My bet is there will be a whole load of “lockdown dogs” needing new/proper homes over the next 6 months.
Not for me though. Loved having a crazy black Lab growing up in the country but not feeling it in London tbh. Two kids is enough to keep me occupied!
Yeah thats what I think… I don’t think people properly understand whats involved. My best mate just got a beauty of a pup and he’s an early riser. Seems like having kids all over again.
And kids that never really grow up 
“A dog is for life, not just for lockdown”
It’s the new bumper sticker.
Indeedy, no one tells you about the old age bit, not much fun for them or you.
Just going through some old pics remembering the fun times, SNOW!
Absolute beauty. I love how labs sometimes look like seals.
Puppyhood is hard. Especially in the city where you’re so conscious of the barking. Otto was mad cute but also just ran around biting you until he’d had his jabs and could get outside to burn off the energy.
They are hard work, especially at the puppy stage and end of life. I had a beautiful staff/greyhound cross that was run over by a speeding hit and run. Only two years old. My boys were 8 and 10 at the time and was very tough.
That said, I can’t imagine life without them now.
Roobarb as a pup
Haha proud as punch
warm paws
(i’ll get my coat)
This is Scout. Scout is an idiot. Scout won’t stay out of the water whether it’s a muddy puddle, dirty horse trough or the sea. She can smell the sea from a few miles away and starts whining with excitement in the back of the car. She leaps in through the waves even in mid winter and then later sits vibrating with cold on the beach. Hates a bath though of course.
Love her to bits, she’s a springer (as is every other dog in Dorset) but turned out really small which is quite handy so more cocker sized.
SCOUT!
the bath thing is weird - it’s the only body of water that mine is phobic about
Yeah I found that hard to cope with when it happened to my childhood dog. It’s very sad to see. Steroid injections provided some respite but they were only a temporary fix.
This is Jackson, aged 8 - weight fluctuates on a regular basis as he’s now putting on timber being a middle aged unit.
Occasionally he dumps on the living room floor in the morning before we wake up. A bit like a shit morning Russian roulette. Also scared of his own farts.
Was originally for the kid but he’s always been mine. Sometimes answers to name Dickhead, when he’s being one.
Jackson looks amazing. I love his sleeping position
Not sure why he adopted the feotal position, but he definitely thinks he’s a hooman.
How’s your dogs with farting? 
My black lab used to just let them rip without a care in the world. Roobarb gets embarrassed and leaves the room and my parents collie jumps up, and one by one, sniffs everyone’s bums to find the culprit.
If it’s silent then he embraces it, we don’t.
Anything with a sound and he’s looking around for where it came, then comes towards us for comfort. Then he’s told to fook off.
“weight fluctuates on a regular basis as he’s now putting on timber being a middle aged unit.”
Glad it’s not just me then.
