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Newly adopted lab. Problems help advice needed.
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 605716" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Labs sure can and will chew up the furniture. Be super sure to check ALL toys each day to make sure they are in good enough shape to safely be chewed. We had a half lab/half irish setter when I was a kid and she ate all of the toys for dogs, even the Kongs in black. Actually the kongs do NOT impress me at all as even the dachshund we rescued ate them (and yes, the black ones were what she ate). My mom's little dog can destroy a black kong in under an hour. </p><p></p><p>If there are farm and home stores like Tractor Supply around you, they are great sources for good quality dog food and for rawhides and things that are safe for the dog to eat if she chews them apart.</p><p></p><p>Labs are usually very high energy. Our lab/setter mix lived to be 17 years old. Our vet thought we faked the records but my aunt owned her momma and we know the exact day she was born. Most vets estimated her age as 12-14 yrs old the last year of her life. We had to have a fatty tumor removed and the vet had the students and other professors at the vet school guess her age. Not one got it right. She was killed by someone my gfgbro did something to, so we don't know how old she could have gotten. She finally started to stop acting like a puppy when she was about 14. Until then she romped and played just like she did as a puppy except she took longer naps when she napped.</p><p></p><p>Look into buying feeder toys for her. You put her food in the toy and she must work to get it out. She gets a few pieces at a time and has to keep working for her food. It will help keep her occupied and out of mischief. Labs LIKE to work for things, so making her work for her food is a way to keep her from going stir crazy on you.</p><p></p><p>It will take time for her to settle down and until then, at least she won't call you names, hit you or otherwise be mean to you! Enjoy the love she will give you.</p><p></p><p>You MUST make sure she gets LOTS of exercise. You likely could walk her a mile or two a day and she would still be ready to walk all the time. Enjoy her!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 605716, member: 1233"] Labs sure can and will chew up the furniture. Be super sure to check ALL toys each day to make sure they are in good enough shape to safely be chewed. We had a half lab/half irish setter when I was a kid and she ate all of the toys for dogs, even the Kongs in black. Actually the kongs do NOT impress me at all as even the dachshund we rescued ate them (and yes, the black ones were what she ate). My mom's little dog can destroy a black kong in under an hour. If there are farm and home stores like Tractor Supply around you, they are great sources for good quality dog food and for rawhides and things that are safe for the dog to eat if she chews them apart. Labs are usually very high energy. Our lab/setter mix lived to be 17 years old. Our vet thought we faked the records but my aunt owned her momma and we know the exact day she was born. Most vets estimated her age as 12-14 yrs old the last year of her life. We had to have a fatty tumor removed and the vet had the students and other professors at the vet school guess her age. Not one got it right. She was killed by someone my gfgbro did something to, so we don't know how old she could have gotten. She finally started to stop acting like a puppy when she was about 14. Until then she romped and played just like she did as a puppy except she took longer naps when she napped. Look into buying feeder toys for her. You put her food in the toy and she must work to get it out. She gets a few pieces at a time and has to keep working for her food. It will help keep her occupied and out of mischief. Labs LIKE to work for things, so making her work for her food is a way to keep her from going stir crazy on you. It will take time for her to settle down and until then, at least she won't call you names, hit you or otherwise be mean to you! Enjoy the love she will give you. You MUST make sure she gets LOTS of exercise. You likely could walk her a mile or two a day and she would still be ready to walk all the time. Enjoy her! [/QUOTE]
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