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copterdoc,

No where in the portion of my post you quoted (or in any of my posts on this thread) did I mention the phrase "pet Lab breeders". I'm talking about Lab breeders whose goal is to produce...

Gerry,

I agree strongly with your statement which I have enboldend. I was surprised when folks seemed to assume that "middle of the roaders" breeding "more moderate" Labs would be breeding show...

I don't care for the term "Golden Lab" either, but I think I hate "Blonde Lab" more!

Swack

I do recall hearing about the fish bones in a batch of Orijen. In most commercial foods the stuff they call "fish" would be so processed by the time it got to the bag there would be no bones left!
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The Labrador retriever, as a breed, is as diverse a breed as there may be in the world. To talk about them as if they are either a field bred Lab or a show bred Lab ignores the majority of Labs who...

The dogs I have OFA'ed were sedated too. However, I prefer Penn Hip and have used it for several years. I believe the Penn Hip method is a better way to evaluate the soundness of the hip joint...

Nate,

Thanks for the encouragement. Today, four days after presentation of symptoms, Nova is markedly better. She has not fallen at all today, to my knowledge. I'm relieved that this was not...

Just wanted to wrap a ribbon around this thread and thank you all for your strongly felt opinions!

In the original post on this thread I said that I had struggled with this issue in my own mind. ...

Thanks to all of you for relating your experiences and for the warm wishes! Nova has shown improvement in just a couple of days. I hope that she will recover fully. Time will tell.

Thanks...

Thanks for those reponses!

My dog has had no nausea and no ear infection issues. Hers is considered ideopathic vestibular syndrome. My vet says she seems to have had a mild version. I would hate...

Anyone ever have a dog with this? If so, what was your experience? Did your dog recover fully? If so, how long did it take?

My 13 yr. 4 mo. old BLF was fine on Sat., but on Sunday AM she was...

JJaxon,

No one is trying to count the little rascals! Let's see, there was Darla, and Spanky, and Buckwheat, and Alfalfa, and Froggy, and Stymie, and Mary, and Butch, and Farina. So that would...

I agree with windycanyon.

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weasle,

Is you puppy teething? That can cause loose stools, expecially when the molars are pushing through.

Swack

I'd like to pick other breeder's brains a bit. I have stuggled trying to decide whether to sell puppies with a full registration or a limited registration.

What is your policy and what is your...

Newf,

I've used the puppy aptitude test on litters in the past. I would say that it gives you a general idea of the pup's personality tendencies. I was never surprised by the results of the test....

Bud,

All dog food recalls are not created equally. The recall of pet foods made with contaminated rice gluten meal from China several years ago did cost some dogs lives. As far as I know, the more...

Tdog,

If I had to economize on dog food Diamond Naturals is one of the best values in terms of nutrition for the dollar IMHO.

Swack

SpinRetriever,

I agree, but advertising works (and also adds to the price of the product)!

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Jax,

You might consider Cashman's Super Trooper. He is a yellow GMPR, MH. I have a bitch named Tess who is out of Trooper. She is a wonderful dog in the field and as a companion. She's very level...

Are the "Board Nutritionists" kind of like the "Breeder Police" only we're dog food snobs?

I agree with SpinRetriever concerning PMI Exclusive. I used to feed it, but it was inconvenient for me...

wckrishet,

I'm not a pointing Lab "trainer", but I would say that if you have to train them to point, they aren't a true pointing Lab. I've had several as an upland hunter, some with pointing Lab...

Dusty,

IMHO, the entire line of "Sportmix" dog food is made of low quality ingredients. Don't just look at the percentages of Protein and Fat list on the Guaranteed Analysis when you compare dog...

Dusty,

I'm curious about what you have been feeding and why you and not satisfied? What "results" are you not getting?

Also, I wonder what you consider "High End Dog Food". The foods mentioned...

Both of those babes are too hot for me to have any indurance!

Swack