Question:Our chocolate lab brothers are 12 months old. Do we continue with puppy food or begin to give them adult food? Do you think they are full grown or do they continue to grow until age 2? We neutered them at 8 months. Answer:Our breeder and veterinarian have both recommended that Labrador Retrievers be switched […]
5 Reasons Dogs Won’t Eat
Question:My 9 month old female chocolate Lab has stopped eating for the pass 2 days. I don’t know what to do or why she has stopped eating. Can you please [help] me? Answer:Every so often dogs will decide to stop eating for a variety of reasons. 1. The food bowl is not clean. If there […]
Best Food for Allergic Dogs
Question:Hi! I was so excited to come across your site, it’s very cute and informative. I am also completely in love with labs, in particular our (almost) 3 year old chocolate lab, Kaya. We have been going through several medications in attempt to resolve her itchiness only to have the vet conclude that it’s likely […]
Banana Kibble Kong
Have leftover bananas that are just too ripe to normally eat? Then share them with your dog while making them work for their tasty treat. Once those bananas get a little too ripe for us here at the Lab Brats house, we give them to the dogs. Now, normally Dakota would swallow the banana whole […]
Dead Dog Food?
Have you noticed our pets are developing the same diseases that we humans are? Not too many years ago many of the chronic diseases were rarely mentioned among pets. It seems that with increased disease, the costs of veterinary care has also skyrocketed. Keeping a pet healthy and well cared for has become a very […]