Lamar! My new black lab puppy!

[RLC12345678]

Here are some pictures of our 5 week old labrador retriever puppy that hubby and I are brining home on Sunday! I can't wait! We are naming him "Lamar." I sure do hope Lamar and Hootie and Hobbs get along! That's the only thing that has me worried! :o

[RLC12345678]

Here are the same pictures, only bigger, if anyone is interested.

[Janet]

Oh Rebecca, those pics bring back so many memories of our labs when they were babies. What a sweetheart he is....Congratulations on the new addition!!

[rivermom]

Now how cute is this??? Oh my goodness!! :D What a butterball Lamar is and I am very happy for you.

I had to watch a Lab puppy a few months back for the weekend. Talk about exhaustion!! However it was all worth it! :)

[DianaB]

He is sooooo cute!!! We had a black lab and she was the best dog. We really loved her. Her name was Glen's Shada, kinda' like Shadow but using slang. I loved her name too.

[Marilyn]

Awwwwwwww, he is a sweetie!!!!! You are going to have so much fun!!!! Be prepared for some major chewing though. Our lab ate the lawn furniture, screens on the back of the house and porch posts. Just warning you so you can plan ahead better than we did. He'll be fine. Enjoy!!!!

[Tink]

Awwwwwww what a cute little chub!
I hope he brings you years of joy and love.

[Marilyn]

Awwwwwwww, he is a sweetie!!!!! You are going to have so much fun!!!! Be prepared for some major chewing though. Our lab ate the lawn furniture, screens on the back of the house and porch posts. Just warning you so you can plan ahead better than we did. He'll be fine. Enjoy!!!!

Just saw the thread with pics showing the difference between an American Lab and and English Lab. I'm sure ours was American, though she actually looked like a cross between the two, not as thin as American, but not a stocky as English. She was the same coloring as the English in the pic. Her name was Sugar. We eventually had to give her away to a home with more space for her to hunt. She was not happy in the small yard we had to confine her to to reduce the destruction. And when she was in heat, oh my what a mess.

I've see those English labs. They seem to have a completely different personality and would make much better pets. I went on a business trip out of state, and while I was gone, hubby had bought Sugar for our girls. It was a surprise to me. I think the English is what hubby had in mind, but had not done any checking into the breed.

Your pup looks like he will grow to be like the one our lawyer has in his office. His is a really nice dog!!!!

[Gina]

Rebecca what a cutie, Congratulations and I hope the other two accept him into the family, in which I am sure they will. You have beautiful babies...lol

[RLC12345678]

Just saw the thread with pics showing the difference between an American Lab and and English Lab. I'm sure ours was American, though she actually looked like a cross between the two, not as thin as American, but not a stocky as English. She was the same coloring as the English in the pic. Her name was Sugar. We eventually had to give her away to a home with more space for her to hunt. She was not happy in the small yard we had to confine her to to reduce the destruction. And when she was in heat, oh my what a mess.

I've see those English labs. They seem to have a completely different personality and would make much better pets. I went on a business trip out of state, and while I was gone, hubby had bought Sugar for our girls. It was a surprise to me. I think the English is what hubby had in mind, but had not done any checking into the breed.

Your pup looks like he will grow to be like the one our lawyer has in his office. His is a really nice dog!!!!

Oh my, Marilyn! I'm so sorry that Sugar was so destructive!! But I am all too well aware that his how labs can be. My husband grew up with labs and his lab that his parents currently have ate through an air conditioner outside in the backyard!!!! We are going to keep our little guy in a crate when we are not at home or not able to supervise him. And he comes from a long line of show dogs, not hunters. So we are really hoping that if we give him the proper amount of exercise and stimulating activity and keep him in a crate that the destruction will be kept to a minimum. Keep your fingers crossed for me!!!!

[RLC12345678]

And we're still now 100% sure on the name, yet. Hubby said he really wants to get the puppy and see what his personality is like before we completely decide on a name. But I'll keep you guys updated!

