Labranard

Our “little” girl, Kenna, is about 11 months old, and was purchased “secondhand” from a family whose kids were allergic to her. She is a sweet dog, looks like a Saint with her coloring (brown and white with black diamonds over her eyes), but her body is all Lab except for the long-furred, feathered tail. [...]

I’m back and glad to see the site is thriving now! Thanks for your work on this! Maria is now 2 years old, weighs about 85 lbs. and is such a good girl! Still all black with just a faintest brush of white on her chin. The only indications she’s part St. Bernard would be [...]

Oh yeah… one more thing… about the food. Our vet had recommended Canidae – all pet stages lamb and rice or chicken and rice, or all protein. Bella did great on the all protein but our other dog Jack didn’t, so the vet had recommended either of the rice varieties and now they are both [...]

And… Riley sounds great! SO much like Bella! She is way to smart for her own good, but can act like she knows nothing and is completely innocent.

Our vet said that with “GIANT” breed dogs, it is safer to do the “fixing” when they are smaller (around 3 months for Bella). I’m not sure if the same goes for Males…

Sounds like Riley is a really great dog!

My memory might be wrong but I think you’re supposed to wait until they are 6 months old before getting them fixed. A quick call to your vet would give you a firm answer.

ok so as you may have guessed Riley has continued to grow in size but very slow growth in weight. He is still amazing me with his smarts/ dumbness. He is such a handsome dog looks just like a st bernard except his skinny nose. How old before we must get him fixed worried about [...]

Well Riley has continues to grow and grow and grow. at 4 months he is well over 20lbs. He has learned to fetch like a pro. He is obedient like no dog I have ever had. I have never had a dog that when you call its name it comes without fail. Our Lhasa Apso [...]

For food, you should be able to follow the feeding guide on the dog food bag. I think you’re supposed to stick with puppy food until at least a year and then look for a large breed formula food. We’ve been using the Iams Large Breed for a few years now. Originally we were using [...]

well I am very pleased that he has adjusted to the crate far better than could have expected. He sleeps in it with door open at night he will sleep very well until 5 am when his little batter is at capacity. LOL his latest trick is taking his bed out of cage to where [...]

Crate training isn’t exactly “enjoyable” at first. Puppies don’t understand why you want to keep them “locked up” so that they can’t just do what they want. Once you (and the puppy) get used to the idea, things will be much better. Our 5 year old 120+ lbs Roxie will happily go into her crate [...]