A Warm Welcome To Labrador Puppy Trainer!
Here at Labrador Puppy Training you will be able to learn everything there is to know about training your Labrador. As you may know, the Labrador is a dog that stays a puppy for his entire life. He’s always cute and loving and playful and friendly. So that’s what we’re doing here: Labrador Puppy Training.
Now let’s start with the basics.
Labrador Puppy Training: The Essentials
So you want to buy a new Labrador puppy? Or are you already the owner of one? Training you new lab should take place around the time that it is weaned from its mother; usually around two months. Labradors are very energetic animals all throughout their lives and they should be trained from the early years to avoid unwanted habits. When starting your Labrador puppy training, you should start with something simple. Something like locating his water and food dishes or his sleeping place is a good place to begin. Then you could train him about feeding time, after that you can house train your new pup. A lot can be achieved with small incremental steps.
You must also develop consistency with your Labrador puppy training methods, starting with your commands down to your reward and method of praising your puppy. It’s essential that consistency is observed to avoid confusing your puppy. It is also advised to only use positive reinforcement in training your pup because studies show that using negative reinforcement or punishment could cause aggression from your dog since it can interpret the punishment as a threat and react accordingly.
Now let’s start our Labrador puppy training session. Being larger than usual dogs, labs can already hold their bladder at an earlier age so you can immediately start potty training. Crating has had a bad reputation in dog training, that’s because a lot of people use crating as a form of punishment. At the outset of your Labrador puppy training, get your puppy to treat the crate as his safe haven. Never use the crate to punish your lab. The main idea behind crating is that dogs don’t mess up their sleeping area, so you should make the crate large enough so that he can turn and lie down but small enough that he won’t eliminate in one side then sleep in another. During your Labrador’s training period, you should leave your pup in the crate for a short while at first then longer and longer as the time goes on. This would teach your puppy to hold it in if he can’t find a proper place to eliminate.
Another important tool in your Labrador puppy training regimen is the leash. You need to train your lab to go outside right after leaving the crate. Once you open the door to the crate, put a leash on your puppy so that you can lead him to the place that you want him to eliminate in. After he does his business don’t forget to reward him with praise and a treats.
In Labrador puppy training, the owner and the pet both benefit from the experience. The pet learns skills that are essential to being a good pet; the owner understands the need of his pet; while both of them are growing a bond that could last for years. Labs are very good pets and they are very amiable and well-mannered with proper training.
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I’m looking for the simpliest way to stop my Black Lab from digging in the yard. It seems thats what he likes to do. I don’t believe it’s becuase he’s hot. We are in the middle of winter in California and he does have a pool that he swims in everyday. I have to get him to stop, my wife says he is tearing up the yard, I think its just what he does. Please help.
he’s either bored, or just has too much energy. You need to go for a run with him or give him some kind of toy that will exhaust him. You should also try bringing him in the house more and spending a little more quality time with the poor guy.
It might not even be his fault – it’s in a lab’s nature to dig after things and it feels really good when they do it. If anything else doesn’t work, reserve a spot for digging and send him there everytime you see him do it in random places. Show him that it’s ok to dig there. And remember that punishing your dog never works. The only thing he will understand from it is that he should never do these things when you’re around.
Hey, I was wondering? Does anyone know about puppy teething. My two month old Black Lab is bleeding everytime we play catch with a tennis ball. It’s not a large amont of blood, but it is noticeable. So, what do you think.
For a two month old I think that’s completely normal as this is the age at which they start losing teeth. So there’s nothing to worry about, John. And don’t let that stop you from playing catch with your puppy.
My 14 week old lab bitch keeps on nipping (biting) when you are playing even when you are petting her any ideas how to stop this
This is totally normal but very much a behavior you will have to address. The puppy is playing, I hope. This behavior is completley unacceptable. You will have to address this behavior the minute it happens. If you are playing and she start nipping, immediately stop the fun and place you hand around her nose and lower jaw. Be sure not to squeeze to hard, look her straight in the eyes and stress your displeasure in this action. Stop the play time and send her out side or to a place where she know shes in trouble. After a few minutes, let her know she is loved. Repeat as often as needed. You might have to stress your point, but she will get it. Be gentle and love her and enjoy your Lab. Make sure she has toys that are ok to crew, she will be teething and these will be needed. Thanks for the question
Hey i have a 6 month old lab (dog), we have a room for him in the garage, for when we are not there and he is scrapin the walls down, is there any way to stop this??
