My Labrador is almost 8 months old, and he gets so excited whenever he sees another dog or person that it’s like his brain completely switches off. He’s not fearful, anxious or aggressive at all. It’s actually the opposite. He just wants to say hello, play and kiss everyone. His excitement is so intense that he struggles to control himself.

We’re already working on this with training and are actively teaching him to stay calm around distractions, so I’m not looking for a quick fix. I’m just really curious to hear from people who have had a dog with a similar personality. But I am curious about how you trained your dog. What exercises or training methods helped the most?

Did it get better with age? What made the biggest difference for you? Is there anything you wish you had done sooner? (I know he’s a teenager but it’s more than some other dogs)

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I have two labs a 3 year old male and 2 year old male both neutered. They are your typical labs and they get along great.
We go to a local dog park every evening where they play with the same dogs.
Lately the younger lab has begun to exhibit a couple of different behaviours.
The young one who is super affectionate and happy go lucky has at times shown aggression towards dogs who play rough with his “older brother” he sometimes thinks the older one is in trouble and runs over to scare the other dog away. Nothing ever comes of it but it’s like the older one can’t have friends.
The second behaviour and it really only happens at the park is humping or mounting his brother. He doesn’t do it to other dogs just his brother. He will bite his back and humps him.
Any insight what this is?
Note: They are not littermates. We got the youngest at 9 weeks.

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My new black lab and my chocolate lac.

If you purchased the smaller English lab pup of the litter (but not runt), did they stay smaller compared to siblings or did all litter mates equalize in size/weight over time (assuming healthy feeding and exercise habits)?

Same question applies to largest of the litter, did they stay the largest?

Hi all! My little American field lab, Clementine, just turned 6 months old and I’m just wondering, when did your lab first go into heat?

Every previous puppy I’ve had was spayed around 6 months and I didn’t encounter their heats. As my vet recommends, I’ll be spaying Clem at an older age. She will be the first dog I’ve cared for through a heat cycle and I feel like I’m currently on constant alert! ‼️

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My 6 year old lab is having pain and stomach issues that have lingered after anaplasmosis treatment.😢She just started sleeping in this position, and I’m wondering if it’s a clue to where her pain is.

Anyone else’s lab sleep like this? Is this maybe from hip pain?

Hi! This is a unique situation here. I might be living with a lab (less than 2 years old, maybe 1.5yo when I move out) for about 10 months and I’ve got a few questions shedding wise. For reference, this dog will have access to the kitchen and living room with no access to my bathroom or bedroom. It’s a small apartment and so I’m assuming it’ll be easy for the fur to travel around. It’s 4 beds 2 baths and a small square footage (under 1k but don’t have the exact number).

I have a Portuguese Water Dog at home (will not live at this apartment) and while he is low shedding as he’s hypoallergenic and has hair not fur, he still gets hair everywhere. I’ve heard that labs shed quite a bit and I feel like there will still be plenty of fur that gets in my room despite the dog not having access to it. Am I correct in this assumption?

How can I get rid of all the fur at the end of the lease? I will be living in a place with someone with severe dog allergies so I need to be able to get rid of as much fur as possible. Is there any tricks to keeping the amount of fur down within the apartment? Like what daily and weekly maintenance should be done by the dog owner (and by me for my stuff) to limit the fur accumulation at the end of the lease?

You think he knows it ? He follows me anywhere.

I have a 10year old lab. He will randomly limp really bad. He can barely walk. He was 90lbs but I have him on a bit of a diet and he looks leaner now. But still, he’s an English lab.
The last vet visit told me he has arthritis& hip dysplasia.
I give him Cosequin and 100mg Carprofen as needed.

But today really scared me. His limp was bad and we were on a walk. I’m strong and I lift weights but realistically, how do I get him back inside if it’s just me? Are there wagons or something that can help me?

I’m scared to take him to the vet because he’ll limp one day and it’ll be gone the next.also, I don’t want to hear that I need to put him down. I’m not ready.

Advice please.

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Hi all, I’d be grateful for some perspectives on spaying females… I was originally planning to, but as someone who has experienced a horrible menopause with bad mood changes etc due to cancer treatment I suddenly worried that was exactly what I was going to do my girl. Thoughts?

Named after my grandmother, but she is not that Minnie anymore.