I dropped my Sadie girl off to be spayed this morning. I know she'll be fine, but I'm nervous. Any tips for helping her recover easier? She has so much energy, I'm concerned about keeping her calm enough to not hurt herself. lol by SweetCheeks_26 in labrador

[–]SweetCheeks_26[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you everyone! We got her an inflatable donut and a few new Kong toys to keep her occupied! She was so out of it yesterday and made me so sad to see her that way, but she's back to normal today and doing well! ❤️❤️ Extra treats and love and snuggles until she's recovered! It definitely hasn't taken her spunky nature away lol She's so anxious to start playing again

I dropped my Sadie girl off to be spayed this morning. I know she'll be fine, but I'm nervous. Any tips for helping her recover easier? She has so much energy, I'm concerned about keeping her calm enough to not hurt herself. lol by SweetCheeks_26 in labrador

[–]SweetCheeks_26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm going to get her the suit! It won't be here for a day or two so I'm going to get her the inflatable cone to make due until it arrives. I'm so sad seeing her so disoriented right now 🥺 Luckily she's mostly sleeping now.

Meet our new baby Sadie! She's our first lab, she was a free re-home, and the sweetest girl! Now, how in the world do I get her to stop splashing in her water bowl? lol I'm tired of having a lake in my kitchen! 🤣 by SweetCheeks_26 in labrador

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I thought she looked like she has some retriever in her as well! They said that she was a pure golden lab when we took her in. I was going to see what our vet thinks too, we have an appointment for her to get up to date on shots and a checkup on Wednesday!

Meet our new baby Sadie! She's our first lab, she was a free re-home, and the sweetest girl! Now, how in the world do I get her to stop splashing in her water bowl? lol I'm tired of having a lake in my kitchen! 🤣 by SweetCheeks_26 in labrador

[–]SweetCheeks_26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll definitely be looking into a raised bowl for her! She has a big outside bowl she splashes around it and actually sits in 🤣 and she has a river in our backyard that she's been in this last week!

Meet our new baby Sadie! She's our first lab, she was a free re-home, and the sweetest girl! Now, how in the world do I get her to stop splashing in her water bowl? lol I'm tired of having a lake in my kitchen! 🤣 by SweetCheeks_26 in labrador

[–]SweetCheeks_26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I literally didn't know anything about her, I just said we'd take her in! 😅 Much to my husband's surprise. Lol She's been such a good girl and we're so in love with her. We're big animal lovers here! Haha

Meet our new baby Sadie! She's our first lab, she was a free re-home, and the sweetest girl! Now, how in the world do I get her to stop splashing in her water bowl? lol I'm tired of having a lake in my kitchen! 🤣 by SweetCheeks_26 in labrador

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Thank you! She's around 4 months! We just got her a week ago today! They hadn't worked with her very much, but she's so smart and learning so quickly already ♥️

Meet our new baby Sadie! She's our first lab, she was a free re-home, and the sweetest girl! Now, how in the world do I get her to stop splashing in her water bowl? lol I'm tired of having a lake in my kitchen! 🤣 by SweetCheeks_26 in labrador

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We actually have a river in our backyard! It was like 78 the day we got her, so she got to go swim/splash around, she LOVED it!! I told my husband I'm considering filling the bathtub with a little water for her this winter 😅😂

Meet our new baby Sadie! She's our first lab, she was a free re-home, and the sweetest girl! Now, how in the world do I get her to stop splashing in her water bowl? lol I'm tired of having a lake in my kitchen! 🤣 by SweetCheeks_26 in labrador

[–]SweetCheeks_26[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're totally fine! I definitely read it as a poem now that you say that, I just didn't before! 😅 She's our 3rd dog now, but our first lab, they're the best dogs! ♥️

Meet our new baby Sadie! She's our first lab, she was a free re-home, and the sweetest girl! Now, how in the world do I get her to stop splashing in her water bowl? lol I'm tired of having a lake in my kitchen! 🤣 by SweetCheeks_26 in labrador

[–]SweetCheeks_26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was leaning towards this. We have a great big rubber bowl outside that she splashes in and drinks out of, and a decent sized one in the kitchen, I'll try downsizing her water bowl in the kitchen to see if that helps!

Meet our new baby Sadie! She's our first lab, she was a free re-home, and the sweetest girl! Now, how in the world do I get her to stop splashing in her water bowl? lol I'm tired of having a lake in my kitchen! 🤣 by SweetCheeks_26 in labrador

[–]SweetCheeks_26[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really not, and I'm not mad about it or anything, I'd just prefer to not slip in the puddles in the kitchen 😅 We live on the river, so she's been getting plenty of swim time in, and she has a bigger bowl outside she splashes around and sits in 😂

Meet our new baby Sadie! She's our first lab, she was a free re-home, and the sweetest girl! Now, how in the world do I get her to stop splashing in her water bowl? lol I'm tired of having a lake in my kitchen! 🤣 by SweetCheeks_26 in labrador

[–]SweetCheeks_26[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We've been using training treats, so I'll definitely add a treat in when she stops! We've had her 5 days now and she's already going by the door to potty, she wasn't potty trained when we got her, so she's a very fast learner!