[Mandy]

Oh what a cutie he is!!!! Rebecca, enjoy he's baby time, they grow up so fast. Mine is two years old already, but she thinks she's a little yorkie :rolleyes:
If you take him out for regular walks and runs, he wont be that distructive. Ours has never touched anything that wasnt hers. We crate trained her from day one, and she loves her crate, she knows when we put on our shoes, she goes in her crate. She loves to swim, we take her to the woods, and the lake a few times a week, after her swim, she get's a shower (rinse) Her and my yorkies make a que in the bathroom in the morning for their faces to be washed, it's too cute.

Enjoy him, he's a little darling.

[RLC12345678]

Oh what a cutie he is!!!! Rebecca, enjoy he's baby time, they grow up so fast. Mine is two years old already, but she thinks she's a little yorkie :rolleyes:
If you take him out for regular walks and runs, he wont be that distructive. Ours has never touched anything that wasnt hers. We crate trained her from day one, and she loves her crate, she knows when we put on our shoes, she goes in her crate. She loves to swim, we take her to the woods, and the lake a few times a week, after her swim, she get's a shower (rinse) Her and my yorkies make a que in the bathroom in the morning for their faces to be washed, it's too cute.

Enjoy him, he's a little darling.


Thanks so much, Mandy! Can I ask you a question?? What age was she when you brought her home?

[Mandy]

Thanks so much, Mandy! Can I ask you a question?? What age was she when you brought her home?

Sure girl, you can ask me anything, i'll gladly answer. She was 10 weeks when we were allowed to bring her home.

[SweetCuteness]

OMG, what a total CUTIE!!!! We also have a black lab, and he's the absolute best dog ever. He's so very well behaved... but then again, my step-dad spent a LOT of time training him. They're great dogs, as I'm sure you know since you grew up with them. Duke (our black lab) was also 10 weeks before we were allowed to bring him home.

CONGRATS!!!

[Marilyn]

Are you actually bringing Lamar home at 5 weeks???

[RLC12345678]

Are you actually bringing Lamar home at 5 weeks???

No he will be 6 weeks. I am on a yorkietalk-type message board for labrador owners/lovers and they said 6 weeks is a little early...8 weeks is ideal...but I guess getting a 6 week old lab would be like getting an 8 week old yorkie...it's not ideal but definately not bad. And I was going to ask the breeder to keep him for a week or two longer but she is letting his whole litter go at 6 weeks so there would really be no point to me leaving him since if he stayed, he would need to be with his litter, you know?

[Janet]

Until we got our Yorkies, all our other dogs we've ever had, labs, golden retriever, were 6-8 weeks old when we brought them home. They all did great! Back then, I didn't know there was a perfect age to bring them, home...so for being a dummy at the time....they were good and healthy dogs.

[Marilyn]

My little Zoe (yorkie) was 7 weeks when we brought her home. Didn't know any better and our breeder who is a wonderful lady had two litters she was caring for and knew Zoe was going to a good home. She did find, and she is a tiny girl, so your lab will probably do just fine. I just thought 5 weeks was stretching it, but 6 is better.

[DianaB]

My little Zoe (yorkie) was 7 weeks when we brought her home. Didn't know any better and our breeder who is a wonderful lady had two litters she was caring for and knew Zoe was going to a good home. She did find, and she is a tiny girl, so your lab will probably do just fine. I just thought 5 weeks was stretching it, but 6 is better.

Your breeder let you bring Zoe home at 7 weeks!!!? Since she is 3 lbs now she must have been VERY tiny when you brought her home! Reuger is almost 6 lbs and I didn't bring him home until he was 12 weeks. I'm sure glad that you didn't have any problems because on YT I've read of so many who had big problems bringing them home that early and that small.

We had a lab and we brought her home at 7 weeks old. My husband had a training book and that was the age that was recommended.

[Mandy]

My girl was a LOT smaller then her litter mates, she did not grow like they did. The breeder did not want to send her home with us until he was sure she had a clean bill of health with no underlaying issues. Until then, we had to wait for her. In this pic she is 12 weeks, and you can see how small she was, incase anyone would like to see.

[Mandy]

And this is a recent pic of her that my brother made.

