Nice to see that others have shared in the joys and pain of Labrador Retrievers. Sam is our 4th Lab (Future breeder, if he keeps his act together), and we're familiar with the chew habits.
I laugh when people say that chewing is the sign of a bored dog, as Sam has the attention of two older dogs, one's a Lab and the other is a Boxer mix. They play, run and mock fight about 20 hours per day, taking breaks to harass the barn cats and visiting neighbor dogs.
He's not bored, he's a Lab, and can chew while asleep. He's especially efficient in destroying children's flip flop thongs. 10 seconds and they're little bits of colored rubber.. And to top it off, he can deftly remove our littlest's (18 mos) diaper without knocking her over or disturbing her shorts. She thinks it's funny, but she doesn't have to clean diaper bits out of the lawn.
Good thing we live out in the country...
I laugh when people say that chewing is the sign of a bored dog, as Sam has the attention of two older dogs, one's a Lab and the other is a Boxer mix. They play, run and mock fight about 20 hours per day, taking breaks to harass the barn cats and visiting neighbor dogs.
He's not bored, he's a Lab, and can chew while asleep. He's especially efficient in destroying children's flip flop thongs. 10 seconds and they're little bits of colored rubber.. And to top it off, he can deftly remove our littlest's (18 mos) diaper without knocking her over or disturbing her shorts. She thinks it's funny, but she doesn't have to clean diaper bits out of the lawn.
Good thing we live out in the country...
