My Lab Puppy Pants All The Time

By: Erika Raines El Segundo, CA Replied on 04/19/2011. Dogs pant excessively for several reasons. One of which is exercise and heat. You state your dog is not exercising. If the environment is hot, however, this may cause your dog to pant in order to cool him or herself.

My lab puppy pants all the time. My aussie pants a lot because she is very active and gets overheated. As for timid - they are all different. You would have to check out the parents. My aussie's father was very timid and the mother was a sweet, sweet dog. Mine is in between. I have had only had one aussie and she is 2 1/2 yrs old. She is truly a jem. my black lab has started to pant all the time. She drinks excessive amount of water and goes to his pool all the time. I m worried. What should I do. I atook him to vet who said he needs to lose wt. Is that all that is wrong. He drags back leg some, but vet checked for dyspasia and doesn’t have that. Brutus is a big time panter and has been since he was a puppy. I used to worry about it, I don't any more. He uses it as a form of communication (wakes me up in the morning by panting, lets me know he wants to go out or it's time for dinner). He actually pants less when he's in distress, that's when I worry about him. The problem: She breathes hard/pants all of the time and she is an indoor dog. The only time she doesn't pant is when she is in the middle of a hard sleep. We keep our house very cool and she has plenty of water available at all times. Is there any condition that can cause this excessive panting? We're really worried about her.

Many things may cause dog whining. Surprisingly, pain usually isn't one of them. Let's examine some issues, find out why your dog is whining and learn how to stop your dog from whining. Sabrina M. writes, “I have run into a problem with my puppy that I have not had before. My 11-week-old female is going into attack mode: growling, grabbing clothes, and biting legs. My 2 months old black labrador puppy pants a lot. It is summer right now, but she is inside most of the time as she had all her vaccinations, and our house is quite cool. She has plenty of access to water. Even when sleeping her breathing is very rapid. ( I counted about 100 breathes per minute). Once she is really deeply asleep it tends to slow down.. but I'm just worried she is breathing too. Last but not least, make sure your puppy is getting enough exercise and sufficient opportunity for “puppy crazy time.” You may find that the pants biting activity peaks at dawn and dusk.

When the outside air temperature is the same or higher than the puppy’s normal body temperature of 102 F, panting won’t effectively cool off the puppy and can lead to heat stroke. Hot puppies may also resort to digging to scoop out cool places to rest. My 10 week old Lab puppy who we got at 7 weeks old will not stop biting my older dog in the jowls and on the legs, my poor boxer is such a sweet guy he doesn’t want to hurt the puppy so he doesn’t stick up for himself enough. Puppy panting is considered to be breathing at a rate of 10 times more than their normal breathing rate. The normal respiratory rate in puppies is 15 to 40 breaths per minute and up to 200 pants per minute. Familiarize yourself with your puppy's normal breathing, and you will be better able to tell when her panting is not within the normal. As a first time puppy parent, I was a lot like the first time parent of a human child! Anytime my puppy sneezed, fell over, or acted a bit strange, I was 100% sure she was deathly ill, which was far from true! The fact of the matter is sometimes puppies act funny! Sometimes, a puppy breathing fast while sleeping or erratically, can be terrifying.

Other health-related reasons your puppy could be panting include poisoning, heart problems, breathing disorders -- like pneumonia or tumors in the lungs -- or if she has been injured and is in pain. If your puppy pants and her body language tells you that it's not because she is happy, scared or nervous, take her to the vet. All members of the family need to be 'on the same page' and to use the same correction technique every single time your puppy nips or bites. It's also important not to expect instant results! All puppy training takes time because puppies learn through repetition and by associating cause-with-effect (ie 'I bite momma and she won't play with me. A puppy has a very short attention span and by the time you're done with the quick lesson (including reward treats), your pup will likely have forgotten all about that irresistible nonfood nibble. 4:25. How to Train Your Dog to Release or Drop It and Leave It. Next Steps . If your puppy pants at night, he may be suffering from nighttime anxiety, which could strike for a number of reasons. For example, if you don't share your bedroom with the puppy, he may feel separation anxiety that makes him pant when he's left alone all night. He may be spooked by headlights outside, as well.