Labrador Care Articles Archives - The Labrador Site All about Labrador Retrievers Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:32:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 Strategies for Managing Weight in Food-Obsessed Dogs (With Printable Progress Charts & Games) https://www.thelabradorsite.com/managing-weight-in-food-obsessed-dogs/ https://www.thelabradorsite.com/managing-weight-in-food-obsessed-dogs/#respond Sat, 23 Aug 2025 14:21:20 +0000 https://www.thelabradorsite.com/?p=43236 Weight gain is sneaky. It creeps up when we are not looking. And our dogs are no different from us in that respect.  You live with your dog every day and you probably won’t notice weight gain that happens slowly over many months.  So you mustn’t be too hard on yourself if you wake up...

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]]> https://www.thelabradorsite.com/managing-weight-in-food-obsessed-dogs/feed/ 0 Labrador Feeding Demystified: A Comprehensive Expert Guide https://www.thelabradorsite.com/how-to-feed-a-labrador/ https://www.thelabradorsite.com/how-to-feed-a-labrador/#comments Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:09:00 +0000 https://www.thelabradorsite.com/?p=912 The best Labrador food is high in fat and protein, but low in carbohydrates. Great diets avoid fillers, and are packed with healthy vitamins and minerals. Working out how to feed a Labrador isn’t just about picking the perfect menu though. You know Labs are enthusiastic eaters and prone to weight gain, so getting the...

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]]> https://www.thelabradorsite.com/how-to-feed-a-labrador/feed/ 248 15 Ways To Help Your Labrador Stay Slim https://www.thelabradorsite.com/15-ways-to-help-your-labrador-stay-slim/ https://www.thelabradorsite.com/15-ways-to-help-your-labrador-stay-slim/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:24:00 +0000 https://www.thelabradorsite.com/?p=10727 Helping your Labrador stay slim isn’t about looks – it’s important for their overall welfare. Labradors are meant to be fit and healthy. Allowing your Lab to get overweight isn’t just bad for his health, it’s also bad for your bank balance. Unfit dogs have more medical issues, which means more trips to the vet...

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]]> https://www.thelabradorsite.com/15-ways-to-help-your-labrador-stay-slim/feed/ 5 Coping With The Death Of Your Labrador https://www.thelabradorsite.com/pet-bereavement-coping-with-the-death-of-your-labrador/ https://www.thelabradorsite.com/pet-bereavement-coping-with-the-death-of-your-labrador/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:24:00 +0000 https://www.thelabradorsite.com/?p=8990 When we take a Labrador into our lives, we know at the back of our minds that they won’t be with us forever. When they are young and full of energy, it’s easy to ignore this feeling. But if they fall ill, or just get older, the reality becomes more prominent in our minds. Whilst...

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]]> https://www.thelabradorsite.com/pet-bereavement-coping-with-the-death-of-your-labrador/feed/ 95 Is Your Lab Obsessed With Food? Here’s Why (And Why That’s A Good Thing!) https://www.thelabradorsite.com/why-are-labradors-always-hungry/ https://www.thelabradorsite.com/why-are-labradors-always-hungry/#comments Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:48:00 +0000 https://www.thelabradorsite.com/?p=25702 This is Bonnie. She’s just over a year old, and food is her life!  And I mean her whole life.  I like to think I’m more important, but who am I kidding?  So why are Labradors always hungry? And what can you do to take their mind off food for a few minutes? Well, there’s...

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]]> https://www.thelabradorsite.com/why-are-labradors-always-hungry/feed/ 6 How Much Should My Labrador Weigh? Including Weight Charts & Puppy Growth https://www.thelabradorsite.com/how-much-should-my-labrador-weigh/ https://www.thelabradorsite.com/how-much-should-my-labrador-weigh/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:27:00 +0000 https://www.thelabradorsite.com/?p=4629 The average Lab weighs 60-80lbs, but you might be surprised to hear that the number on the scales doesn’t actually matter. It’s what you see and feel that makes the difference. And today, I’ll show you how to work out if your dog is a healthy weight. A while ago we surveyed members of our...

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]]> https://www.thelabradorsite.com/how-much-should-my-labrador-weigh/feed/ 77 Can Dogs Eat This? Foods You Can Safely Share (And Some Which You Must Never Feed To A Dog) https://www.thelabradorsite.com/can-dogs-eat-this/ https://www.thelabradorsite.com/can-dogs-eat-this/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:45:12 +0000 https://www.thelabradorsite.com/?p=39383 Sharing is caring right? Well not always. There are plenty of human foods that are not good for dogs, and some that are positively dangerous.  The internet is awash with articles entitled: “can dogs eat (insert the food of your choice here)”. From the everyday to the bizarre it seems that we are driven to...

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]]> https://www.thelabradorsite.com/can-dogs-eat-this/feed/ 0 How Many Dogs Is Too Many? https://www.thelabradorsite.com/how-many-dogs-is-too-many/ https://www.thelabradorsite.com/how-many-dogs-is-too-many/#respond Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:54:44 +0000 https://www.thelabradorsite.com/?p=38038 How many dogs is too many for you? For most families, four dogs or more are too many to cope with on a daily basis. However, many families are maxed out at one, and some homes can cope with as many as half a dozen dogs at any time. There have always been a lot...

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]]> https://www.thelabradorsite.com/how-many-dogs-is-too-many/feed/ 0 Fat Labrador https://www.thelabradorsite.com/fat-labrador/ https://www.thelabradorsite.com/fat-labrador/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:14:00 +0000 https://www.thelabradorsite.com/?p=887 It’s not unusual to see a fat Labrador. Our perspectives on healthy weights for dogs have been a little skewed in recent years as more pets hit the obesity marker on the scale. And Labradors are very prone to weight gain for genetic and hunger reasons! Canine obesity comes with a raft of accompanying health problems....

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]]> https://www.thelabradorsite.com/fat-labrador/feed/ 94 Greedy Labrador? How to slow down your dog’s eating speed https://www.thelabradorsite.com/greedy-labrador-how-to-slow-down-your-dogs-eating-speed/ https://www.thelabradorsite.com/greedy-labrador-how-to-slow-down-your-dogs-eating-speed/#comments Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:21:00 +0000 https://www.thelabradorsite.com/?p=7620 The greedy Labrador is a stereotype solidly based in fact. Labradors are greedy. I have owned over a dozen Labradors throughout my life and not one of them would turn down a meal, unless feeling very unwell. Greediness in Labradors is a very useful trait when it comes to training. They are food motivated and...

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