Puppy time!

[afterhours]

looking for a puppy- lab type or mix.where to look - pounds, rescue, friends. how'd you get yours?

[Raven]

your looking to spend how much?

what's the dogs purpose or JOB ?

[nightfighter]

Call Habs for breeder listing on labs. The breeders all know who has litters presently or on the way.

[Redsoxticket]

"Mans Best Friend" Exeter, RI
Exclusive lab breeder. Breed for temperment

[afterhours]

Originally Posted by Raven

your looking to spend how much?

what's the dogs purpose or JOB ?

not a lot.

to be a pal and member of family.

[Raven]

Originally Posted by afterhours

not a lot.

to be a pal and member of family.

reason i asked is because....a lab mix
or a hunting dog breed kinda is mental without
some kind of hobby / purpose and i've found
that if you make fetching a ball or 6-8 inch
rubber ring.... a daily thing.....
it's easy to both exercise them
and keep them happy...

[Raven]

ya take a pup that size ,,,,ok

you thread a closeline rope threw a tennis ball

with two razor blade slits in it...

one is 1/4 inch wide for knotted rope
the other is one inch wide (opposite side)
for stuffing it with
doggy beef jerky pieces - 1 inch wide

let dog smell tennis ball full of jerky on rope
then feed doggy pieces of jerky

til it wants ball , (play keep away)
then throw ball and reel in pup
feed pup jerky when she gets to you each time
with ball ...saying (emphasizing the word) "what"
"what a good dog..."

repeat until rope isnt needed....anymore

[Karl F]

tennis balls=retriever crack..

that and "the walk".. mine gets amped, the minute I grab the leash.

[Uncle Matt]

I'd check some of your local animal rescue leagues and give a good deserving dog a home. My sister picked up a black lab mix several years ago from the Sterling Animal Rescue League and the dog is fantastic. It's been a great family dog.

[Karl F]

But a puppy retriever (golden) a little over 5 years ago...
(Found her in Tiverton R.I., Good Breeder)
Lot of Commitment and Time in =
Well Behaved Best Friend you will ever have.

Good Luck in the Hunt Don.. & Enjoy

[outnumbered]

I have a lab that we raised for Guiding Eyes for the Blind. She failed the last part of the traiing when she went back to New York. So we gladly took her back after raising her for 1 1/2 years we realllly wanted her. We also have a border collee that we adopted from my daughters animal shelter in Bangor Maine.

There is a great website for shelter animals called Petfinder.com. Try it the shelter dogs are the best and I will put any of the four I have had in my lifetime up against any and I mean any other dog.

Good luck with your search.

[Raven]

have had alot fun lately tossing the 6" rubber ring for my
dingo (CATTLEDOG) on the hard packed snow....
getting maximum distance per throw-> 100 yards of
roll down past the apple tree and up the trail...

the dogs lovin life.....

but, but, DAD. i wanna chase that fox

[animal]

Can't beat a lab.Check out the Lab rescue league.Good luck Don.

[afterhours]

thanks all!! the hunt begins, don.

[Fish On]

http://www.pawsafe.org/faqs.html

Try this.

I am looking as well. I want a lab MIX do not want a pure bred.

[chief10]

try petfinder.com

I've been getting the full court press

[Swimmer]

I'm on my second golden, 9 years old. If this dog wasn't so close to my wife I would have trained her to be a tracker. Every time she goes out the door her nose is to the ground. If you don't pay enough attention to her she sits and talks to you until she gets you to pat her.
I would spend some time and look into a pedigree Don. I know the pounds have lots of dog looking for a friend but even if you find a lab in the pound you just never know about the breeding. Go somewhere that you can see the parents and a whole litter. Make your pick and be happy.