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Tink, is she a purebred lab? Has she been OFA tested? The reason I ask is, labs are so overbred and poorly bred, and dysplasia has, unfortunately, become very common in the breed. With lots of research and careful breeding, dysplasia can actually be almost eliminated. This was done in a study that was done on service dogs. I happened to read the article in a veterinary journal, and it's amazing what they were able to do. But without OFA testing on both the sire AND the dam (or PennHip) it's impossible to know if a dog has dyplastic tendencies.
Sorry if she's not a lab and I'm jumping to conclusions. I just think it's a topic that everybody should be educated on. It's not just a matter of throwing a male and a female together, as I'm sure you know.
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