Labrador Retriever Dogs Blog

The Potsdam Humane Society is located in St Lawrence County in far rural upstate NY. They are the only open door shelter for the county and are in the middle of a capital campaign to increase their size and technology. They are also working at becoming a "No Kill" shelter - a place where all the animals can be safe.

They are a small not-for-profit animal shelter located in Potsdam, NY that serves the Potsdam Community as well as surrounding areas. They strive to serve both residents and animals. Every animal that leaves their shelter is spayed or neutered. 

They have a large selection of beautiful cats and dogs. If you ever considered saving a life and are in the area - Please stop by! They love visitors. They hope to continue to reduce this number and continue to place animals in warm and loving homes.  

Potsdam Humane Society
Visit them on the Web at:
The Postdam Human Society
17 Madrid Ave
Potsdam, NY 13676
315 265 3199

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Save your furniture. Stop your dog's chewing habit…

While it is normal for a Labrador to chew, it is not normal when what he is chewing is your highly priced living room carpet or your new pair of designer shoes. Chewing problem is not unusual to a Labrador or to other breeds as well. It is a common problem concerning dogs and must be corrected as soon as possible.

Dogs chew for various reasons. Of course, it is natural for dogs to chew. But that is not the sole reason for chewing. Other reason why dogs chew is because of physical problems, feeling of pain in their teeth or because of the simple reason that they are bored. Chewing, when their teeth are causing them pain, helps ease the pain, thus your dog will just chew and chew on anything that he can find. When your dog is chewing himself, he might be affected with some health issues such as skin allergy thus causing him to itch.

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There are many ways to acquire a new dog and some methods are definitely better than others. Puppy mills, pet stores, shelters and dog breeders are the most common sources of new pets for most people. Carefully examine the nature of each of these venues before buying a dog.

Puppy Mills

The term "puppy mill" refers to any breeding facility that breeds dog for profit only. Very little attention is paid to the animals and breed standards are not held to. In the worst of the puppy mills, dogs are stacked up in cages, are underfed and given very little medical care. The dogs are continually bred, heat cycle after heat cycle, giving the female dog little or no time to recover before she is impregnated once again. The conditions under which these dogs are kept and bred often produce dogs with minor to major behavioral and medical problems. Not all puppy mills are large facilities.

Even the "backyard breeder" who breeds dogs only for profit and not for the benefit of the breed is considered by many to be a puppy mill. The prices you'll pay to a puppy mill may be less than what you would have paid for a dog from a reputable breeder, but you may end up paying more in the long run anyway. Dogs from puppy mills are usually plagued with medical problems (resulting from a lack of proper medical care and malnutrition) that require an excessive amount of medical exams, shots and medication.

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