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How to take care of a Labador Retriever

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By vickypswift
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Takeing care of a labador is easy. They are smart and great family dogs.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Leash/collar
  • Dog food
  • fresh water
  • food/water dish
  • toys
  • groming tools
  1. Step 1

    Hopefullay you do not have your Labador yet. You kneed to set up stuff for your dog befor you get one.

  2. Step 2

    Labadors love to eat, but they can get fat preatty easyliy. They kneed to eat at least 1 pound of dry dog food a day. Split it up into 2 or 3 meals. They kneed freash water out all the time

  3. Step 3

    If you want your Labador to have a good looking coat then you kneed to brush it on a daliy basis. Don't forget it's under coat. Your dog will not shead that much if you do these things.

  4. Step 4

    Labadors love to swim and run. They are verry active. You will kneed to play with them or take them on a walk at least 3 times a day for 20mins. If you live in a house and have a backyard/frountyard consiter installing a dogie door and a fence so your pet can run and play outside(and go to the bathroom) when it want's to.

  5. Step 5

    Labadors love to play so you are going to kneed some good toys for it to play with. They love to play catch so balls and sticks are great. You might want to consiter geting him/her a couple of chew toys. Or you chould let him/her chew up you shoe! Just kidding! But a old shoe would be great as well.

  6. Step 6

    Labadors are smart and can lear quickly. So feel free to try and teach them to do lots of things. Obstacle courses are great, because they can follow the rules, work on there adility, and run around.

  7. Step 7

    Labs also love pepole. They just have to get to know you first. And onse they do they are dona stick to you like glue. Over all Labs are great dogs.

Tips & Warnings
  • DO NOT give your dog cholate! Watch out on what your dogs eat.
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