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Lab Puppy

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En_Route
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Ok so heres the deal. My mom and brother picked up this little tiny yellow lab puppy from some lady who breeds em.So I ve been playin with it and his name is copper. heres my dilemma, he expensive,he whimpers all the time and It will be hard to find places for him to go when We go skiing and what not. I just want to get some outside opinions. I really dont know what to do.
Jun 28 2009 4:25PM
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kepler.
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Well your profile says you're in the States so skiing really shouldn't be a problem.

Sure the puppy barks a lot and requires a lot of attention. What do you think having an actual baby is like? The cool thing about dogs is they age quickly. So you really can have the dog trained easily within a few months and then problem solved.

Leave the dog with the kennel or a friend and there shouldn't be an issue. You just have to train the dog. Seriously, anyone who says they don't like their dog probably did a crappy job training it. Look in to "shaping" if you want a great way to train the dog. It's what most animal trainers use. My old psychology professor swears by it.

Anyway, try not to get down. Treat the dog right and love it and it will come back to you 100 fold down the road.

Last, I don't really know what makes the dog so expensive. Past getting it's shots at first there really shouldn't be too many expenses rather than food.
Jun 28 2009 4:46PM
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-Mugatu
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preach!

this man has said it all. /
Jun 28 2009 4:49PM
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geteducated
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before getting a dog you are going to have to come to terms that you will have to make some sacrifices.  once you accept that then you can get a dog. 


you got a dog for the wrong reasons.
Jun 28 2009 4:51PM
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ace_
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Bloodlines make them expensive.

I breed my yellow lab and her pups are $600 females and about $500 for the males
Jun 28 2009 4:54PM
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alden.
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alright well for the expensive part of youre dilema,
im guessing youre blowing your money on toys and food mostly,
solution? feed him leftover pizza pockets and make him rope toys

for the barking, ....muzzle?, or rope toy put some peanut butter on that shit and he'll be so busy with that thing he wont have time to bark

when you go skiingggg..... hmm do you have a backyard?
if so, just lock him out there in a dog house with some food and water he should be alright, and even if the conditions in your backyard suck for dogs then that will just make him appreciate you being home and taking care of him even more
and there are always kennels and friends to leave him with ( i am assuming you have 1 responsible friend)

goodluck with him though man
hope he becomes a badass mountain dog
Jun 28 2009 4:57PM
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En_Route
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well i Didn't like personally get the dog it's just kinda my resposibility cause my bros young and my mom works alot. So Im gonna be the only one to help him out. Dont get me wrong i love dogs it just adds a little bit more to think about to a hectic life.
Jun 28 2009 5:11PM
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