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My husband and I got a chocolate lab about 6 months ago.
We walk him 1-2 times a day, depending on the Florida heat, up to 2 miles a day. He goes in our fenced in backyard 3-4 times a day (now that my husband works from home) up to 45 minutes a day for playtime, and gets more than enough structured play time with toys that are enrichment based.
Any advice for first time lab owners? We've had dogs before but we've never owned a lab, especially one like this! He's such a hyper dog, and we're not sure we're doing things right for him (exercising, care, etc.)
He almost acts like he gets NO EXERCISE sometimes. Is this normal? Do labs grow out of this puppy phase? Thank you!
We walk him 1-2 times a day, depending on the Florida heat, up to 2 miles a day. He goes in our fenced in backyard 3-4 times a day (now that my husband works from home) up to 45 minutes a day for playtime, and gets more than enough structured play time with toys that are enrichment based.
Any advice for first time lab owners? We've had dogs before but we've never owned a lab, especially one like this! He's such a hyper dog, and we're not sure we're doing things right for him (exercising, care, etc.)
He almost acts like he gets NO EXERCISE sometimes. Is this normal? Do labs grow out of this puppy phase? Thank you!