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    Hello Lab Lovers!

    I am new to this board. I recently adopted Finn, a very active, intelligent, fox red lab. At 14 weeks he is a handful. I hope to get ideas, reassurance, and support from this community. Looking forward to meeting you all.
    Adele and Finn

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    Hi welcome

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    Hello and Welcome Finn and family!

    Looking forward to pictures.
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    Hello to you both and welcome!
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    Hi, Adele and Finn...welcome!

    Pictures, please, when your post count is high enough (5, I think)...Finn sounds like someone we all want to meet.

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    Welcome!! I think you are going to find most Labs can be a handful for quite some time. I'd highly recommend getting into a training class as soon as you can. The training will help bleed off energy and help you get Finn on the right course while he's still small.

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    Welcome! Read the thread on the puppy training section on puppy biting. This was the one thing that stands out most. I would cry because I thought I would never bond with Mocha and he would be biting me all the time. This board really gave me some great suggestions. There are a lot of good threads in puppy training. Be patient and consistent.

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    Welcome!

    I agree: early and consistent training is a must (ours started classes at about 12 weeks, I think, and was in classes until she was about nine months old). And power through. And photos!
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    Welcome to you and Finn.

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    Welcome. We're all survivors of lab puppies!

 



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