I don't think any question you can think of is unreasonable or offensive. You are making a huge investment other than the $500-$1000 + you may be spending on the dog. The time and money spents on food and healthcare and training for the next 10 t...

Bitter Apple on sticthes??!!!?? Isn't that vinegar or alcohol? It will sting like hell!

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miss melodee: My dog is thriving on it. His teeth came in beautifully. His coat is shiny and healthy. He's got plenty of energy. How long do you feed your dogs puppy chow? 6 months or 1 year?

Minnyar: My pup is 6 months next week....

I have the same opinion of our vet. He is fantastic.

My confusion is with what the trainer/breeder is telling me and not with the quality or motivation of your vet.

I do find it interesting that your vet did not recommend...

Putting a collar and leash on the pup in the house 24/7 is a great idea. Great to get him used to it with a minimal amout of pressure. It will help with the little tantrum he will throw when you go for a walk.

With my pup I put the col...

I admit that I believed that Puppy Chow was of low quality and in fact was quite suprised that this is what my breeder recommended. I know three breeders, 2 breed labs 1 breeds

My black lab pup is almost 6 months. The breeder we got him from told us, at 8 weeks old, to feed 3/4 cup of Puppy Chow twice a day. To increase food only if puppy was too skinny and to stay on Puppy Chow for 1 year to avoid hip displaysia.
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Its hard to name her without seeing her. But I always like Chloe for a girl.

One way to get her to appreciate her name is to take a treat and break it into several pieces. Then say the dog's name and feed her a piece, repeat, repeat, r...

I wish I'd seen that post. That Hartz bone was huge. We figured he'd have to work on it for days. Then all I heard was crunching and by the time I looked all that was left was about a 3 inch nub. He threw up his dinner that night and his breakf...

Does she know the word "Cookie"? That's how my pup starting walking on the leash at that age. "Want a cookie" and he would starting walking and focusing on me. Dangle the cookie in front of him so he starts walking and then give him one.
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