Advice

Welcome to the Advice section of the Labrador Library! Our goal at All Labs is to provide the Labrador owner with a total resource – and that includes providing advice on all aspects of Lab ownership. Our articles in this section cover everything from training to care and maintenance, from choosing a dog to choosing what to do with your dog! If you’re like us, you’re no stranger to the fact that there is always more to learn about being a good dog owner. That’s what this section of the Library is all about: education as a means to an even better relationship between you and your Lab.

Like the rest of the Labrador Library, the Advice section is constantly growing. Check back often and enjoy articles on an increasingly varied range of topics.

Though we carefully and thoroughly research our articles in order to provide sound advice, please remember that each dog is unique and that no piece of advice is universally appropriate for all dogs and all situations. We hope that you’ll enjoy these articles and learn from their content, but don’t forget that there’s no substitute for a good knowledge of your own dog and a little bit of intuition.

• Choosing a Breeder
• Introducing a Dog Into a New Home
• Crate Training Your Lab
• Choosing a Veterinarian
• Spaying & Neutering - Why it is a Good Idea
• Can You Spot the Holiday Hazards?
• Giving a Puppy for Christmas? You'd better think twice!
• Winterizing Your Lab
• Trimming the Fat
• Brush Up on Dental Care
• Coping with the Loss of Your Four Legged Companion
• If a Disaster Happens-Are you Prepared?
• Teaching Your Lab to Swim
• Heat Stroke
• The Big 'B' --- Bloat
• Ticks-Lymes, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Ehrlichia
• Hiking With Your Lab
• A Microchip Can Be Your Lab's Ticket Home

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