Puppy Advice

[firesprite]

Hi,

i am picking up my new labrador puppy (yer i know, it aint a whippet), but said pup will be 6 and a half weeks old. Now i know this is rather young to say the least, but circumstances are such that it is necessary. I have raised very young pups before of the lurchery types, but a lab is a new experience. Any lab breeders out there to offer any advice? I have heard that cutting to low protein food at 7 weeks is good to help prevent dysplacia due to too quick a growth spurt early on...

any advice gratefully rcd, links to websites etc (and in the nicest possible way im not after being berrated for picking up at 6 weeks, as i said it necessary and im in very regular contact with my vet)

cheers

 

[Strike Whippets]

One of the big dog food companies do a food just for Labs .....i'll go and have a look :thumbsup:

 

[Strike Whippets]

Here it is .....They do a Lab junior that is for puppies, but for some reason its not on their own site :wacko:

Royal Canin Labrador

Scroll down for Lab junior .......

Royal Canin junior Lab ....

:luck: :luck: :luck: with your puppy, and we will all expect photos

 

[doris]

good luck with new addition - my neighbour got her lab at 5 and half weeks , due to circumstances, she turned out ok :thumbsup: :luck:

 

[firesprite]

thanks guys, will check out the lab food!

i expect biggest danger to pup will be our whippet who will want to play and play and play!! Enforced rest in a crate methinks!

oh and scoff his food. Currently whip wakes us up at 3am hungry (!!?) metabolism is so fast, eats 2 good meals a day, good bodytone and shape but hungry by 3am

great. zzzzzzzzzz

 

[Janimal]

Good luck with your new pup :luck: :thumbsup:

 

[palooka]

hope your pups is doing well. i would feed a good natural barf diet myself.

 

[~Sarah~]

Good luck with your new pup. :luck: :luck: