Do you think there would be any problems with re-homing an 8 month old lab? Not sure if you should approach training differently than you would with a younger pup...
She has been brought up by a breeder for showing but hasnt turned out as planned so they would be willing to let me re-home her I'm assuming that she would already be toilet trained by this stage..?
Do you think a lab would find it hard to re-adjust to a new home at this age?

Hello Suzi,

Not at all ! She is just a baby , treat her like you would any other puppy and I am sure that she will be fine

Good Luck !

Leigh

Hi Suzi,

Im a helper for Lab rescue bearing in mind I do not know any details of this Lab.

First thing you will need to ask the breeder if the dog is toilet trained she is the only one that can tell you that.

8 months is still young so there should be no problem with the dog adjusting to a new home. I find that the Labs i've re-homed have all settled down very well give or take a few weeks.

Your best bet is to get as much detail as poss from the breeder about her dog.

HPH Karen

thx for the quick reply!
really excited... going to visit her on Sunday
breeder is registered with uk lab club and the durham and northumberland lab club too so i'll fire a load of questions when i go
she checked that there was someone home all day so I think that shows she cares where the dog goes (good sign!) lol

Hi there

Be prepared for her not to be housetrained at all. If she has been brought up in kennels she unlikely to have a clue. The only saving grace I guess is that they instinctively want their beds to be clean - so use that as your cue. But, take heart it can still be done - but will take a bit longer and require you to be particlarly vigilant, but patient. If you find she is housetrained - brill - problem solved although she will need to be shown where to go and is likely to have some accidents in the early days while she finds her feet.

I'd also try and get her into some obendience classes. That will help you learn the best way to train her too, and give her some fun.

Let us know how you go one on sunday - I'd love to hear how she is etc.

Hope you enjoy your new friend.

cheers,
She isnt fully house trained but I'm pretty patient so that shouldnt be too much of a problem - do breeders always tend to keep dogs in kennels?
Breeder suggested to start with crate training...

Also, the breeder mentioned she loves water so I'm taking that as a sign of no bathing problems like with my last dog climbing out of the bath! lol

Hi Suzi.

If only it worked like that ! My lot love water for swimming but water for baths is another matter

Leigh

ah god - things are just never easy are they

LOL.....Think of all the fun you will have though

you should see me I can hardly sit down..jumping round the house like a loony!
It's like Christmas except you know what your present is lol
(how do you do that confused looking face?)

Check out the Help section at the top of the page Suzi. All the faces are listed there

Tried to have a look at the dog, but couldn't get in

:rolleyes: Try to calm down .... LOL
Leigh

ROTFLOL ..... "Little things...." Leigh :P

I think the angle he was photographed at does him no favours, It's about three quarters front, which compresses him somewhat. Note the heavy front legs and thin back legs! Seen in the flesh I’m sure he would be lovely. He has some great lines in his pedigree and I’m sure your puppy will be marvellous. Have fun! That’s what it should be all about.

Regards, John

cant help having a small mind;)
yeah, i think the picture is a strange angle but it does look kinda weird lol
all dogs are gorgeous tho so i'm sure i'll be

hey, does anyone know where the saying 'heinz 57' comes from? always wondered why that was used and thought someone on here may know...?

Heinz used to advertise on their tins that they had 57 variety! (Still do, I’ve just been to have a look!)

John

57 varieties of beans? (new toy Leigh :P)

i knew it linked to crossbreeds but didnt know why

is it true that crossbreeds tend to live longer and get less illnesses because they dont inherit diseases associated with just the 1 breed? I heard that crosses should be more hardy than pedigrees..........

I wonder if baked beans "live longer" because they have 57 varieties in them ??? I have just looked at the contents of a tin of Baked Beans and they all look "line~bred" to me

LOL

Leigh :rolleyes:

As far as inherited diseases are concerned a crossbreed would get the bad genes from both parents the same as any other dog. The thing is that a dog would need the same bad gene from both sire and dam to actually develop the diseases so they may indeed be healthier, IN THE FIRST GENERATION! If you then mated brother to sister the chances are that ALL the problem from both the original parents would come out, because, although the inherited problems would never show in the original crossbreed the genes would still be there carried as recessive (silent) genes and the same recessive carried on both sides would become a dominant gene.

Hope that makes it a little clearer although I must admit that having started in on that I began to wish I’d left the topic alone!!!

Regards, John

Hi Suzi

Thanks for keeping us up to date with the info. Many breeders tend to keep their dogs in kennels - mainly because they just wouldn't have the house room - but not all do. Never mind - you say you have the patience so that will help and the breeder is right to suggest crate training, although not sure how a 7 month old lab would take to that if it's not something she's used to. All you can do is but try and keep on trying. With the right signals from you and encouragement, she'll get there.

Look for any sign that she is about to go and put her out immediately, as she performs say a phrase - such as "hurry up" "go toilet" etc. Say this each time as she goes outside and you'll soon have her going on command. When she's finished - lots of praise.

If you catch her performing indoors, say a firm "no", try to get her outside and let her finish - then lots of praise etc. She will learn. If you find pouddles or piles indoors after she has finished - it's too late to do anything other than clean it up and watch for the next time. They forget so quickly what they have just done - a bit like goldfish really

Again good luck and do let us know how you get on.

Pam n Jasper

If your puppy is from the kennel you mentioned it is one of the top lab kennels in the country and therefore you dog will be of imppeccable breeding and you are lucky to get her.
You should have no trouble housetraining her even though she has been kenneled if you wish to talk Labradors you can email me.
Good Luck.

(from Glenys @ Fullwell Labradors)

thx John - and yeah it did make sense in a confusing kinda way :P
I guess as long as the parents are healthy there is no reason why pups should inherit anything terrible..pedigree or not

I visited kennels today and a lively little lab ran in and greeted us straight away

The breeders seemed very knowledgable and have years of breeding experience - and pup was gorgeous! I had a dream last night that she was like a whippet the size of a chiuahua talk about being nervous!

She said the reason they wanted to send her to a good home was that they only kept dogs they were going to show and she hadnt turned into exactly what they were looking for ( one man's loss )

I think we've been very lucky to have the opportunity of re-homing her and cant wait to move house in a few weeks! :D

Thanks for all the advice - I may have to take you up on that offer mattie lol :P

suzi

Excellent news Suzi

Leigh

Suzi,

Congrats your Lab will give you many happy times.

One word of warning if your new Lab is anything like mine never leave any food within her reach. LOL

Karen

bit like the boyfriend then

Smashing Suzi. Teach her, occupy her mind. Obedience, gundog work, It dosn't matter what! and you'll have a dog that just wants to be around you! Now have fun!

Best wishes, John