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Puppies benefit a GREAT deal from their last week or two w/ their littermates. I used to let mine go at 7 weeks but keep all until at least 8 weeks now. More mature, and they learn a lot from each...

I would think this pup should also be on some good probiotic.

Bloat / torsion is a horrible thing, and more common than you might think. Worse in some breeds like Great Danes and Dobies but seen quite often in retrievers. There is some literature out there re/...

I would also see if you have a good holistic vet in your area - I use one locally on occasion and she does great things with chiropractic, acupuncture, cold laser etc.
As can people, dogs can pull a...

We had a 2 yr Chessie dumped at local shelter a couple years ag, hit by a car and badly fractured rear leg. Fortunately the Exec Director is a vet, specializing in Ortho. He patched her together with...

I gotta chime in and defend Cesar - I really admire what he does, and hey, if he can make a living at it more power to him. If you watch enough of the old "Dog Whisperer" episodes you will see him...

Many Chesapeakes are now tested for DM, not sure about Labs. One of the big problems w/ DM is that, in general, it can often go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Generally a definitive diagnosis can only...

I believe this is the same vet (Dr. Mason) that has similar research going on Lymphoma. I hear from a vet friend in PA that Dr. Mason is very highly regarded. And yes, I would think both these...

You have gotten some good advice already. Now remind yourself every day that your pup is a WORK IN PROGRESS and still very much a pup (entering adolescent phase now). You BOTH have lots to learn -...

Take her to the vet! If this started last year it obviously is not going away on it's own. Could be any number of things going on...

I have nursed two dogs thru broken legs - one a pup close to yours in age (leaped off back side of deck) and the other a 2 yr old (hit by car and dumped at shelter). Both had serious fractures that...

Not an expert but it would seem that one w/ PTSD primarily needs a calm/stable, well-behaved, OB trained companion dog (vs. the much more advanced training that goes into a dog for someone w/ a...

Judy - you might talk to the retriever clubs that you have been members of and see if they have interest in 're-gifting' (re-using, as trophies) any of your old trophies. Maybe they are not antiques...

Not a movie and not a dog 'actor' (he just played himself) Cesar Milan's pitbull "Daddy" - was Cesar's 'main man' thru many seasons of the Dog Whisperer. A very cool and benevolent dog...no real...

At Petco - starting last Sunday and thru 3/23 - PPP Performance (all of the new "Sport" foods, along with the "Focus" I think) are 20% off. I have never seen Performance on sale before (at Petco...

I have a dog that sometimes gets a crack or split on ear flap - hard as heck to get healed! Having experimented a lot, I get good quality band-aids (super strong ones) along with the stickiest first...

What Ed said. Plus there are many retrievers that have bad hip/hips on xray, and live a long active life with no corrective surgery. I have had two myself over the years - the male w/ two bad hips...

Take pup to Home Depot and work on OB and social skills. I have even been know to do long distance sit/stays in the lumber aisle. Make sure you air him well before you go in AND that dogs are allowed...

I actually took one of my dogs to a holistic vet (she is a real vet, who practiced typical vet medicine for 20 years before switching to mostly holistic, which includes acupuncture and chiro) last...

I used a product like this years ago and found them very effective as an aid for timing a natural breeding. Can't think of the name of the ones I used but seems like they came out of TX. Test was run...

When I have to use some pumpkin I freeze rest of can in ice cube trays, then put the cubes in a freezer baggie. Very handy to pull out a cube or two when needed.

I realized the OP said he feeds...

Try canned pumpkin - a couple spoons before you hunt maybe, and then a couple spoons w/ his dinner. It is a good natural stool-firmer and often works well for dogs w/ 'nervous' runs.

See if you can 'teach' the wife and kids to tell dog "SIT" whenever he approaches them, if he does he gets a little petting (and maybe a treat once in awhile). If he doesn't then he gets corrected...

It seems (from this forum at least) that it is very common for newer trainers to over-react to mistakes made by their dogs. It is unreasonable to expect ANY dog, much less a 13-mo old to never make a...

Hi Woodducks and congrats on your new pup! You would do well to get a good 'program' to follow as has been suggested. There are also some good books available on puppy-rearing and basic OB - you...