[happygolucky]

 now never buy the large chews as some give our dogs the runs and others break off into sharp bits, so, I give them bits of apples or carrots and they appear to last a lot longer.Most of the pups are now sold, in fact if every one who is coming for them comes, we should only have 2 males and 1 I have not bothered about adverts yet but done 3 rough ones, and 2 they are too young and most people who decided to buy a dog get one when they can take the pup home at 8 weeks and like our last litter, most people have already had dogs and mostly Labradors, that have recently passed away, so they will mend some broken hearts, that's the bit I so love, and already the new homes are connecting with my Facebook page, that's special!!!

[in the hills]

Hee hee ... they look cheeky. 


A lady I was speaking to a few days ago , owns 2 Jack Russels. She bought them some dog treats from a local shop ..... apparently it was dried bulls willy (as she put it, looking a bit embarrassed) cut into pieces. They both managed to get them stuck in their throats within minutes of eating them. Although she was with the dogs, she was unable to retrieve them due to their small size as they had been gulped down. One dog managed to regurgitate the treat but the other terrier, aged 12, had to be taken to a referral centre to undergo surgery which was to complex for her vet to perform. I think there was a risk of damaging the heart due to where the treat had lodged. Bill to date is £2000.    Expensive dog treat.


Makes you think. My Flattie is such a slow and fussy eater that never worried too much but this pup just gobbles everything down in 2 seconds flat and is obsessed by food so will have to be more careful. Our Flat won't even take most dog treats from your hands but walks off in disgust 

[happygolucky]

I think dogs are worse at being pigs when there is more than one in the pack as they are rivals for food......I had a panic when I gave ours some dried pig ears, one swallowed hers in a gulp and started to choke but brought it up, the rest of the pack got binned......I have asked many times what sort of chews are good as young dogs need something to chew on for teething and if  you do not give them something they end up chewing stuff they shouldn't, I have heard bad things about the nylon bones too .......no way do I want to make a pup ill......although they can and do pick up sticks as pups, ours do not choose to pick up sticks but I know a lot of dogs that do......I usually throw dummies if anything!!

[in the hills]

You are definitely right Sandy about competition. A while ago I had my dad's old greedy lab here while my parents had a cottage renovated (too cold for the old lad to be kept in a kennel) and my flatties eating improved no end. Often beforehand he would just walk off from his dinner bowl uninterested. When the old lab passed away, Alf reverted to his offish eating ways. So much so that my neighbour offered to feed his lab with Alf to encourage him to eat. 


Did try Alf on piggy ears but he turned his nose up.


Vet told me to give him bones to clean his teeth but new vet has told me that it is a definite "no,no" .... can't win 

[happygolucky]

My ex husband was a farmers son and he was one of 3 boys, so any food was snapped up quick before the others ate more than their share...so humans are the same......not me, I can be a piggy on my own!

[in the hills]

 


Yep.


My daughter sits forever with her food but friend down our lane has 9 children and the food just disappears off her table .... they need no hurrying up.

[happygolucky]

The pups are all spoken for, although not all the deposits are in yet but I have had sooooo many phone calls as apparently Chocolate Labs are not that common up here in Scotland, I see loads when we go walking with them, anyway...nearly all have gone to people who either had or have other Labs and a few are now on my Facebook..here is a photo taken buy one of the new owners, there children are so excited!

[happygolucky]

ment to add, they are 4 weeks old today and feeding very very well and are so good, no runs and no crying in the night thanks to mummy Rhum