Meet Shadow! :)

LOL Rhonda that is too funny!

Yesterday while we were buying food for Shadow at Petco, there was this guy who had a 7 week lab he had just gotten from the breeder. He was sooooooooooo cute!!! We talked to him and were telling him how he reminded us of our lab when he was that small... they grow up quick! Here is a baby pic of Shadow... not sure if I had shared this one or not... lol

Oh How cute! I love that photo!

*swoon!* Carol! What an adorable shot!! You seriously need to send some of Shadow's baby pics in to contests, or dog magazines/calendars. . . . something! They're fabulous shots!

Aw! That is so cute!

What an adorable pic, Carol!

Savannah wrote:

*swoon!* Carol! What an adorable shot!! You seriously need to send some of Shadow's baby pics in to contests, or dog magazines/calendars. . . . something! They're fabulous shots!

She's right! He was/is such a doll.

Oooohhh!!! I want a puppie now!

Vanesa.

Yes Labradors are soooo cute!!

Shadow loves his Sun Baths...

Shadow's Environmental Portrait

Carol, he looks so GROWN UP now! How his hair shines!

Vanesa.

Have any of you dog owners experienced the following?

I don't remember Panther and Rocky doing this much. Every morning when we see Shadow, the first thing he does is pick up his rawhide bone or his new favorite toy... sometimes BOTH in his mouth (LOL) and he will come right in front of you, like wanting to give it to you although he doesn't always want you to take it from him.
Some times he'll say "I want to play" other times just to show off his latest progress on the bone or chewed toy

I searched online to what that behavior could mean... and it looks like it's a good thing. He is seeing us as the ALPHA (thank goodness lol) and it's like he's showing you what he's done and wants your approval lol

I just admire it and tell him his toy/bone looks nice and praise him. He just wags his tail and starts playing with them again. It is very funny though, specially when the day before we had given him a bone, and chew toy. It's funny trying to see him trying to gather both at once, but he does it. Even if he didn't have a ball or toy to give he would look around desperately to find something to present to you lol

Have you guys dealt with that with your pooches?

That's a cute habit! I don't remember Casey (or any other dog I've had) doing that. But then, Casey was the resident Alpha in the house.

Carol wrote:

Shadow loves his Sun Baths...

Carol wrote:

Shadow's Environmental Portrait

Great photos!!

Carol wrote:

Have any of you dog owners experienced the following?

I don't remember Panther and Rocky doing this much. Every morning when we see Shadow, the first thing he does is pick up his rawhide bone or his new favorite toy... sometimes BOTH in his mouth (LOL) and he will come right in front of you, like wanting to give it to you although he doesn't always want you to take it from him.
Some times he'll say "I want to play" other times just to show off his latest progress on the bone or chewed toy

I searched online to what that behavior could mean... and it looks like it's a good thing. He is seeing us as the ALPHA (thank goodness lol) and it's like he's showing you what he's done and wants your approval lol

I just admire it and tell him his toy/bone looks nice and praise him. He just wags his tail and starts playing with them again. It is very funny though, specially when the day before we had given him a bone, and chew toy. It's funny trying to see him trying to gather both at once, but he does it. Even if he didn't have a ball or toy to give he would look around desperately to find something to present to you lol

Have you guys dealt with that with your pooches?

Yep, our Labrador George does that a lot of the time!

My first dog, Mack, did that - and she was a black lab. It was so cute!! Emily was like a polar opposite of Macky. Even from the time she was a puppy, she had a Queen of the House attitude.

Thanks Alex. How cool that your dog does that too lol

Savannah wrote:

My first dog, Mack, did that - and she was a black lab. It was so cute!!

Isn't it?! lol
I remember last Sunday, I greeted him in the back yard and the evening before we had mowed the lawn, put away toys, etc... so there was nothing for him to show, but he was still running around the yard, like if he was on a deadline or a game show and finally found a stick and brought that to me. I just started laughing hard and that surprised Shadow, he had never seen me laugh so hard and his confused look made me laugh even more !

My dog Yannick (who was a Britain dog) also did it. I loved when he would do it. He did it with his favorite ball.

Vanesa.

Poor Shadow is getting neutered today!
I don't think he likes going to the Vet... he was so nervous he peed twice (in the waiting room & examination room).

My brother says that when he left Shadow looked at him really sad as if asking "Why are you leaving me here! ) lol Poor baby.