Every purebred dog has its day

Monterey County Herald - language — like cockapoo (cocker spaniel and poodle mix), labradoodle (Labrador retriever and poodle mix) or pekepoo (Pekingese and poodle mix). These are just a few of “designer breeds” — hybrids and crossbreds — a trend many purebred breeders at
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Amnesty program makes dent in number of KCK pit bulls
Leavenworth Times - Animal Behaviorists have proven that the common and oh so loved “GOLDEN RETRIEVER” is 90% more likely to attack than the pit 14, 2006 10:34 PM : “MAYBE THE STATE OFFICIALS SHOULD CONCENTRATE LESS ON INNOCENT dog BREEDS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE BREEDERS
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Readers’ ‘worst dog‘ stories and photos
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Written by Philadelphia Inquirer columnist John Grogan, the tale about his insufferable yellow Labrador retriever has struck a he had been used to all of his brother and sisters running around along with the other dogs that lived at the breeders
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Outside Beltway - I am sure a properly trained dog is safe, but who is going to license dog breeders and hold them liable if the dog does Labrador Retriever (1); Yorkshire Terrier (1); mixed and unknown breeds (15). Link Also, we hear about men who beat their wives
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Two rescued canines trained to secure Pittsburgh schools
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - The 6-month-old black Labrador retriever living in a local shelter was scheduled to die within hours. An Ohio family had to give Pittsburgh, like most police departments, usually buys purebred dogs from European breeders because they’ve been bred as
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Introducing Your Labrador Retriever Puppy To Your Other Pets

Introducing a Labrador Retriever puppy to the existing pets in a household is accomplished positively if the established house-pet is acknowledged before the puppy is acknowledged. 1. Before bringing your puppy home, feed your established pet a partial meal. 2. When you bring your puppy home, bring your pet outside to greet the puppy. If you have a particularly dominant-type pet, arrange this meeting a block or so from your home. 3. Walk your pet with your puppy (however well you can get the puppy to walk!) and let the existing pet sniff the puppy all he wants. Stay outside for forty-five minutes to an hour. 4. Take your pet and puppy into the house and just walk around the house for ten to fifteen minutes, letting everyone get adjusted to a new body in the house. 5. Feed the established pet another partial meal and let puppy watch. 6. Feed the established pet again, and this time put a bowl down for your Labrador Retriever puppy. If the other pet comes to the puppy’s bowl, tell him “No.” Whenever you feed your animals, feed the older ones first, but make them respect the puppy’s bowl.

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Hartford Courant - Weeks later, the breeder sold my female choice to another person. Flabbergasted by the perfidy, I was leaving when Oz He is a fox red Labrador retriever, seven years old and his name is Tino. He has: (just this morning) ripped opened pillows Continue

Times-Leader - Lacek, also of Harveys Lake, who just shelled out $7,500 for a hip replacement for her 1-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever She could have returned the dog to the breeder from whom she bought it, but she knew that meant the dog would be put Continue

Williamsport Sun-Gazette - A breeder, owner and handler for 12 years, Robereson said she enjoys the circuit. I like exhibiting a great dog While spectators usually enjoy the Labrador retriever and smaller dog classes, Van Brummelen said he enjoys the veteran class the Continue

Dogs get their day 

Emily Mathias, 13, of Clifton stood by the side of the road near Centreville’s Fire Station 17 wearing a chocolate Labrador retriever costume on Aug. 5, advertising her Girl Scout project.

Seeing Eye: The Big Apple 
Jared Wright is a college student who is blind. He seeks greater independence through the use of a dog guide, and is currently attending The Seeing Eye in Morristown, New Jersey, to accomplish that. This feature details his experiences and reflections throughout his training, which concludes on August 17. His dog is a male cross between a yellow Labrador and a golden retriever named Kerry.

