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Behavior Training for Labrador Retriever

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:38 +0000

This training is all about behaviors that teach your dog to become a good canine citizen. It teaches him the nuances of learning what is acceptable and what is just not accepted in human society. Some etiquette that you can teach him to be a well behaved dog includes the following.

How to behave with other dogs and other people.
Behavior with other people.
Appropriate behavior when you take him out on a leash.
Housebreaking.
Food training which includes not to beg, not to eat off people’s plates, and not to ‘steal’ or ‘help themselves’ to food that may be lying around.
To resist running out of open doors or gates.
Refrain from chasing kids or cars.
Abstain from chewing or scratching household articles.
Not to bite.

All of the above training schedules will help in making him more acceptable and likable among your friends and family, as well as with other dogs.

Basic Training for Labrador Retriever : Housebreaking

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:05:39 +0000

The most basic training that you must provide your handsome Labrador Retriever with is definitely housebreaking. Bathroom manners rank very high on the list of required training. This is one very important guarantee of your puppy finding a warm and welcome place in your household.
Housebreaking teaches your Lab to trot outdoors to answer Nature’s calls. But if you have identified a place indoors for him to do his job, you can teach him to go there. But do remember that your pup must be at least 16 weeks old before he can be housebroken. He needs to reach a certain age before he can exercise control over his bladder and bowel movements.
There are numerous methods of training your dog. Your doggie will develop whatever housebreaking habit you provide him with. If he is trained to go outside, then that is what he will do. If he is given an indoor spot to pee or potty in then that is the habit that he will develop.
If you are teaching him to go outside to do his business, you can have a little bell rigged up near your exit door to the yard. Provide this bell with a long bell pull that your dog can also tug at. Whenever you take him out, just tug at the bell and then go out.
Soon he will learn that whenever he wants to go out, he must tug at the bell. This way whenever he feels the urge and wants to go out, he will go and ring the bell. This will be an indication for you to let him out.

Know your Labrador Retriever

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:56:52 +0000

When you adopt a Labrador Retriever puppy you do not know what kind of a dog he will grow up to be. He could turn out to be just anything!

Energetic or placid.
Sweet tempered or just plain hard headed.
A good-natured goofy or just plain serious.
An outgoing “I love everybody” dog or a shy away introvert!

However, a conventional Labrador Retriever’s nature and attitude towards life is by and large like this.

A cheerful, tail-wagging dog
A dog that loves athletic activities and enjoys dynamic exercise.
A dependable dog that has an even temper.
A dog that can co-exist peacefully with other animals.
A dog that is eager to please you!
An easy to train dog.
A large, bouncy dog with giant-sized enthusiasm towards life.

You must also be aware of some aspects about Labrador Retrievers that may not suit your lifestyle.

This dog has vigorous exercise requirements.
It is a very high-energy dog with behavior that verges on exuberance.
They can be extremely boisterous if not given sufficient scope to work off their energy.
They can suffer from ‘separation anxiety’ if left alone for too long. This can lead to destructive behavior and excessive barking.
They can exhibit “mouthiness”, i.e., mouthing your hands or picking up and chewing objects.
This dig sheds quite a lot of hair.
Some Labs have quite a few health problems
Some Labs may be neurotic.