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KDOGG331 said:
I personally hate the super short stout ones. I mean, I do much prefer English Labs over American Labs, the super tall and lanky triangle American ones are NOT Labs to me so I prefer block heads too, they have English have better personalities too imo, BUT what I mean/the reason I don’t like them now is they’re breeding them way too short and fat now IMO, they are getting shorter and shorter. They have no leg anymore. Our old Lab was huge. A bull moose. Built like a tank. They’re not like that anymore. If I could find a more moderate, leggy, show Lab, I would be really happy. But they are VERY rare these days.
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I prefer them somewhere in the middle. When I used to pet sit, I took care of many, many labs. The big ones were dumb as rocks and not well bred. They were ancient looking at age 7. The best representations of the breed I've known have heavier bones, block heads, and a shorter stature. They were more medium in size than large. I've not seen super short ones, but I have seen many that were far too large.
Labs are nice dogs. A lot of variety within the breed, and the number one dog in this country for pretty much ever. I'd wager a bet that there's a reason for that! I enjoy them as "other people's dogs". They're a bit needy for my taste.
 
NanaKat said:
You are so active! These two years will fly by! Life goes so quickly....enjoy every bit.
Our granddaughter just graduated today with her Asso in Science from a two year college...starts a new job this summer and going to school for her Mortuary degree for the next several years.
Getting older in body too....good thing the brain isn't fleeting. :lau:lau
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The death care industry! Good for her. People (and pets) don't stop dying, which is great for job security. I work primarily with funeral homes myself, so I can tell you that the memorial jewelry business appreciates young blood.
 
KDOGG331 said:
Thanks!’ That makes a lot of sense and is very interesting but it is annoying when it takes forever to stop gushing and drips blood all over everything lol
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Are you typically iron deficient?

I know I am, and whenever I get my finger pricked for blood donation if it doesn’t stop bleeding by the time the hematocrit comes back then I always know I’m under.

When we were blood-typing in my AP A&P high school course, I had to hold a bandage to my finger for the entire hour and a half of class, and my wonderful teacher told me to eat a block of iron lol!
 
Texas Kiki said:
What did you do?
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Well, nothing really, just sliced my thumb on the chick feeder, just being dramatic I think lol it’s not a big cut but it bled a lot and for a long time because it was like sliced instead of cut and kind of at an angle hah but yeah. Fine now. Although typing kind of hurts. :rolleyes::barnie

NanaKat said:
No. We paid $20,000 for this truck used a couple of years ago. A 2009, it only has 70,000 miles on the engine. To replace it with a new truck would be more than triple the cost to repair it.
Thanks...both are adopted.


Yes! Even with trading in this one on a new truck, payments would have been $900 for 60 months plus excise tax and tags and higher insurance.


Green jumping spiders are great in my plants in the kitchen window for any pesky fly.
The Fuzzy ones are safer than those without fuzz like Black Widow, Brown Recluse, etc. While the fuzzy ones do bite, the bite is not as poisonous.
Mom was a science teacher. We grew up with Tarantulas, Wolf spiders, snakes, centipedes and scorpions as house guests in the summer while school was out.


Hey! How y'all are? Where have you been? We have missed you!
Are you still enjoying the snakes and their rat eating benefit?
Hubby keeps telling me that Python and Anaconda populations have exploded and are now being hunted.
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Oh wow! That’s awful, sorry. Had no idea they were so expensive!! And that seems like pretty low miles for that old! So I can see why you don’t want to just scrap it. Is it expensive because it’s a diesel or because it’s the biggest truck or both? I guess I figured a new one wouldn’t be too much more than $20,000. Shows how little I know. :oops:

And aw rescue dogs are great.

Hmmm, that’s true. Actually I think you’re right, the less fuzzy ones are super scary close up. Wolf spiders terrify me!! Soooo scary and creepy and HUGE.

I love reptiles and amphibians and even rodents, I can do rats and snakes and geckos, etc. but spiders? Scorpions? Cockroaches? NO. WAY. Terrifying. Lol

honanbm said:
I prefer them somewhere in the middle. When I used to pet sit, I took care of many, many labs. The big ones were dumb as rocks and not well bred. They were ancient looking at age 7. The best representations of the breed I've known have heavier bones, block heads, and a shorter stature. They were more medium in size than large. I've not seen super short ones, but I have seen many that were far too large.
Labs are nice dogs. A lot of variety within the breed, and the number one dog in this country for pretty much ever. I'd wager a bet that there's a reason for that! I enjoy them as "other people's dogs". They're a bit needy for my taste.
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Yeah, I like them more middle too. And some are definitely really dumb lol but there are smart trainable ones too. I don’t know that I like them too bony but I do like the big heads. I guess I’d like whichever one was smarter and more trainable haha and idk, maybe I’m just being too critical or something but it just seems like to me the show dogs are way shorter and stockier the past 5-10 years than they used to be. But maybe they are just all fat too? Idk. Maybe the weight makes them look shorter.

