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John = Waterfowler at hart along with my late Baydog 9/26/20 .. = = Striving to be turdlike.
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Nice pup Bristoe! Unfortunately we had to put our 13.5 year old Jenny down 2 weeks ago. Damn tough deal....... She was an amazing dog. If your new pup is half the dog, you'll be in fine shape.
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I'll pray your wife rescues that pup from you. Hey, you got a possum already.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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Pick him up Saturday. I think that hound dawg done found hisself a gret home. Congratulations, Bristoe
The Mayans had it right. If you�re going to predict the future, it�s best to aim far beyond your life expectancy, lest you wind up red-faced in a bunker overstocked with Spam and ammo.
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You done good. My old Reggi dog (named for Reggi in the Archie comic books...long story). RIP old friend.
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Oh, and another +1 on the crate. Train him with it. Or lose a bunch of stuff around the house when you leave. You'll have another dog soon enough.
It's about like this:
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My experience with labs... Males chew, and females dig. The male black lab I had would sleep in my dirty clothes basket as a pup and would chew the buttons of my shirts. As he grew, he found his way under the house had torn all the insulation off of the duct work. Then as a young man, he chewed the control handles off an excavator on a trailer in the driveway and chewed up the seat. That bastard cost me several thousand dollars. The yellow female I had was great too. She would dig tornado bunkers in the back yard for me to we could keep safe in the event of one coming. Both shed like crazy in the house, but they loved like no other dog. Best pets I've ever had.
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I could vacuum everyday behind my big yellow lab and still be pissin' in the wind.Shop vac is a must.
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Yup. We had a Roomba... but it couldn't keep up. The amount of hair daily clogged it up.
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Get a stripping comb and go outside and gently comb the pup out regularly. He (or she) will love it and everyone will be happier.
Bristoe, you've done yourself a great favor. Enjoy.
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Pick him up Saturday. Aww hell you've got my Lucy's little cousin there. The heart of a Lab is a mighty thing and we are lucky indeed to make the association. Good on ye.
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Our last yeller dog. Had to put that poor old thang down 3 years ago.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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We now have 3 labs in our house. The baby is 5 1/2 months chocolate male and is my sons. He weighs 60# and should finish around 100 #'s. He shows great promise for field trialing and hunting but his main job is to grow up with our son and the 2 of them are inseparable. We also have my 6yo blm who is an absolute bird hunting machine and is the most loyal and affectionate dog I have ever seen. He loves everyone but never leaves my side. And we have my wife's 8yo ylm. Ex show dog who hunts fairly well for his huge size but is now just Momma's lap heater and constant companion. They are all very different personality wise but we are blessed with each of them. Having 3 labs in the house means we are vacuuming daily and brushing them atleast once a week and typically twice. All 3 are crate trained which is a godsend and it takes work to keep them all but I wouldn't change it for the world.
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One thing is for sure, when you get home, they don't give a hoot how bad your day was. They will always have a smile and wagging tail to greet you. Wish my wife loved me that much!
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This guy has absolutely stolen our heart, our 5th BL in our 32 years of marriage. If I go outside and don't get in my daily driver he'll be with me or else. We got lucky that he ended up fairly long and lean but not huge as he is our first "indoors" lab. Yeah, that ottoman is his now.
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And definitely agree with the crate deal with an inside dog. When sleeping, he's either on the ottoman, the couch with wife or in his crate[on his own].
Nerf has come out with a great line of hard rubber dog toys[balls]. About the only toys he hasn't shredded. He usually can pop the squeaker but otherwise he just wants me to tug away and then throw.
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Congrats on your new buddy!
They are truly God's greatest gift to us.
Hope you have many happy years with your new best friend.
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No hard toys for my big YLM as he just doesn't show any interest in them. OTOH he has a huge toy box filled with stuffed animals big and small. Always has one in his mouth.
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