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Before anyone should rush to get a puppy, the future owner of a dog should look at their family dynamics, living area, and to at least ten years into the future to see if a particular breed is right for them and their family. There are too many canines in the local pound because a dog owner made an impulse purchase and found out later that the breed was too much for them to handle. As a potential owner, you must do the research to find the furry, new, best friend that will become apart of your home and your family for a year or more.
“Marley and Me,” is a great movie about the life of a dog and his family has rekindled the love for the Labrador breed. People are ready to have the fun and delight in the adventures or raising a Lab, but are they ready to deal with the hours of training, the torn up carpets, and other household items that will be destroyed. Labs are a great breed, but they are full of energy, need to run all the time, and stay in their puppy stages for a long time. Most people do not have the room in their yard, the time in their day, or the deep pockets it takes to raise a Labrador from puppy to senior adult.
Most Labradors love water and if you live near water, you will have a hard time keeping them out of it. Outside of being a family pet, Labs have other occupations. They are the number one assist dog for the disabled because of their gentle nature and their intelligence. They are also many Labs employed as bomb dogs, drug dogs, body dogs, and cadaver dogs. The most popular use for a Labrador is as a hunting dog. These web-footed canines love to retrieve shot water fowl from lakes, streams, and rivers no matter how cold the water is.
So think really hard before you rush out and purchase a Labrador for your family. Do you have enough yard for them to play in? Do you have enough patience to train them? Do you have what it takes to make them happy and healthy for the next decade? These questions need to be asked and your family needs to talk about how you will introduce a new Labrador puppy into your home. You will thank yourself for doing so and you will be keeping another unwanted canine out of the pound.
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