CA-008
Flying a Labrador: Heat, Water, and Sedation
How hot a cargo hold gets, how water works on a long flight, and why vets refuse to sedate a dog before it flies, seen against how horses are flown.
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Care & feeding
Feeding, coat, ears, teeth, seasons and the routines that keep a Labrador sound from the first week to the old dog on the porch.
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CA-005
Reading a Shelter "Lab": What You're Actually Adopting
A shelter card that says Labrador mix is a guess, not a lab result. What visual breed guesses get wrong, what a DNA test can and cannot tell an adopter, and what to actually check before the dog comes home.
CA-004
Double Coats and Cold Work: Labrador and Beyond
How the Labrador's double coat handles cold water and snow, why not every working breed fits a family home, and what it shares with the Russian Black Terrier.
CA-003
Shedding Season on a Labrador
Why a Labrador sheds, which brush pulls the undercoat, whether a swim means a bath, and what a dull coat says about diet and thyroid.
CA-002
Drying a Labrador's Ears After a Swim
A Labrador's ear canal traps water after a retrieve. Here is the weekly check, the drying routine, the signs of infection, and when to call the veterinarian.
CA-001
Feeding a Labrador Puppy to Fifteen Months
A Labrador puppy needs measured rations and a slow growth curve. How much to feed, when growth stops, and why fast growth hurts joints.