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Stomach Blemishes
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | August 11th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:I have a 9 month old yellow lab and I have noticed what looks like blackheads on her stomach area. They extend all the way from her top nipples down to her girl parts. I have looked everywhere on the internet and it all says canine acne occu read more
Cheesy Medicine Tip
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | July 21st 2008 by Shannon Steffen
We get so many people that write ask - telling us how much they love our "tricks" to getting our Labs to do what we want. So, here is another one that works for us.Every morning the Lab Brats are given a Proin 50 pill to help with bladder problems (c read more
Dog Tip: Applying Flea & Tick Prevention
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | July 4th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
The Lab Brats don't particularly care for the 2nd of every month. They know when we go into their special draw in the kitchen that is means only one thing: time to put that nasty smelling liquid on the back of their necks.Our house uses Frontline Plu read more
Seeking Lab Advice?
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | May 7th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Some of you may have noticed that the link to "Lab Advice" in the right sidebar is now gone. It is not that I don't want to help other Labrador Retriever dog owners but rather the amount of outpouring I have received in response to the advice mailbox read more
Labrador Limp
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | April 30th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:My 9 month old puppy recently developed a limp about two months ago. She never seemed to be in any pain, always up for playing and running around. However, we were getting worried so we took her to the vet last week for x-rays. She told us t read more
Leash Pulling Puppy
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | April 28th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:Our yellow lab is three and a half months old and progressing wonderfully! She's extremely friendly, very eager to learn new tricks, and very active (exactly what we wanted in a lab!). We do have one small problem. She pulls a lot on the lea read more
11-Year Old Lab OCD
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | April 23rd 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:my 11yr old yellow lab, Stoli, is OCD. He is licking his front legs to an out of control problem. He has had to be confined to the cone head device to prevent his licking himself to very bad open wounds and the minute it ever comes off his read more
Signaling Potty Time
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | April 21st 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:Hello, I was just wondering when puppies decide to let you know when they want to go outside. Our puppy is now 11 weeks old and he does not tell us by a whine or a bark. If we are not watching him we will not know and then he has an accident read more
Correctly Intoducing a 2nd Lab
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | April 17th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:I am a fan of Lab Brats being a chocolate lab owner myself and have found your advice helpful. We are thinking of adding a 1 year old yellow neutered male to our household. Any advice on how best to make this work. Our chocolate lab is a read more
Velcro Dog
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | April 10th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:First, I just wanted to say that I love your blog and read it every day, usually with my own little chocolate lab brat lying on my feet. I have a question about separation anxiety. My boyfriend and I have a 5-month-old chocolate lab named read more
Curbing Ball OCD
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | April 8th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:After read a few of your posts, I’m thinking we have identical dogs. Here’s mine.She is currently only 10 months. I’m still trying to figure out a way for her to leave the ball alone. =) I came upon your site because I’m trying t read more
Sleep Walking Dog?
