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   From: ThePuppyWizard@EarthLink.Net   
      
   BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAHAHAHHHAAAA!!!   
      
   "Stanley Barthfarkle"  wrote in message   
   news:30BCd.9828$_X7.8064@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...   
   > What a beautiful pup. I would offer a couple of key words of   
   advice to a   
   > first-time puppy owner-   
   >   
   > Socialization- Expose her to as many people in as many different   
   situations   
   > as possible. Old people, young people, other dogs, cats,   
   walking, playing   
   > sports in a field, loud people, quiet people, black people,   
   white people,   
   > etc, etc. She will be much better prepared for the world the   
   earlier and   
   > more frequently you expose her to wide variations of situations   
   and people.   
   >   
   > Training- Research and decide on a particular philosophy or   
   method of   
   > training, and be very consistent with it. If you crate her, make   
   sure to NOT   
   > use the crate as punishment or as a convenient way to segregate   
   the dog- it   
   > is her quiet, cozy "den" and refuge from the world. We hired a   
   professional   
   > trainer to guide us through training our 1 yr old yellow lab   
   after adoption,   
   > and it has been the best $300 we ever spent. I think she   
   appreciates knowing   
   > exactly what our expectations are of her, and where her   
   behavioral   
   > boundaries lie. She feels like she has a "job" when we do some   
   training,   
   > (with a game of fetch as a reward afterward) which is very   
   important for a   
   > dog that is bred to work.   
   >   
   >   
   > "Sam L"  wrote in message   
   > news:5sydnSy1baEFgkfcRVn-oA@suscom.com...   
   > > Hi everyone,   
   > > I've been reading the group for some time, but this is the   
   first I've   
   > > posted in a long time.   
   > >   
   > > My wife and I looked through all the local shelters for an   
   adult lab to   
   > > bring home, as we finally feel that we have the time to take   
   on a dog now   
   > > (my wife is a stay at home mom now).  Unfortunately, we didn't   
   have any   
   > > luck finding "the right" shelter dog for us.  I fell in love   
   with one   
   > > particular lab/pit mix.  I was worried about the pit blood in   
   her, seeing   
   > > as I have young children.  However, when I inquired about her,   
   I found   
   > > that she was already spoken for.  I have young kids (8, 6, and   
   3), and it   
   > > seemed like every dog I was interested in was marked "not   
   suitable for   
   > > children under 12", or so senior that I worried about dealing   
   with losing   
   > > the dog so soon.   
   > >   
   > > After much discussing and researching, we decided to purchase   
   a puppy from   
   > > a breeder that a friend referred us to.  This is our first   
   puppy, the   
   > > other two dogs I've had in my adult life were rescued.  Both   
   my other dogs   
   > > were lab mix/purebred lab, but were a year or older when we   
   rescued them.   
   > >   
   > > Thanks to everyone who posts.  The information and experiences   
   you share   
   > > are so valuable and are greatly appreciated.   
   > >   
   > > Wish us luck with the potty training and teething!  Here is a   
   link to a   
   > > picture of "Abby the Labby".   
   > > http://img88.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img88&image=abby24ol.jpg   
   > >   
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