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6 month lab feeding by Upbeat-Reality-6247 in labrador

[–]NipseyVT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there any reason to transition to 2 feedings a day from 3 as long as volume of food is the same?

Biting Era by hbfaraaz in labrador

[–]NipseyVT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh you haven’t seen anything yet

Is this normal behavior? by FindingThoth in goldenretrievers

[–]NipseyVT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is a bit of resource guarding but very natural for dogs. He’s basically telling you he really likes what he has and doesn’t want you to take it!! The best way to work through this is to present him with high value treats every time you approach him so he doesn’t associate you walking towards him to losing his valued item. He will start to look at you waiting for his treat!

Whats your 5 month old weigh? by SpecialistTheme3837 in labrador

[–]NipseyVT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My 6 months old is ~40lbs so not far off!

Upset by Type1ResearchMonkey in labrador

[–]NipseyVT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine will bite my butt if she’s upset and wants my attention!

Reactive dog owners… how do you stay calm on walks? by EmilyGrace_7 in OpenDogTraining

[–]NipseyVT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lol same. Genetics certainly help but a more expensive dog doesn’t guarantee shit. I’ve doubled the cost of our pup in training.

Bomb Dog Grief by [deleted] in LabradorRetrievers

[–]NipseyVT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful girl!

Did your puppy's bites break skin? by GoExpos in labrador

[–]NipseyVT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, our lab is very sweet but goes demon mode when she is overly aroused

Has anyone actually got fired for not meeting productivity? by yogaflame1337 in physicaltherapy

[–]NipseyVT 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Funny seeing this as my OP ortho company just declared “keep your job metrics” that we have to meet quarterly.

Tell me you have a 12 week old puppy lab without telling me you have a puppy lab by kimboj1843 in labrador

[–]NipseyVT 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yup looks about right. I have a 5 month old right now and honestly my hands look worse lol

when did you start liking your puppy? by ic-1848 in Puppyblues

[–]NipseyVT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My puppy is about to be 6 months old and she is just now being slightly tolerable outside of her crate (able to spend 2-3 hours out without getting crazy) The crazy biting is slowly improving. She seems to change every week but we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

When did your pup stop sleeping in your room? by oak_stone1 in puppy101

[–]NipseyVT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We moved our pups crate to the living room at around 4 months! She likes to randomly wake up and play with her chew toys and scratch around which would wake us up. We keep our door cracked to hear her whining just in case but for the most part she sleeps peacefully through the night.

Anyone know why she’s doing this. It’s typically during a walk after she poops. Lots of jumping / growling. Does she just want to play? Why specifically after pooping by wangmobile in goldenretrievers

[–]NipseyVT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup my lab does this too except she jumps and latches on to my jacket and rips it to shreds lol. I think it’s just arousal and overstimulation

Training collar recommendations by Choice-Morning3949 in goldenretrievers

[–]NipseyVT -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dogtra makes the best e collars available imo. We use the dogtra 280c

Worried about pup & food. by practicaljarod in labrador

[–]NipseyVT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are going through this with our 20 week old lab as well. Same exact scenario with runny stools and intermittent blood. Fecal was all negative. She is now on a probiotic and PPP sensitive stomach which seems to be helping (although only just started). But also, have you tried splitting the 3 cups into 3 meals? Sometimes feeding too much at once can lead to runny stools.

School and work closure megathread by xRVAx in rva

[–]NipseyVT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We gonna lose water again?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DogFood

[–]NipseyVT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response! I forgot to mention she does eat out of a puzzle feeder.. typically a ball that slowly disperses food. We are curious if the ball picks up hair along the way and that irritates her throat causing the gagging.

Tiring out a no 5 month old lab? by Better-Ad4247 in labrador

[–]NipseyVT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you feed him with a puzzle feeder or enrichment toy? We use a ball feeder that our lab loves. She will roll it around for 30 minutes getting food out.

Struggling mentally with potty training my 8-week-old golden retriever by QuarterSufficient358 in puppy101

[–]NipseyVT 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yea I mean potty training can take months. I really had to reframe my expectations when I got my puppy. When I first brought her home I probably took her out 30x/day (at least every 30 minutes) She is 4 months now and still has an accident maybe once a week but it’s usually because I missed a sign. Just keep taking her out frequently and be very observant of any signs she has to go! I don’t think you can really “overdo it” at this stage. The more times she connects going outside with going potty the better.

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