Training Labrador Retrievers

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 [...]

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The Definition of Soft-Mouth
Labrador Retrievers are known for being “soft-mouth”. The term soft-mouth simply means that the dog is inclined to carry an object in its mouth without clamping down, chewing, biting, [...]

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Yes, you did read the title correctly. And I can admit myself that it does sound a little ridiculous, right? I’m sure you’re thinking to yourself, “what else would you look at [...]

Alright, I haven’t posted in a few days because I’ve been working on something really awesome for all of you. Here’s the best part: I’m not going to tell you what it is. All I’ll tell you right now is that something really exciting is happening on the 23rd of February (In just under two [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Good evening fellow Labrador owners. I don’t have my normal dose of incomparible Labrador wisdom prepared for your reading entertainment tonight– instead, I have a teensy tiny favor to ask of you. I am conducting a survey of my best Labrador owner friends and the readers of this blog immediately came to mind.
This survey below [...]

Here is another question I received from a reader:
“I was wondering if you could help me with my new lab. I picked him up yesterday from another family. he is 4 months old and amazing. He is very loving, but everytime i leave my house for even a second he freaks out and [...]

When you have time today, you need to watch this video. It’s not very long, and the music’s kind of bad, but watch the dogs:

Alright, does that make you as jealous as it made me? Did you notice how quickly those Labradors and spaniels jumped to obey commands, how still they sat waiting for them, [...]

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 [...]