Labrador Retriever - The World's Best Dog.

God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, i believe he'll be there.                   -- Billy Graham

A Dog will teach you unconditional love in life, if you can have that in life things will not be too bad.                                                         -- Robert Wagner


A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.                                                                           -- Josh Billings

 

Labrador Retrievers:

Labs are considered to be one of the most friendliest, and favourite dogs in the world. Based out of Newfoundland in Canada, this breed was used as a gun dog to retrieve the target. They are available in different colors like chocolate, black white, yellow. 

Labs in India:

India is of course an over populated country, with no place for people as such, but somehow i feel that the fondness for our four legged friends have grown at a great rate. There are a lot of Indian breeds which are great pets for security and as a family dogs. But as how it is in everything else Indians like stuff which are not from India, and yeah im an Indian. 

I have had different dogs in the past, and if i recall there was almost always a dog in my life. Each time i get a dog there is a lot of new things i learn about dogs. 

Rocky My Dog:

I got my fawn colored labrador retriever in the august of the year 2012, for my birthday. From the day i brought him home he became a part of me, i started reading about dogs, watching videos on youtube on how to raise the perfect dog. I must say that the most inspiring videos are from Cesar Milan and his dog psychology techniques. Though it is difficult to follow all, it was an eye opener.

Food and Vaccines:

India is not a very rich country, i remember what my dad said before i got Rocky, he used to say that people have no food to eat, and why you want to get a dog to feed that, well i have no answer for that, but i just love dogs dont know why.

So once i got Rocky there was this question on what i must feed him, on previous experience i knew that home food to dogs sucked big time, as it is difficult to get someone to prepare food separately for the dog, besides it will not be as nutritious as the packaged dog foods available. For the first 4 months or so i was giving Royal Canin which is the highest quality dog food that is available, but expensive, later once he was bigger i slowly changed to pedigree which i must say is still quality food but at a cheaper price.

Vaccines are an important check that has to be taken care, for every dog. Make sure that the dog is properly vaccinated at regular intervals, Lucky for me i had a vet near my house, where i take Rocky regularly, the vet is a  pretty amazing guy, i got a card from him which has the checkups dated, so i will not miss the next vaccine.

Rocky met with an accident:

One day i got a call from home saying that Rocky fell from the terrace and was seriously injured, i rushed home and myself and my dad took him to the Vepery government hospital. It looked like he had multiple fractures on his right leg, and had to be operated. We fixed a day with the doctor and after a few weeks got him operated. Its been about 2 months now, Rocky is fine, but i do not let him run amuck, which is difficult as labs are dogs with a lot of energy.


What Dog must you buy?

If you are in India and wondering what dog you must buy, then there are various things that you must consider before this,

1. How much space you got in your house for the dog?
2. How much money you can spend on dog food?
3. How much time you can spend with your dog?

These are some basic questions that you need to introspect, and check if you think you dont have much space, or you feel you might not be able to afford to feed your pet, then try looking for a smaller breed which will not require much space, and eat a lot. Think about what you want in a dog, and then look for some good breeder and check the parents of the dog before buying, as that will also help you understand how the dog will behave.

For the Soul:

Genesis 1:21 

So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.