[RLC12345678]

Wow! She is absolutely STUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a gorgeous girl you have there! And oh my goodness! What a teeny tiny lab puppy she was!!!!!! Just beautiful :)

[Janet]

Mandy, she sure was a tiny puppy, but she turned out so beautiful! Great picture!! :)

[SweetCuteness]

WOW, she was a tiny pup. We brought ours home at 10 weeks, and he was probably almost twice her size. Of course, now he weighs 95lbs (and no fat... he has 20 acres to sprint across all day, so he's really big, and also really muscular). She is a BEAUTIFUL dog now!! Wow...

[Taurus Babe]

Oh wow! Rebecca! How exciting! My parents have a lab and she is the most wonderful dog ever. She is so sweet and I can't say enough great things about her. I must have missed this whole story! When, and what made you guys decide to get another pup? How exciting!!

[Mandy]

Thanks for your sweet comments girls, yes she was very tiny, and i never thought she would grow to be what she is today. When we brought her home i joined a local lab forum which, btw was a very rude place, but i stuck it out till i had enough info LOL... i left them a long time ago no doubt. When i took her to dogparks all the other labs around her age were a lot bigger, and all those people used to remind me how small she was, but to me she looked just perfect. Now with her almost 60lbs, i think she did pretty good, she has such a sweet personality, and a real baby with that LOL

Rebecca, enjoy your little munchkin, they are so precious, and time goes so fast... before you know, your baby is a big boy, but beautiful at that. They are a joy to have.

[RLC12345678]

Oh wow! Rebecca! How exciting! My parents have a lab and she is the most wonderful dog ever. She is so sweet and I can't say enough great things about her. I must have missed this whole story! When, and what made you guys decide to get another pup? How exciting!!

Basically I want to have children but it is just not feasibly right now since hubby is in school and I'm going back to school, so we just decided to get a puppy! :p :p :p But seriously, I grew up with yorkies and my husband grew up with labs. We decided when we got married that we would have a couple of each. We have our 2 yorkies, and we just feel like the time is right to add a lab into the mix. Hubby and I both LOVE dogs. I can't wait for the day when we own a house on some land and we can rescue dogs and have as many as we want.

[khardy57]

That's a beautiful little guy you have there! I had a black lab when my oldest son was born and he knew I was pregnant before I did! Super smart.

I know you're going to enjoy him and I'll bet Hootie and Hobbs do too! Congratulations.

[Marilyn]

Your breeder let you bring Zoe home at 7 weeks!!!? Since she is 3 lbs now she must have been VERY tiny when you brought her home! Reuger is almost 6 lbs and I didn't bring him home until he was 12 weeks. I'm sure glad that you didn't have any problems because on YT I've read of so many who had big problems bringing them home that early and that small.

We had a lab and we brought her home at 7 weeks old. My husband had a training book and that was the age that was recommended.

Zoe was checked out by two vets, one the day before we picked her up, and another the day after. Both said that she was extremely healthy. Our vet is really surprised that she is so healthy being so tiny. Most of his tiny yorkie patients have some type of health issue. Our breeder does not live too far from us also, and we stayed in contact for a while and she is still or groomer and is always there when we have a question.

Mandy, your lab is beautiful!!! If we ever move to the country, we may consider a lab although, I want to travel via RV when we retire, so the yorkies are probably more practical. People tease us that we already have the little dogs all we need is an RV.;)

Rebecca, did you get Lamar, or whoever he ends up being, today????

[RLC12345678]

No, we're getting him on Sunday.

And we brought Hootie, one of our yorkies, home at 7.5 weeks. She never had a problem either.

[Marilyn]

No, we're getting him on Sunday.

And we brought Hootie, one of our yorkies, home at 7.5 weeks. She never had a problem either.

Oops, sorry, I saw Friday on your "Hootie & Hobbs are getting a brother" post. You did say Sunday in another thread, maybe this one. It's tough getting old!! ;)

[RLC12345678]

Yeah, we WERE going to get him on Friday, but then the breeder told us she had to go out of town and won't be home until Sunday. So, Sunday it is! Can't wait! :D