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- Basic Labrador Care - Health
- Labrador Retriever Feeding
- Labrador exercise
- How to socialize a Labrador
- Communicating with a Labrador
- How to care for a Labrador's coat
O labrador is one of the most popular canine breeds in the world due to its great intelligence and amiable character with the family with which it lives.
However, due to their physical condition and temperament, we must be responsible to be able to provide them with the proper care for this noble breed. If you're wondering "how to take care of my Labrador dog", you've come to the right article!
Continue reading this PeritoAnimal article in which we explain the care of the labrador dog that must have. Briefly, to take care of the Labrador dog you must ensure all the following steps:
- Offer basic health care: vaccination, deworming and regular veterinary visits
- Meet nutritional needs with good nutrition
- Promote physical exercise through rides and games
- Brush your labrador dog regularly
- Promote your dog's socialization with other animals, from a puppy.
Basic Labrador Care - Health
A basic care that we must have with our Labrador when adopting it is, the first visit to the veterinarian to have a check-up and be administered all the necessary vaccines. In this first consultation, the microchip can also be placed in the dog, as in some places it is already mandatory by law.
It is recommended that you do at least two annual appointments at the veterinarian so that it can correctly monitor the puppy and detect weight and health variations in time.
Labrador Retriever Feeding
The Labrador should always eat moderately, as this breed has tendency to get fat. Therefore, it is essential to get the puppy used to eating at certain times and, once the meal time has passed, remove the food container. This way, the puppy will begin to realize that he should eat at that time.
The veterinarian is the one who should establish the rules for you to follow regarding your puppy's diet. In case your Labrador gets fat, the veterinarian will most likely recommend a low-calorie ration. The best food you can give your Labrador is kibble and never human food, as this can be harmful to him. For your puppy to maintain an ideal weight, see our article with tips to prevent obesity in puppies.
Labrador exercise
The Labrador needs to get enough exercise on a daily basis, as he mentally needs an adequate level of activity to don't be upset. It is one of the most important cares for the Labrador to take into account.
You must teach your dog to chase and return the ball, this is a game that makes you excited and you like to play it daily. If you correctly follow the dietary and exercise rules, the Labrador can live in an apartment. But, of course, a house with enough space to run is always ideal. The Labrador is a dog that loves to exercise with us on the bicycle, as this exercise forces him to do a gentle trot.
How to socialize a Labrador
Since a puppy, the Labrador needs a correct socialization to learn how to correctly relate to pets and dogs. If the Labrador is properly socialized, it will become a excellent pet with children, collaborating tirelessly and patiently in their games.
It is not a suitable breed as a guard dog, despite having a moderate guard instinct that at a given moment will take it to defend us from any aggression.
the labrador is a dog retriever, that's why you should teach him to bring things, an activity he likes a lot. You can start by bringing the ball thrown by us, to later teach you to bring your sneakers, newspaper or other items that you can carry without risk.
Read our full article on how to train a Labrador.
Communicating with a Labrador
The Labrador is an easy dog to educate due to its good disposition, however it has a delicate point that should always be taken into account: it does not support neither screams nor abuse.
We must be a guide for the dog and get him used to accepting and complying with all our orders, but with great patience. If you lose control and fall into big mistake to scream at you, the most likely is that the Labrador loses confidence in you and does not obey you, becoming rebellious and resuming the destructive habits of its childhood.
Another characteristic of the Labrador is that it is quite destructive during its puppy and "adolescence" stage, a juvenile period that lasts longer than in other breeds. Sneakers, children's toys and other objects around the house must be safeguarded from the investigative habit of the Labrador, whose investigation is usually reduced to complete destruction. These destructions often end up in the ingestion of some piece of what was destroyed. After that abdominal pains are frequent.
How to care for a Labrador's coat
The Labrador dog has an easy-to-care coat. to brush two or three times a week keeps your dog's fur in good condition. Just 5 minutes of brushing is beneficial not only for the dog's fur, but also for the your dog's mental health, since Labradors are very emotional dogs and need a lot of attention from their tutors.
Bathing should be done monthly or when the dog is really dirty. Unlike other breeds, the Labrador has a very resistant coat and is not as sensitive to contact with water as other breeds.
