Labs

[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by xpressboy

All this is really good info. I'd rather be fully prepared then be blindsided down the road.

Good luck and post a pic of the new pup when u find him

[Feesherman]

Whatever you do just make sure you get one of them silver labs!

[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by Feesherman

Whatever you do just make sure you get one of them silver labs!

[Shawn Braquet]

First and foremost.....the cheapest part of owning a lab is buying it!

[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet

First and foremost.....the cheapest part of owning a lab is buying it!

Me and my tab at Gundogsupply.com can 2nd this.

[geralddct]

Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet

First and foremost.....the cheapest part of owning a lab is buying it!

Now that is a true statement Shawn

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by Spunt Drag

Me and my tab at Gundogsupply.com can 2nd this.

I'm hoping for a christmas card from them and LCSupply.com!

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by Raymond

I have trained plenty that were "Tools"

Was wonderin where you were for this thread

[geralddct]

Raymond where u been?

[hankscke123]

Like Cajuin said eic clear good eyes and hips also good pedigree I went almost to tenn to get my pup waited a year for them to breed litter he has a on off switch.laid back at home but fast as lightning in field.talk to Cajuin or mr Raymond they can get u what u want and remember it will cost more for a pup but you get what u pay for

[papap]

Robert has a litter being born this weekend. They will be ready for Christmas.

[3FLa]

Originally Posted by papap

Robert has a litter being born this weekend. They will be ready for Christmas.

Would you please pm contact info for Robert. I too am interested in lab. Thanks.

[Vermillionaire]

I'm in the market also, I'll take Roberts info if you don't mind. Is it better to buy a pup in the spring instead of the winter so that you can introduce it to water?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Vermillionaire

I'm in the market also, I'll take Roberts info if you don't mind. Is it better to buy a pup in the spring instead of the winter so that you can introduce it to water?

Depends on what your going to do with it. Take whelp date and add 6 months, then add 6 more months maybe 2 more. This will be the approximate time it takes to get any dog through the Basic Program. A dog welled in November will be approximately 6 months old in may of 2013, which is the worst time to ever start a training program in the south but if your trainer goes north for the summer it works. Of course none of this matters if it's going to be a "Rock Dog".

[papap]

I would think now is a great time for a pup. I gave my daughter one for Christmas 12 years ago. The pup was ready to hunt the next season. She was swimming and retrieving at 8 weeks.

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Depends on what your going to do with it. Take whelp date and add 6 months, then add 6 more months maybe 2 more. This will be the approximate time it takes to get any dog through the Basic Program. A dog welled in November will be approximately 6 months old in may of 2013, which is the worst time to ever start a training program in the south but if your trainer goes north for the summer it works. Of course none of this matters if it's going to be a "Rock Dog".

My pup was born 11-11-11 and boy was it a task Force Fetching in the summer. It's hard to train a lab in South Louisiana heat but not impossible. You'll have to pick the time of day you train.

[ScubaLatt]

why not save yourself the trouble of trying to find the right pup, training it, raising it, etc. and just buy a finished dog. Will be a bit more pricey but all things considered you will have a dog to use immediately. You can get a good finished dog for around $5,000. Its like buying a boat or a 4 wheeler.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by ScubaLatt

why not save yourself the trouble of trying to find the right pup, training it, raising it, etc. and just buy a finished dog. Will be a bit more pricey but all things considered you will have a dog to use immediately. You can get a good finished dog for around $5,000. Its like buying a boat or a 4 wheeler.

4 yrs ago I sold a finished female from an NFCxFC/AFC breeding for $3,500 and was glad to get rid of her. The market has not come down on trained dogs, nice finished dogs start at $5,000 for 2 yrs and under. The puppy/finished $$ are pretty much even for the first time in my 15 yrs and hope it stays that way. I will have a trained dog forsale in may if anyone is interested if not he will go in oct.

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by ScubaLatt

why not save yourself the trouble of trying to find the right pup, training it, raising it, etc. and just buy a finished dog. Will be a bit more pricey but all things considered you will have a dog to use immediately. You can get a good finished dog for around $5,000. Its like buying a boat or a 4 wheeler.

Not a bad idea here, also you can test run said dog to see if he/shehas ghe qualities that you're looking for

[papap]

That is the way I plan to do my next one. Then you get to see the end product.