Chocolate Lab Puppy

[tjfslaughter]

My wife and I are looking to get a Chocolate Lab possibly on Saturday.  We are looking at a breeder in PA.  What should I look out for when buying from a breeder?  I will have her checked out by a Vet that I know.  I have never raised so this will be new to me.  I plan on training her to hunt birds and possibly shed hunt.

 

I just got done building a large Pet store, they will take care me with supplies/vet needs.

 

 

[Jerseybassnbow]

Petfinder.com Bosco!????

 

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Edited February 15, 2017 by Jerseybassnbow

[DeplorableDan]

Awesome choice, love my chocolate lab. I rescued mine though so I don't have any breeder advice. Good luck tho

[rgw]

I hope you have a ton of energy. chocolate's never know one speed. mine didnt settle down till we burried her after 10 years

[Gobblengrunt]

I have two chocolate labs (Guiness and Sienna).  They are now 11 and 13 years old!  Best pets anybody could ask for.  They were great hunters in their prime (pheasant) and the most loyal dogs on earth.  When they were younger, like rgw said, LOTS of energy!!  They are now just old house dogs.

[NURSEhunter]

i got 3 dogs, 1 yellow lab, 1 choclate lab, and a mixed rescued pitbull... any dog I ever rescued or got i always went on instinct.  only dog that hunts with me is the chocolate lab and she is fairly new for pheasant.  when i got her out of the 5 in the litter she was the only one that was feisty why i picked her.  i played rough with a few and they just were like no and went to back of the kennel.  she kept coming back for more ( my mistake, she plays fetch for hours and won't stop bringing me that dam ball or frisbee back). also i wanted a dog that would be good in water, she ran though the puddle in yard while the other dogs chose to walk around.. now i sometimes have to go into the bay to get her out since she will swim and chase ducks for hours... so for my natural instinct always worked. 

[NURSEhunter]

"Remi" at 14 weeks 

[cantw82start]

I had a chocolate, and she was full of energy as well, would retrieve all day and never stop, would bark if you didn't throw her toy.  But they aren't that active forever, in my case it was only the first 13 years...then she calmed down a bit!

 

Labs are great dogs.

[Tucker dog]

Check out broader to see if reputable and has been at it for awhile. (google) I got mime from a breeder in Winchester VA, great beader but pup ended up having elbow problems at 6 months. Short of the long had surgery and was much happier. Breeder sent a check for full refund two days after surgery. Personal friend who is a vet bought two from a backyard breeder, one ended up needing multiple surgeries and didn't see any money come back. Just do your research on the breeder and you will be good.    

[Canadian Bacon]

Chocolate labs are great mine lived to be 16 and a puppy tothe end. Excellent field dog and exceptional for waterfoul!

[Bmelvin]

If you want a hunting dog you need to do your homework and research breeders and what lines they have. What traits are in those lines to match up with what you want the dog for. Health clearances are number one. Make sure sire and bitch are both OFA good or better. Need to know EIC, CNM, PRA clearances. If you don't know what those are you prob shouldn't be looking for a hunting dog but maybe a house pet. Like anything else you get what you pay for. My lab is almost 10 and comes from some of the best lines in the country and still hunts like beast. And just a side note limiting yourself to choc really does not tip the scale in your favor. If the breeder you are looking at isn't a field breeder than most likely they are breeding for the choc color and that is bad news. It creates a very small gene pool and is the reasons a lot of us field trial and hunt test guys shy away from them. You can find a a good choc but its a lot harder. I have a few breeders I train with and breed with. If you are interested PM. Just my two cents having spent a lot of time in the dog world. Good luck

[NURSEhunter]

I wish my chocolate lab would teach the yellow lab a thing or too

 

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[Bmelvin]

Again my comments about choc aren't to be a downer but just based on facts. You can certainly find a choc that will be a great dog. If a breeding takes places with tricolor factoring from two black parents that are proven they are going to produce stellar pups in all possible colors. The problems arise when people start breeding for color instead of health clearances and physical soundness. Which happens ALOT