Labrador Puppy Facts

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Features

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Labrador puppies are high-energy dogs that need lots of exercise time. They can be clumsy, however, because they grow quickly.

Size

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Labrador puppies are often born in litters of about six puppies. Each newborn puppy can weight as much as 1 lb.

Growth

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Labradors grow quickly from birth, gaining about 2 lbs. a week until they are about 26 weeks old. At that age, most Labrador puppies weigh about 50 to 60 lbs.

Activities

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Labradors were originally bred to swim to retrieve birds that had been hunted. Lab puppies love to swim, and can swim from the time they are just 5 weeks old.

Fun Fact

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President Bill Clinton had a Labrador while in office. Buddy was a black lab who shared the White House with a cat named Socks.

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