Labrador Retriever

This also helps in answering the question: should I have a lab or not.

Here are the options for those who plan to go for the breed.

1. House with backyard -it helps if a person has a backyard so your dog can have a place to move around.
2. Apartment with decent space- the labrador retriever is a big dog, meaning it needs space, if your confident that your dog won’t chew away your furniture then by all means keep him inside, but don’t forget to let him out everyday
3. Cage -a good number still prefer to keep their dogs in cages, well, it’s fine as long as it does get to go out everyday to do its daily “business” and to get a sense of freedom. Come on, it doesn’t deserve to be a prisoner you know.
4. Leashed -while at times this keeps your dog safely in place, but one must be careful of any accidents that may occur like getting tangled and choked by its own leash.

Conclusion: Just make sure your dog gets to move, proceed with its business and have a happy life. If your housing style will hinder your dog from getting what it deserves, then might as well not have the dog. Shelter is an important commodity. If you can’t provide it, don’t keep him.

INDOORS or OUTDOORS?

There are some who prefer to keep their buddies indoors. It is a good option and makes you closer to your beloved canine pal, however one must take into consideration these things:

1. House hazaards
2. Furniture Chewing
3. Housetraining
4. Sleeping area for your dog
5. Other pets
6. breakable objects
7. Objects which can scare your dog
8. Edible objects but are health threats to your dog

However if you do have outdoors you also will need to consider these:

1. Weather/Seasonal changes
2. Possibility of flea infection from neighboring dogs
3. Your dog will keep barking at anything that will pass by
4. Dog will have tendency to become over excited when seeing you
5. Dog will become hyper most of the time if caged outside
6. Dog will be susceptible to any disease from neighboring dogs

So keep it into consideration to choose what place is best for your dogs when it comes to making your dog stay in a safe place where he can be happy.

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