Don’t Feed Your Labrador Retriever Too Many Carbohydrates

There is a significant difference between humans and Labrador Retrievers in their need for carbohydrates and in their ability to digest them. The digestive tract of a human is longer than that of a dog, and the formation of jaws and teeth is entirely different. A dog’s digestion starts in the stomach. dogs’ teeth - all 42 of them - are built to tear flesh apart. Labrador Retriever gulp their food as fast as they can, which then reaches the stomach with no digestion having taken place. Human digestion starts in the mouth. A human chews food with 32 teeth, which have flat surfaces for grinding and breaking down food. Enzymes contained in the saliva contribute to this breakdown of the food, which is being digested before it reaches the stomach. Carbohydrates come in two forms, simple and complex. Simple carbohydrates come from grains such as wheat, corn, rice, oats, soy and millet. They break down into starches and sugar when properly cooked. Complex carbohydrates come in the form of various fibers such as brans, hulls and peanut shells from the outside of plants. A small amount is needed for proper digestion and stool formation. Nutrients are obtained from both sources, but most come from simple carbohydrates. If carbohydrates are a major part of your Labrador’s diet, the time and energy needed for digestion increase, the dog performs less well, large amounts of stool are produced, and a protein deficiency disease may develop. dogs have evolved as meat eaters and although they need some grains, their health and longevity will be better served on a diet containing more animal protein than protein from grains. Think about the origin of the Labrador Retriever. It is unrecorded in history that wolves lit fires and cooked grains picked in fields! But there were whole carcasses available that contained everything needed for wolves to survive, including predigested vegetable matter in the intestinal tracts of their prey. The reason the majority of dry dog foods contain such large amounts of cereal grains is that grains are a cheap source of nutrients. According to the NRC guidelines, “Carbohydrates provide an economical source of energy in the diet of dogs.”Allergic reactions to grains are common in Retrievers. The best diet for your dog matches that fed in the breed’s country of origin as the breed developed. Each dog is an individual, and if yours refuses to eat his food, check the grains listed on the package. Your Labrador Retriever may balk because of an allergy to one of the grains in the food.

Uncommon Ground

Nation - that “over 15,000 men found themselves talking to the Atlanta Humane Society about an eight-week old black Labrador retriever could play–and I do mean consensual play–with the same field of expectation as all the golden-haired retriever puppies

Young dogs offer responsibilities, benefits for various College houses
Dartmouth - in Biloxi, Miss., this spring when a colleague learned that 26 unadopted puppies But the last two dogs, one a white labrador mix and the other a black one, Marton of Buddy, but there is one downside to living with a nine-week-old golden retriever.

Groomed to be a Leader
Detroit News - It is this bittersweet victory that keeps Angela Wolney of Southfield involved in raising puppies for Leader dogs for The pup is likely to be a Labrador retriever, German shepherd or a golden retriever, because these dogs are best suited to become

Young dogs offer responsibilities, benefits for various College houses

Dartmouth - But the last two dogs, one a white labrador mix and the other a black one, Marton of Buddy, but there is one downside to living with a nine-week-old golden retriever. After Boone ‘06 graduated this spring, the members bought Harry from a breeder in
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Quincy has his day in the sun at the Bald Eagle Kennel Club show
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - A breeder, owner and handler for 12 years, Robereson said she enjoys the circuit. I like exhibiting a great dog While spectators usually enjoy the Labrador retriever and smaller dog classes, Van Brummelen said he enjoys the veteran class the
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Every purebred dog has its day
Monterey County Herald - rules of etiquette and not use foul language — like cockapoo (cocker spaniel and poodle mix), labradoodle (Labrador retriever and Jacklyn Hungerland, a breeder of purebred poodles. “But it’s (the practice of crossbreeding) caught on because people
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Outside Beltway - If you were a breeder of APBTs back when they were used in bull and bear fighting and later dog fighting, having a dog Labrador Retriever (1); Yorkshire Terrier (1); mixed and unknown breeds (15). Link Also, we hear about men who beat their wives
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‘She’s my buddy’ 

Dewey the yellow labrador retriever delivers a leash to Tony Peth, who was paralyzed during a 1999 California triathlon. Though he has some mobility in his arms, Tony is a quadriplegic and uses a specialized wheelchair. Continued…

The Simcoe Reformer What some people may see as a mutt, others may see as a perfect pet. Designer dogs, as they have been dubbed, are all the rage with pet owners. Continued…

Calif. man arrested made in 1993 Bloomfield fire that killed 3 

More than 13 years after tenants’ screams for help pierced the frigid air in Bloomfield, a suspect has been arrested in an arson that killed three people, destroyed two apartment buildings, and haunted the firefighters who battled the swift, stubborn, spectacular blaze. Continued…

Jared Wright is a college student who is blind. He seeks greater independence through the use of a dog guide, and is currently attending The Seeing Eye in Morristown, New Jersey. This feature details his experiences and reflections throughout his training, which concludes on August 17. His dog is a male cross between a yellow labrador and a golden retriever named Kerry. With Kerry, I’ll Continued…

The Greater Huntsville Humane Society raised more than $50,000 from its second “Hot dogs and Cool Cats” pet photo contest recently at Parkway Place. Desmo, a wire-haired Jack Russell terrier owned by Dorothy Clayton, will grace the front cover of the society’s 2007 calendar. Continued…