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You are going to enjoy Teal so more more when she is inside and you can see her silly Lab behavior all the time!

Great advice already given. Glad she gets to come inside. Hello and welcome!

You've gotten some great advice from others. Glad to hear you're bringing your pup inside. Good luck with the transition, and I hope it helps your son. Don't hesitate to post your specific questions...

If Teal decides, with your permission, to sleep on your son's bed, you might want to put a sheet on top of bedspread/blankets. It's much easier to wash a single sheet than blankets.

You do need...

I am not sure I would go the crate route unless you feel it's necessary. And if you want your son to seep well, let the dog sleep on the bed with him. I slept with my dog every night and she made me...

Ah, the shedding. Right now we have a lab and a German shepherd. Talk about fur! Keep up the vacuuming and brush daily. The best brush is the Zoom Groom; it's a rubbery type brush. It helps pull...

just want to say hi and welcome to the board!

I am glad to hear you are considering bringing the dog indoors. You really really should, labs are not at their happiest as outdoors dogs, they are very social and want to be with their family (and...

Another thing that may help with your son's anxiety you may want to try. When I was a kid I remember having issues similar to that you describe. My mother brought me a little flashlight and told me...

bring the pooch in. crate train. and good luck with your son.

I doubt you will have any potty issues as she knows already to go outside. You will have to learn to watch for her signal that she needs out, those signals can be very subtle. But she should be...

Great advice above. Is your son ok with a dog in his room? My boys want a dog in their room but leave too much junk on the floor that is tempting to chew on. So dogs are in our room.

As for the...

She should be fairly simple to house train. Most you adult labs are, especially females and dogs without a marking habit. Just remember the first few days up to a week will be weird for her as it...

Hello and Welcome!

Labs are people dogs, they love being with their family and should be inside dogs. I'm sure others will comment on that.

We home senior labs, some who lived in kennel...