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PS: don't just jump from 3/4 a cup per meal 3x/day to 1 cup 3x/day or you will have loose stools.. Start by adding a bit to each meal and work up to 3 cups total per day. I would give it about 2...

Mine moved to 1 cup 3x a day at about 9 or 10 weeks, I think, but if I can remember way back to when we first got Mulder, I think he came home on 1 cup 3x a day. The problem with Labs of any age is...

Gorgeous pups! How exciting!

The verbal marker definitely does not work as well as the clicker, but I would not discourage it as it certainly has its place in training and is better than nothing! Some people make a clicker noise...

this works (though the theory for the clicker is it's not emotional and always the same "sound" and that human reflexes are quicker than your speaking). I generally use a vocal marker for day to day...

Hi PamelaJ!

Just to throw out an alternative that you could research, I liked the "idea" of the clicker method, but not the idea of having to carry around a clicker. So I use "verbal marking"...

agree with the above. also, lots has changed in the training world in the last 15-20 years so good to look around (changed - well that depends what you used back then, for some it's more of the...

PamelaJ, Denise Fenzi also has a pet training blog that she just started to accompany a new book (should be released within the next month) for pet dog people that focuses on getting your dog to...

I second everything labradorks said! I'm a new Denise Fenzi fan, but am so glad that I've learned about her. I definitely did some things in a way that was just not going to work for my dog and I in...

Those pups are cuteness defined!!! I know how you feel. I've been dogless for only 5 months over the past 31 years. It was horrible. Noah, my chocolate boy whom I adopted when he was 7, passed 4...

It really is not hard to love a dog so much, I find it very easy. What is hard is watching them age and losing them. Of course the puppy and teenage phases can definitely be challenging but these...

So exciting.

I had been dogless for... for decades, actually. My Irish Setter died prematurely, when I was in college (age 6; genetic problems, as is common with this breed these days), and...

Welcome, and those puppies are just precious!!!! Can't wait to see pics as your little Finn grows up.

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So very sorry for your loss. 14 years speaks of the loving care you gave but it's never long enough.

You'll find this site perfect for asking questions and many more than...

Welcome to the board!! First, I'm very sorry for your loss, 14 years is a very long life for you that enjoyed with your Lab. I've good bye way to many times it seems. I had gone almost 20 years...

Hi and welcome!

Very sorry for your loss.

Welcome to the board. I'm very sorry for your loss but your Chocolate Dream did a good job if now you must have a dog in your life. :) We found the same thing 8 years ago when Jet left us at age...

Welcome and congrats on the new addition

Hi and welcome :)

Welcome! We are all here to help you through puppyhood, especially when you have a labra-shark :)

Welcome to the board.

This board is what got me through puppyhood! I bet you're so excited! Can't wait to see pictures of the new baby!

Hi and welcome! So sorry for your loss - I was in a very similar situation a bit more than 2 years ago, and that's basically the reason I'm here. 14 years is a long time and I needed some tips,...

I have a similar story to you, we put our Sadie down this summer and will be welcoming a new baby on October 15th. Enjoy the new bundle of joy!

Welcome!