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Quincy We don't doodle!     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 8:12am PST  Yup, and that head shape is a dead giveaway for a Dane!! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Quincy We don't doodle!     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 4:31am PST  She looks like a Great Dane mix to me. And, Quincy, now 80 lbs at 10 months, was only 12 lbs at 14 weeks, so I would expect MUCH bigger than 40 lbs as an adult! She is cute!!! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > how much exercise is too much for a pup?

Quincy We don't doodle!     Barked: Sun May 19, '13 11:06pm PST  Trotting effortlessly is still forcing those still soft joints to go thru repetitive motions at an amount she would not do on her own. Her body weight itself is stressing those joints too much at those distances. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Has anyone here used Rimadyl for arthritis?

Quincy We don't doodle!     Barked: Thu May 16, '13 12:45pm PST  The liver issues are more of a concern than the kidneys. Certain breeds have more rapid issues, most notably labradors and other sporting breeds. I know personally of THREE labradors who died after JUST ONE DOSE, others who had fatal liver issues during a simple 5 day trial. Of course, not all dogs will end up dying but in the case of rimadyl, the odds are just too great for me to ever use it with all the safer ones available. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Plus Contests > BIG and/or SMALL ~~~ NEW PHOTO CONTEST !!

Quincy We don't doodle!     Barked: Wed May 15, '13 2:52pm PST  Okay, here is my big/small. Hopefully, this link will work??? Quincy and Annie my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Quincy We don't doodle!     Barked: Wed May 15, '13 5:59am PST  As a longtime (40 years) breeder of CALM labs I will say two things about their reputation. First, a good, reputable breeder of field labs WILL NOT sell one of their dogs to a non-working pet home. These dogs are not bred to be couch potatoes and are way too much to be only a weekend warrior. Second, MOST of the poor reputation of today's labs, (Marley included) is because being the number one breed in popularity way, way too many labs are bred simply because they are labs on paper. There is no thought as to what their temperament is, and no thought about breeding a hyper crazy dog to another hyper crazy dog, and no idea about mixing a highly focused field dog to a calm, relaxed bench dog and what the resulting pups will be. A good lab IS energetic, but a good lab is also eager to please and DOES have an off switch. Quincy is 9 months old now, he is currently lying under my desk chilling out with a toy. If someone comes into my house, he will greet them, but he will stay with all four on the floor and not wipe them out. This is NOT training, this is proper breeding! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Using the sperm of deceased dogs

Quincy We don't doodle!     Barked: Tue May 14, '13 4:30pm PST  Hehehe... I NEVER did use my dog's frozen sperm because there was always some "living" dog out there that I liked BETTER, at least in terms of bringing something new and exciting into my line!!! So, yes, point taken. I agree, if everything has improved in your line you would be dumb to go backward!!! But... it IS fun to dream about, and to imagine young "Charlies" (my frozen guy) running around once again. However, as with ALL dreams, we remember all the great stuff and tend to gloss over those parts that you were breeding to improve in all the later years I guess!! Do you like my posting as Quincy better than Toto???? I was afraid no one knows Quincy yet!!! edited to add...perhaps what I don't like about Quincy's head right now is what I wanted to improve on in Charlie all those years ago. Quincy has more Charlie in the 6th and 7th generations than Charlie had, BOL!!! (But, his sire was a complete outcross!) my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > how much exercise is too much for a pup?

Quincy We don't doodle!     Barked: Tue May 14, '13 2:55pm PST  I'm with Skip and Onyx... in fact, many breeders I know will void their guarantee for hip and joint issues if the pup has that amount of heavy exercise. It has been proven that hip and knee and elbow joint issues can be directly related to too much impact exercise when the joints haven't calcified yet. Do a google search, there are MANY studies which will back up this information. Swimming and other non-impact exercise is fine but the amount of jogging you are doing is, I believe, quite excessive for her breed and age. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Does the Bark Match the Dog?

Quincy We don't doodle!     Barked: Sun May 12, '13 5:39pm PST  Quincy has the deepest, lowest bark of any lab I have EVER heard and I've heard hundreds of them over the years. Every time I hear him, I immediately start looking for the GSD that has to be making that LOUD bark! I'm not sure where it comes from, but sadly, he is 10 months old now and is using it a bit more than I think is necessary!!! Hopefully that is just a phase. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Quincy We don't doodle!     Barked: Sat May 4, '13 7:40pm PST  Between seven and nine weeks is when puppies learn about interacting with their litter mates and how hard is too hard to bite and all that important stuff that is necessary for a well rounded pup. I am sorry that your breeder didn't care enough about the puppies to keep them thru this critical period. Believe me, around here, at least, responsible breeders first of all, will not plan two litters at the same time, nor will they let a puppy go prior to 8 weeks...10 weeks is more the norm. Sadly, you will now have to work much harder to teach this guy bite inhibition and other social behaviors, but, it can be done. I use the time out method...any biting and/or excessively rough play earns puppy time out for about 3 to 5 minutes. As J T said, rinse and repeat. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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