But I agree, there are some that are like 100 pounds which a Lab definitely shouldn’t be but then again I kind of think I’d rather have a big moose of a Lab than a super short small one. But I really like big dogs ha but idk. But obviously I meant like dogs that are just big, like big boned or well muscled, and not fat, still weigh that much, not weighing that much from being obese. Although of course 100 lbs for a Lab is way over standard. I think 50, 60, or 70 is good though. Maybe like 60, 65.

But I’m not picky. I make it sound like I am and I do have my ideal dog. A nice medium bone, medium leg, block headed, trainable yellow (or black, not really picky on that), male but I like females too, BUT most important to me is the trainable part and not hyper. That’s the other reason I was saying I don’t really consider Americans/Fields Labs. Not because of the looks, although that too (most are ugly to me), but because most of them are so hyper and crazy instead of calm and laid back and that is not a Lab to me. At least not the classic Lab temperament.

But as long as it’s trainable I’m not picky lol

But yeah, Labs are really nice. Golden’s are really nice too but from what I’ve seen it seems some of them can vary a bit or have aggression issues whereas most Labs even the poorly bred ones are pretty stable temperament and personality wise. But obviously I know that is not an issue with well bred Goldens but it is somewhat a bit of a concern. And the cancer. But from what I’ve seen too, Goldens are a bit “softer” in personality and listen because they want to please, Labs can be a bit more hard headed. At least supposedly. But obviously they are still very trainable since they are the primary dog used for guide work and often as service dogs, detection dogs, search and rescue, etc. so they are clearly trainable. Just slight differences in some. I think some take work more seriously too. Supposedly the fields take it more seriously and/or are slightly smarter but not sure how true that is. But I have heard that Labs are more serious about and almost need real work like the guide work, detection, etc. and take their work extremely serious, whereas Goldens are more goofy and some people have said they wouldn’t trust a Golden to guide their blind grandma ha idk if that’s true or not but Labs to seem to be the predominant dogs used in guide work. Of course the coat probably contributes greatly but still. Idk. From what I’ve read (and seen from the Goldens I’ve known), Goldens kind of seem like the better choice for me just because they are just that little bit softer and more handler focused whereas Labs are a little less so but I think both are great dogs. That’s another thing I’ve read is that Labs have to sniff all around and check out a new place first whereas Goldens just want to be with you. And I do find that to be true. Our Lab used to roam a ton. But I do love the Labs. Idk. They’re a little more of a wild bull moose, bull in a china shop type dog LOL but great dogs.

But yes, definitely little needy. But honestly I think some of that can be training too. People think that stuff’s cute whereas for me I try to infinite obnoxious behavior. And I almost feel like a Golden would be a little more needy being more people oriented. But idk.
 
littleprairieheartsfarm said:
Are you typically iron deficient?

I know I am, and whenever I get my finger pricked for blood donation if it doesn’t stop bleeding by the time the hematocrit comes back then I always know I’m under.

When we were blood-typing in my AP A&P high school course, I had to hold a bandage to my finger for the entire hour and a half of class, and my wonderful teacher told me to eat a block of iron lol!
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I don’t think I am but I don’t know? Not sure how I’d know? I don’t normally bleed a ton but yeah, this one took forever to stop ha but definitely not an hour and a half! OMG! Lol but definitely a long time and it probably wasn’t really gushing but didn’t stop for a bit ha
 
KDOGG331 said:
I don’t think I am but I don’t know? Not sure how I’d know? I don’t normally bleed a ton but yeah, this one took forever to stop ha but definitely not an hour and a half! OMG! Lol but definitely a long time and it probably wasn’t really gushing but didn’t stop for a bit ha
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Have you ever donated blood? Or had any bloodwork done?

KDOGG331 said:
This is such an absolutely horrible story and I am crying just reading it. So so sad. I feel so bad for the boy’s family and friends and everyone else that knew him. Just awful. :hit

https://www.necn.com/news/new-engla...ng-Dighton-Massachusetts-509741441.html?amp=y

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/10/ryan-hazel-dighton-rehoboth-teenager-killed-dog-attack/amp/
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My heart hurts reading this.
 

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