looking for lab puppies in Florida?
16 Oct 2009
My husband and I are looking to surprise our boys with a puppy. We decided on a yellow or chocolate lab. Just thought Id ask on here if anyone has pups for sale or know someone who does..in Florida. Thanks so much 
Just my opinion, but if you do get a puppy, don’t put all the responsibility on your kids. Yes, I now you want to show them how to be responsible, but when it comes to pets, I think they can learn that from seeing parents be kind, and responsible with pets!
Now for the fun part.
Look in at your local shelters, there are PLENTY of pure bred puppies from unplanned/unwanted litters there, and you will be saving a life!!
I would also check out petfinder.com
If you end up buying from a breeder, BE CAREFUL!
There are too many back yard breeders who do it just for the money, and do not breed correctly, or do health testing. The initial cost of a puppy may be lower, but you could end up with a lot of problems due to health issues.
And this goes for EVERYONE…. DO NOT BUY A PUPPY FROM A PET STORE. Those puppies coma from puppy mills, look them up, they are TERRIBLE, and those people care for no one but themselves, and there wallets!!
7 Responses
2009 Oct 16
Check your newspaper-Local probably. Oh and Chocolates are the wildest, then blacks and then yellows:) I have a yellow and she is the sweetest dog:) I got in in florida by checking my local paper! I definitely recommend yellow.
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mua
2009 Oct 16
you could go to petfinder.com
they have all the dogs that are at your local animal shelter. their not puppies, but their are purebred labs, and only 55-65$ and youd be saving an animal from being euthinized in the future
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petfinder.com
2009 Oct 16
Just my opinion, but if you do get a puppy, don’t put all the responsibility on your kids. Yes, I now you want to show them how to be responsible, but when it comes to pets, I think they can learn that from seeing parents be kind, and responsible with pets!
Now for the fun part.
Look in at your local shelters, there are PLENTY of pure bred puppies from unplanned/unwanted litters there, and you will be saving a life!!
I would also check out petfinder.com
If you end up buying from a breeder, BE CAREFUL!
There are too many back yard breeders who do it just for the money, and do not breed correctly, or do health testing. The initial cost of a puppy may be lower, but you could end up with a lot of problems due to health issues.
And this goes for EVERYONE…. DO NOT BUY A PUPPY FROM A PET STORE. Those puppies coma from puppy mills, look them up, they are TERRIBLE, and those people care for no one but themselves, and there wallets!!
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2009 Oct 16
http://labradorrescue.net/index.html
2009 Oct 16
Search petfinder.com then you can find a pet in an animal shelter that doesn’t have a home. They will pop-up once you type in your zip code. Then you can click on their pictures if they have any. Hope I helped.
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2009 Oct 16
REPUTABLE breeders- from the labrador club of america
Dont go to puppyfind or any websites like that, dont buy out of a newspaper, dont buy from craigslist, chances are, your going to get a poorly bred dog, ESPECIALLY dont buy from a petstore
Scroll down to FL
http://www.thelabradorclub.com/subpages/breeder_search_results.php?cri=bystate
Katie- The color doesn’t change the dog, a lab is a lab, no matter the color, the whole chocolates being stupidest and hardest to train thing is a myth
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2009 Oct 16
You should try some local lab rescues:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=lab+rescues%2C+fl&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=
http://labradorrescue.net/
http://www.geocities.com/sflabrescue/
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/FL183.html
Also check out your local chapter on craiglist.org
good luck
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