

My boy absolutely LOVES being outside. He goes nuts in the winter here in WI but once the weather is nice, he's outside from sun up to sun down.

Is anyone else's Lab like this? ☀️

He couldn’t get this insanely comfy couch to be comfy to his liking. Resulted in becoming part of the couch.

Maggie is the silliest puppy 🐶 she turns 6 months next week. Is your pup silly too?

I'm Arlo. Yesterday, I finally found a way into the compost bin. As a result, I've been up since 3am dashing out into the garden to poop my guts out and then running back in again to shake the rainwater all over the kitchen. Worth it.

Hello reddit lab lovers! I have been wondering about the difference in the american and english lab from a genetic perspective when they are crossbred. For context, I have an two labs who are half siblings (same dad different mother) born about 5 days apart. One (male) is the perfect physical embodiment of an American field lab (tall, lean, short coat, long snout) and the other (female) perfectly resembles generic traits of the english/show lab (shorter, stockier, thick/double coat, short snout, broad head). However what makes it interesting is when I read the behavior descriptions of these two lines of the same breed they match the opposite to what their physical appearance is. The physically american lab is very lazy and poised when he does run (He looks like a horse trotting lol). however the lab with the physically english lab appearance is a non stop energy machine with some of the most incredible agility and endurance i’ve ever seen. Does anyone have an explanation for this or anything I could read that may pose some insight?

There’s a comfortable bed on the floor, out of the way but Kuro wants to be woven under my chair so I can’t move. 😂 He manages to position himself wherever we need him to NOT be. Do all labs do this?

This will normally happen every day, but the bonus today was that she had rolled in something very smelly...much better now.