Training Labrador Retrievers

Boundary Training For Labradors
Yesterday, I had my two labs outside with me as I took a break from work and played a little frisbee in the front yard. As I watched them, they would frequently look down the street or into the next yard and it was obvious that an epic moral struggle was waging [...]

I know it happened this way for me– we saw the sign for free puppies, told ourselves that “we were just stopping in to look”, pulled in to find several gorgeous three-month-old bundles of joy, listened to the tragic tale of the shelter in Tennessee that couldn’t afford to keep the puppies and had given [...]

The Response Revolution

I’m sure a lot of you have already heard about the Response Revolution dog training course that I’m releasing on Tuesday, but in case you’ve missed the buzz, here’s your official notification:
“Response Revolution” is the dog training course that I’m releasing on Tuesday. (Just as a blatant pitch, there is an extremely good [...]

Today I am releasing a short report on how I got started in dog training and what my story is. At the end of the report, I also reveal *gasp* the “5 Pillars Philosophy” of dog training: in essence, the five commands your dog MUST know before you can train him/her to do anything else [...]

In order to successfully ruin your dog, you MUST complete these seven steps:

1. “Puppyignoritis”. Ignore every behavior your puppy displays. After all, if you correct him for behaviors like jumping and teething now, he’ll just fall back into the same pattern later on– so it doesn’t matter if you correct him for it now.

2. Use [...]

Here’s the first of three super Alpha Dog tips from my report which you can receive in your inbox instantly by just entering your email address here so I know where to send it.
“One of the most important aspects of your relationship with your Lab is the Alpha Dog Principle. This concept is one you [...]

For all of you who have been waiting for me to hurry up and answer your hardest dog training questions and have been disappointed, I’ve got a big surprise for you.
I have arranged (after much effort and many late nights) a very special opportunity for anyone who is serious about training their labradors. If you [...]

When asked about the most important aspects of dog training, I’m sure a lot of people would mention the “come” command, “sit”, “stay”, and perhaps “heel”. It seems that most people don’t really think about teaching your dog his or her name. But since this is the way you will be commanding your dog and [...]

Have you ever had this problem: You get all ready to have a training session with your Labrador. You have the leash, the treats, the books, the whistle or clicker, etc. You’re all set to have a wonderful and productive time training your Lab, and when you get ouot to start working with him or [...]

I need your help
The idea of setting up a podcast-like teleconference with some real live Labrador trainers has been fermenting in my brain somewhere for a very long time– and I want to go through with it within the next week or so.
But here’s where you Labrador owners come in: I need to know whether [...]