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Hi all i`ve just lost my lab of six yrs with lymphoma in the spine which has been very difficult...I also have an 8 yr old who became very ill when he had the 1st booster as a pup(spent 3000 in newmarket on tests to be told there`s nothing found and probably had had a stroke)brought him home and never gave him a booster again and he`s fine....To top this off we bought henrys brother 1st a few weeks earlier than him and had him vaccinated,he then fitted one night when he was lying with me and we took him to the vets to be told he had gone blind and was constantly whining...We did the humane thing and had him put to sleep.......
As you can see our luck with labs is not great but we don`t want any other dogs...Is there anything that i need to do to limit the chances of buying an unhealthy pup??
I live in norfolk and if anyone knows of any highly recommended breeders this would be great.....In the past i`ve looked in the paper and gone and bought a lovely puppy,this is not an option this time and would really appreciate any help on this subject...thank you..
Also to throw another question into the mix do you think its good to get a puppy with an 8yr old lab,when we bought lennon(the 6yr old we lost)henry was 2 and it seemed really easy to train lennon with henry helping out....We won`t be getting another puppy until next year but i`ve got this thing in my head that tells me it`ll keep henry young,what do you guys think?
As you can see our luck with labs is not great but we don`t want any other dogs...Is there anything that i need to do to limit the chances of buying an unhealthy pup??
I live in norfolk and if anyone knows of any highly recommended breeders this would be great.....In the past i`ve looked in the paper and gone and bought a lovely puppy,this is not an option this time and would really appreciate any help on this subject...thank you..
Also to throw another question into the mix do you think its good to get a puppy with an 8yr old lab,when we bought lennon(the 6yr old we lost)henry was 2 and it seemed really easy to train lennon with henry helping out....We won`t be getting another puppy until next year but i`ve got this thing in my head that tells me it`ll keep henry young,what do you guys think?