Here's my fella at 12 weeks,

and now 5, 32 kilos. Walk with him 2hrs a day, currently he's asleep on my feet so not going anywhere!




If muddy, which Labs do very well, he travels in the SWMBO car!

Beautiful dog you have there Jenson.....I would ease up on those two hour walks though...a little much for a three month old dog.....spevially the larger breeds.  2010 RRS TDV6 3.0 Autobiography - Stornoway Grey
2006 RRS TDV6 2.7 HSE -Java Black
2008 BMW 3 Series 2.l
2006 BMW 5 series 2.l

He's 5 now!!  2023 P440e SE Dynamic on order -cancelled

2022 HSE Dynamic P400e

2017 Discovery 3.0 HSE Silicon Silver Nimbus interior and a few extra toys SOLD

2013 HSE Black, Orkney Grey, Ebony Seats and Ivory Interior SOLD

2006 HSE

Plus a few other cars inbetween!

My bad.......im reading these on my phone....only saw the top photo and comment....sorry  2010 RRS TDV6 3.0 Autobiography - Stornoway Grey
2006 RRS TDV6 2.7 HSE -Java Black
2008 BMW 3 Series 2.l
2006 BMW 5 series 2.l

Good point on the length of walks though - used to walk miles with my lab above and vet said it contributed to hip problems in later life

I followed this guide for my current dog

http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/getting-a-...g-walking/

Quote:

Puppy exercising

Puppies need much less exercise than fully-grown dogs. If you over-exercise a growing puppy you can overtire it and damage its developing joints, causing early arthritis. A good rule of thumb is a ratio of five minutes exercise per month of age (up to twice a day) until the puppy is fully grown, i.e. 15 minutes when three months old, 20 minutes when four months old etc. Once they are fully grown, they can go out for much longer....

You should never exercise your puppy on a full stomach as this can contribute to bloat.....

mad-dafty wrote:

Beautiful dog you have there Jenson.....I would ease up on those two hour walks though...a little much for a three month old dog.....spevially the larger breeds.

Thanks mad, we kinda think he, Alfie's, handsome

As mentioned above labs and exercise whilst growing to full skeletal frame , you have to be quite careful.
Limited walks through first 6-12 months depending on what you read.
Stairs are also bad for them, putting strain on elbows. We had stairgate for first 12 months, but now, he's upstairs and just jumps freely on and off our bed at his own will

muddywheels wrote:

I had a Sam too - best dog I ever had

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They sure do - I got him as a rescue aged 6 months after he had spent the first part of his life being kept in the garage by his first owner. We bonded instantly but took him years to trust anyone else. He did not bark for first year I had him either so think he had been "discouraged" from doing this

Totally loyal - could walk him without a lead, leave the gate and door wide open and he would not go through them. Our kids used to jump all over him and never growled or snapped but if anyone came near the house or family he became very protective

One of the worst days of my life taking him to the vet and being told it was time to let him go - cried like a baby all weekend

Would love another Lab but just can't face it and it's been nearly 18 months! The Westie is SWMBO's really and is very cute and loves curling up on your lap but I miss a big dog - and if the door was left open she would be out like greased lightening  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Muddywheels, i truly feel for your loss, but it is a sad fact of life that dogs have a shorter life span than humans.

When it is time for them to go, it is always sad but then like a human we all only live so long and you really have to consider what quality and enjoyment in life there was and appreciate that in your dogs case it could have been much worse.

I happen to live in a country that has about the worst record of Animal cruelty there is and i am seriously not joking and apologise for the graphic image i now post up.



This picture was taken on Christmas day and shows the result of a Cypriot dog owner who wanting to go on holiday and having no one to look after his dog decided to dispose of it by tying it to the back of his Land Rover Defender and drive around town until it could no longer keep up and was then dragged to death.

So do not feel so bad about Sam, and consider that althought he may well have had a tough start in life as some of my dogs have also had, ultimately you mde a difference and Sam enjoyed sharing the rest of his life with you. I seriously doubt he has any complaints.

I have pretty much almost lost count of the many cases in which my wife and I have found and saved so many dogs and puppies and found new homes for them.

Just a week or two ago we pulled two puppies from the bottom of a sewer pipe where they had been dumped.

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This time I managed to upload the photo of my 2 babies.
Taken over the sofa again.
 MY13.5 Autobiography, Santorini Black, Privacy Glass. Gone
Driving a milk float for now.

Bbs spy - I would trust a dog over a human any day. Not sure if its getting worse or just more reported now but can not believe the cruelty of some people - wouldn't mind dragging that defender owner behind the sport but then I would probably get done

Keep up the good work  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Thanks muddywheels

Of course i fully agree and would also love to take this sick person for a ride behind any of my Land Rovers. But there is a long line to join for that

But i posted this up only to show that sadly some dogs are not so lucky to get to live a life that is full of the love, warmth and due care and respect they deserve.

Whether a dog is still alive or having now passed on after a good life, that you love or loved it, just as much as it loves or loved you, and that it has or had no idea of how lucky it is or was by comparison is all that really matters.

It really warms me to see so many owners proudly posting pictures of their best friends

As i mentioned we pulled two puppies from the end of this disused length of sewer pipe, a boy and a girl.
Our rescue effort attracted much attention, including that from someone who had been trying to get a puppie for his 3 kids but could not afford the astronomical pet shop prices. We tried to persuade him to take both, hoping they could stay together, but he could not. So in the end we allowed him to take his pick of the two knowing that at least one would have a good home.

As you see by the size of her eyes in the picture, the remaining Girl was pretty shocked and traumatized by it all and it took over an hour of love and constant cuddles to calm her down.

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Dusty is nearly 4 years old (next month) and comes to work with me every day

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My two cocker spaniels Fionn & Flanagan as pups.







A bit more grown up last Halloween.

SWMBO loves the pic of them in the boot  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!