Since Molly has been given the green light from the vet for breeding, we have entered phase 1 – prep work. Your healthy labrador puppy and the process to get them to you begins far before you see their sweet snouts and swoon over their “puppy eyes”. It begins before we teach them to “mand” and before we introduce them to potty training. It precedes the first bath and first food and first photos. In fact, it precedes even birth and mating. It first begins with a healthy Mama. While we don’t ever want an unhealthy dog, we are especially careful not to “spoil” our Molly as she approaches breeding.…