Caring for your Labrador

Top Causes of Death in Labradors

TOP CAUSES OF DEATH IN LABRADORS CAUSES, TREATMENTS, AND PREVENTION MEASURES After surveying cause of death in a survey (hundreds responded) on my Facebook page a few weeks ago, I have reviewed the answers– if cause of death was CLEAR...

Our Girls: After Mama Life

Many people ask us, “What happens to your females once they are done having litters?”.  We firmly believe in giving all of our dogs their own forever family eventually. Some of our dogs find that with friends of ours...

Traveling with your Labrador

A road trip with your Lab can either be a nightmare (for you and for them) unless you take these things into consideration for your trip. On the rare occasion that I travel with my Labradors (most of mine...

3 Life Lessons We Learn From Dogs

This Thanksgiving, we have so much to be thankful for. And the life lessons we learn from our dogs is just one of those many things. Here are three life lessons we learn from our dogs: Contentment Have you...

What is a “Dudley” Labrador? (What’s up with the pink nose?)

What is a “Dudley” Labrador? (What’s up with the PINK NOSE?) Over the years I have asked many times what a “Dudley” means. I’ve been sent pictures of dogs from owners wanting to know if their dog would meet...

De-Mystifying LIFE STAGE dog foods: Should you feed it to your Lab?

According to Cathleen Enright, PH.D., president and CEO of Pet Food Institute in Washington, DC, significant advancements in companion animal nutritional science have been made in the last 50 years. The first “Life Stage” food appeared in the 1960’s...

How to prevent your Labrador from Digging

We know that digging can be harmful to people’s environments—and annoying, but, at the same time, digging for some dogs is an activity that keeps them balanced—its also their nature—either to hide food, make a den, or provide a...

Hip & Elbow Dysplasia–genetic or environmental? THINGS TO PONDER…

Facts & Thoughts on Canine Hip Dysplasia – Things to Ponder After reading this article, I wanted to jump up and down and scream, “I’ve been saying this for years!” Now we have the research to back it up....

How to transition your dog onto a new food

Many of you are transferring your dog or cat to Life’s Abundance food and Dr. Jane Bicks (veterinarian formulator of this food) has sent out this message to help make a seamless transition: Because your pet eats basically the...

Booster Shot Warning

So many people ask me my opinion about vaccines, but I’d rather share the scientific facts so that you can make an intelligent decision about how/when to vaccinate your dog. “The Jab” is high profit for veterinarians. But it...