Whitney Veterinary Hospital and
Cat Care Clinic

Mak is a Labrador Retriever!

The Labrador is well-known for their calm, amiable temperament. They are eager to please and do very well in obedience trials, agility and hunt. They are happy to play with the children in the morning and go hunting with the "master" later in the day. They love to swim and will thoroughly enjoy a backyard pool – preferably their own. They will need to be fenced out of human swimming pools, unless arrangements are made for them to get out on their own.

Labrador Retrievers were originally from Newfoundland, came in several different sizes and were known as Newfoundlands. They originally helped the fisherman by pulling boats through the water and retrieving game and fish. They performed well at any task involving swimming. These dogs eventually died out in Newfoundland because of a "heavy dog tax"; but, fortunately, some specimens had been taken to England and it is from one of these - the "St. John’s Newfoundland" - that the dog that we know as the Labrador Retriever is descended.

The young Labrador Retriever is an intelligent, high-energy dog that needs a lot of exercise or it will find "ways" to amuse itself. They need to be in a regular, ongoing training and exercise program or they will gain weight as they get older.

We are pleased to welcome Mak to our practice!