Burlingame Pointing Labradors

11/02/2024

11/02/2024

Tilly loved her shot at the wing!

11/02/2024

Wing intro to the pups today

11/02/2024

11/01/2024

4 weeks old and this is their routine eat and sleep to grow like weeds. They are all doing great.

10/30/2024

Loving the first taste of food!!

10/26/2024

3 weeks old how they have grown!

10/24/2024

Any way you can get to the breakfast table!!

10/22/2024

When you get your 8 week old puppies, please keep these images in mind. (More X-rays are in the comments!) Their bones do not even touch yet. They plod around so cutely with big floppy paws and wobbly movement because their joints are entirely made up of muscle, tendons, ligaments with skin covering. Nothing is fitting tightly together or has a true socket yet.

When you run them excessively or don’t restrict their exercise to stop them from overdoing it during this period you don’t give them a chance to grow properly. Every big jump or excited bouncing run causes impacts between the bones. In reasonable amounts this is not problematic and is the normal wear and tear that every animal will engage in.

When you’re letting your puppy jump up and down off the lounge or bed, take them for long walks/hikes, you are damaging that forming joint. When you let the puppy scramble on tile with no traction you are damaging the joint.

You only get the chance to grow them once. A well built body is something that comes from excellent breeding and a great upbringing-BOTH, not just one.

Once grown you will have the rest of their life to spend playing and engaging in higher impact exercise. So keep it calm while they’re still little baby puppies and give the gift that can only be given once.

By Patricia Crespo
Photos Veteriankey.com @62 days

*Many Bones are not fully fused until 18+ months of age in a Labrador

10/22/2024

Not even three weeks old and they are trying to escape!

10/19/2024

2 weeks old today! Eyes opened yesterday all are doing great.

10/13/2024

One week today and all but two have double in size since birth neuro stim is going great and pups are looking very healthy.