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | April 2nd 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:Hi Shannon - I've been enjoying your Lab Brats blog and reading about Dakota and Cheyenne. I also appreciate your links to helpful lab information. I have a 3 year chocolate lab named Gracie. Several times last year she fell out of bed in th read more
Labrador Bonding
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | April 1st 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:I just brought home an eight week old lab pup. She is wonderful, but I have been hearing that I should limit the amount of time she spends with my older lab so that her primary bond will be to me and not our older dog. Whille others have sai read more
Pooping in Crate
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | March 31st 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:hello, i was just trying to get some advice with my new pup. He is 9 weeks old and we have had Titan-flexx for two weeks now. We were adjusting fine until he decided to start pooping in his carrier. Things have now stopped in our daily routi read more
Broccoli Toxicity & Dogs
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | March 27th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:Hello and thank you for sharing a wonderful site. I own a chocolate female and she loves broccoli and I see on your list that it is toxic. I have never heard of this before and wonder what the damage can result in for her? Thanks again.Signe read more
Dog Park Aggression
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | March 26th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:Help! I have a 7 month old Black Lab mix, of whom I think of very highly. We've been to puppy pre-school and I've done my best to teach him good doggie manners. He knows it's wrong to jump on people, he lets us know it's time to go outside b read more
Chewing up the House
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | March 24th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:I know you have labs, so here is my question. I adopted a black lab mix and didn't know their reputation for chewing things and how active they are. Along with all the other issues, my black lab is a great dog for me, but I am totally frustr read more
Puppy Leash Introductions
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | March 20th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:Hi Shannon,I have been reading your lab brats blog for a couple of months now getting ready to bring our own 8 week old Labrador puppy home. I have found your blog really interesting. Your labs are so beautiful. We have now had our yellow la read more
Hard of listening Lab
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | March 18th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:My fiancée and I adopted a 4 year old purebred female chocolate lab from friends of our family. She is very obedient both in the house and on a leash, but when she gets outside she does not respond to her name, won't sit, play or anything read more
Re-Housebreaking Pup
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | March 11th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:I hope you don't mind the PM but I am one of those in search of the impossible flawless way to housetrain my 16 weeker, Melo...My biggest problem is that he will NOT GO POTTY when outside...he waits until we're back home to go...I think the read more
Wanted: Dogs that don't pull on leash
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | March 7th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:I have a 9 month old female lab by the name of Gracie. She is adorable,and full of energy. I walk her 3 times a day,but she is a real puller. She yanks the arm off me. She loves to be out and about,and goes crazy in the snow. The minute I me read more
Lab Advice: Bark-less Dog
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | March 4th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:I have a 2 1/2 year old chocolate lab which will be 3 in June. He doesn't hardly bark at all unless he's playing or speaking for treats. We have is leash by the door and when he wants out, he will bump his leash. Is that normal? I thought he read more
Lab Advice: Not Eating
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | February 27th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:Shannon- I have a 10 month old Chocolate Lab. The past month he has been very picky about eating. First it was he would not eat out of his dish holder but would eat out of his bowl in his crate. So a friend (also a lab breeder/owner) said to read more
Which Puppy Food?
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | February 22nd 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:We are blessed to be bringing home a beautiful Yellow Lab puppy on the 23rd of feb. Mathayus will be 15 weeks old when we bring him home and we have everything except for the food, we can't seem to decide what would be best for our new fami read more
Lab Advice: Annoying Behavior
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | February 15th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Question:Shannon,I have a 9 mo. old chocolate lab male. He has always been a barker! Every morning when he's ready for us to get out of bed, he barks non-stop. Then he follows me to the bathroom and barks at me while I go potty! When he wants to play read more
Stop Canine Obesity
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | February 8th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
I am not one to usually post for advertisements for other websites but when I received a blog comment for "Helping the Hips", it seemed obvious that this was a message that needed to be conveyed.As you already know, Dakota has Canine Hip Dysplasia (C read more
Helping the Hips
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | January 28th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
Upon our arrival back from a week-long vacation, I happened upon a new comment posted in reference to my blog entry "Popping and Hips" that I could not let go unanswered..."I have two labs- Maggie, a yellow lab a year and a half, and bruster-our choc read more
Pet Tags and Traveling
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | January 11th 2008 by Shannon Steffen
The Lab Brats and family will be heading on a 24-hour drive from Wisconsin to Florida next week and as the snow falls, we couldn't be more excited.However, preparing for a long trip with "fur kids" can make any doggy parent nervous. What happens if t read more
Curbing Dog OCD
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | December 19th 2007 by Shannon Steffen
With some love and patience, you too can curb your Lab's obsessive compulsive disorder. Well, at least we think you can...Dakota is very OCD when it comes to balls (and some stuffed toys). It isn't like she will give you a ball to throw for her all t read more
Know Thy Lab
The Labrador Brats Dog Blog | December 7th 2007 by Shannon Steffen
I have been browsing a number of posts on one specific Labrador Retriever message board that I frequent when it became obvious that some people just don't know anything about the Lab breed. They will meet a Lab in passing, usually an older one, and w read more
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