Sound like separation anxiety. I would suggest you copy and paste this website to your browser. Lots of great information here. Unfortunately this problem requires a little more attention than can be stated here on this forum. Please review treatment options and love and care for your dog. I have seen this before and it can be overcome. Let me know how it goes. Thanks for the question
http://www.usask.ca/wcvm/herdmed/applied-ethology/behaviourproblems/anxiety.html
i was wondering if my puppy’s behavior would be normal at her age.I’ve got a 6 weeks old yellow lab and everytime she’s out of her cage she used to play bite everyone in the house. She never stops playing.I’m wondering if that is normal and is there any way i could change her habit. That might cause any behavioral problems in the future and so i am worried.tnx
yes, that is normal, Jerry. A way to prevent it that I know of is to have your friends spray her in the face with water. To some dogs that’s annoying and they will drop that habit in no time, but to the other bunch, they will just try to bite the water out of the air and find it playful. For the latter category, you might want to also try jiggling a can of coins whenever she approaches…
You basically want her to see that strangers are not always friendly.
If she’s biting on your hand, one trick that I’ve seen people use is to push the back of her tongue with your thumb. She will immediately let go and eventually stop doing it altogether.
Hi, i have 46 days old black Lab Puppy. I live in an apartment. Whats the easiest way to Potty train her?
well at 49 days old (sorry for the late reply
) and at any age lower than 5-6 months, you can’t expect your puppy to have full control over their bladder, so if accidents happen, don’t get mad at her. I see a lot of people saying things like “it’s like it’s doing it on purpose!”.
There are some ‘tricks’ though that you can use to make your life easier. If you’re trying to get her to do her business in a specific place inside the house, make sure that’s nowhere near her eating and sleeping place and most importantly, make sure that you always leave some smell of her urine on that location.
Whatever you do, never punish her for any accidents. Believe me I know. Labradors are very smart, sometimes to the point where they become really really sneaky.
A while back I had a little lab puppy that was just out of control. I literally felt like giving up. He was pissing me off so bad, that I felt he wouldn’t understand unless I punish him. So I would always show him what he did and slap him with a newspaper – enough to see I’m mad at him without hurting him. It’s the kind of thing your grandparents would tell you to do.
But check this out. At one point(after a week or so) it seemed he was no longer peeing in the house. I was ecstatic. That is until I caught him do the sneakiest thing: he was peeing one drop at a time while walking (imagine that). So within a few minutes all that pee would dry up and I wouldn’t notice a thing. So there’s undeniable proof that all punishing does is make the dog not do the thing you punished him for in your presence. I eventually decided to do things right and grabbed an ebook that was all about potty training. It contains more information than I could fit into here and it’s also got some audio lessons. You can check it out here:
http://labradorpuppytrainer.com/potty-training.php
After reading this I learned how to do things the right way and got rid of the problem completely. Little ebooks like that are great for saving you a lot of wasted time and frustration. I’m a big believer in learning from other people’s experiences rather than mine. It’s almost not fair to read everything from a book while others would just struggle and maybe never even find the answer.
So check that link out and you should be able to get over this in no time at all.
Hey, i have a 9 months lab n he is very sweet n loving buh there are other problems dat he causes like mesing up my house wen im not there around n spoiling my books n valueable things..When i see he has done somethin as above i get mad n punish him.buh it turns out he still does it everytym i leave home..how shd i train him so i can stop this.????
Hi, i have a 6 weeks old black lab.The problem tat i am observing is his eyebrows are getting little white n tats really worrying me.can you please help me out in finding whats the problem
@Lavina – read around all the posts here. There is information about that. The easiest way is to either make is so that he’s got no access to your important things, or to spray those things with a special spray that will repulse the dog from wanting to chew them.
@shane – unless you are unsure of his parents’ health, there’s probably nothing to be worrying about. As always though, I advise you to check with your local vet.
Hi
I have just owned a golden lab pup(Bravo). He is 1 and a half months old. he is so wild when it come to the the food and bite any one. he is so aggressive. i tried to give him some training but he does not adopt any thing, even when i try to offer him some food from my hand, he just byte my fingers. I am so worry. is this natural or i need to do something in terms of his food habbits ?
Please help me
Thank you
Kind regards
Raj
“I have just owned”… What happened to him?
I saw a 30 day old black lab and I have a plan to get it home for my children in 15 days.
I live in an appartment.I plan to let him do his buisness outside.
So do I keep him in a crat night time and once I get up i take him out ?
Do I keep him in the crat when I ‘m at work at least till he gets used where he should do his buisness?
How about the afternoons do i send him out every hour and keep him going around to play with the kids or still keep him in the crat?
How many times shall I feed him?
hi. i am living in a flat and have a two month old black lab. can you tell me how to potty train him.He also piss everywhere. what can i do
read the above comments and the articles on this site. All the info you need is here.
Thanks for such a great site.
my dog is well trained if i use these site/thanksonce
My 6 month old lab seems lazy and will not run and play like most puppies. He will look at a ball thrown and let the other dogs fetch it. What could be wrong with him?