Category: Yellow Labrador Retriever

How to Tell If Your Dog is Fat

25 pound Beagle weighs 65 pounds. This is like a person who weighs 600 pounds and cannot get out of bed or fit through the doors to go out.

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"I'm not fat, I'm...not fluffy!"

How to Tell How Much Padding Your Dog Should Have

Use Body Condition Score: BCS!

Body condition score is a semi-objective way to get an idea if your dog has the right amount of weight for his or her body structure.

The weights and weight ranges published for pure-breed dogs are show standards. The show standard means the breeder organization (fanciers) of that breed want a dog of their breed to fall within a certain weight range. This is no guarantee that your dog will become only that size. It also is no insurance that a 18 pound Shih Tzu in a 10-pound Shih Tzu frame is okay, even though the numbers might fit the breed standard.

A majority of dogs are of mixed-breed descent. You cannot look in any book to really get any idea of how much a mutt should weigh. It is pure guesswork. Continue reading “How to Tell If Your Dog is Fat”

Labrador Puppy Cannot Swim

You would think a Lab puppy would naturally be able to swim. Like a dolphin. Of course, this is only the case sometimes.

Labrador Retriever Puppy Falls in Pool, Panics!

Plus, Labrador “Swimmer Tail”

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Max is not feeling very snappy after falling into the pool!

You would think a Lab puppy would naturally be able to swim.  Like a dolphin.  Of course, this is only the case sometimes.

Max fell into the family in ground pool while larking in the back yard.  Even though the family’s other dog jumps in and out of the pool all day, and swims whenever he feels like it, Max had never gone into the pool before.

He came to see Doc Truli in a shivering, huddled mess of dog misery covered in beach towels.

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Top Ten Breeds Commonly Mistaken for "Pit Bulls"

“Dog people” recognize dog faces even quicker and more accurately than they recognize people faces!

It’s not quite the new year, and as I was posting about Scooter’s breed analysis results, I realized that many breeds are mistaken for pit bulls. The general public does not understand or even see the differences in these dogs. Sometimes, the dissimilarity is so wide, a dog lover such as myself (or, probably, as you are reading this, yourself) cannot believe people can’t tell the difference.

You wouldn’t believe the dogs people mistake for pit bulls!

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Treat Recipes for Dogs With Sensitive Stomachs

Hypoallergenic, easy to digest treats for dogs can be made fresh and healthy at home!

All-Natural Homemade Treats for Dogs with Sensitive Stomachs

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Shish Kebab Skewer Danger

Brandy survived two days with a wooden spike digging into her back from the inside!

Doc Truli answers the phone on an autumn Saturday night.

“Is this the Doc?”

“Sure is, how can I help you?”

“Brandy’s panting real hard, standing in one spot, and hasn’t wanted to eat or drink all day. She’s a big, fat yellow lab. She usually loves to eat.”

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