Training Labrador Retrievers

I’m sure that most people assume “guard dog training” is only used in Training Your Labrador to stop unwanted guests. But there is another very large benefit to training your Labrador to be a guard dog: this special training will establish a very strong desire and passion to protect you and your family, and will [...]

Barking is a perfectly natural canine behavior. Birds sing; frogs croak; and a dog barks, whines and howls. If you have a dog, you better expect some barking, whining or howling. It is unrealistic and unfair to think you can train your dog to stop barking altogether. However, you, your neighbors and your Labrador will [...]

Learn information, tips and techniques on how to teach your lab to sit on command in this free video clip.
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I have found a very interesting technique that I thought you would all appreciate learning. It is a form of negative reinforcement, which means that you have to be careful in applying it only when it is necessary, and never more forcefully than necessary. This technique has the potential for misuse, but when it is [...]

I have searched far and wide, across blistering deserts and stormy seas and some of the darkest and most perilous doghouses to find the answer…
Well, something like that. Actually, I found an old trick that will effectively train your Labrador to pay attention to you and only you, like I talked about in my last [...]

I was just watching some videos from a Labrador training festival and the dogs I saw were unbelievable. They did everything their owners asked, from sitting perfectly still to diving into water to climbing up jungle gyms. They all (with little exception) completed their tasks without hesitating or disobeying in the least. I love seeing [...]

What’s the easiest and fastest way to help acclimate your Labrador puppy to his/her crate during the beginning stages of crate training? It’s simple:
Feed them in their crate.
It sounds so simple, but it’s true. This tactic is very easy and makes “crate acclimation” ten times easier. Here’s why:
What you do immediately after you [...]

In my last post, I began outlining the importance of “Alpha dog training” with your Labrador. These steps may sound silly, but they are imperative to forming a good relationship with your Labrador and will make training much easier.
So here are some steps that you can begin to take to establish this relationship with your Lab:
There [...]

 
One of the most important aspects of your relationship with your Lab is the Alpha Dog Principle. This concept is one you must understand and implement fully in order to have any significant success in training your Labrador.
The concept is simple: all dogs are engrained with the basic need for an authority hierarchy. This [...]

 
Have you ever heard of “blocking”? If you haven’t, don’t feel bad. Most people don’t know what the term refers to, and more importantly, the effect it has on the training success you can achieve with your lab. But before I tell you what it means to “block”, let me ask a question: How many [...]