Training Labrador Retrievers

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Learn information, tips and techniques on how to teach your lab to lie down on command in this video clip.
Duration : 0:2:15

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Training a Labrador Retriever to Act as a Guard Dog — A Question from a Reader
“I probably should of asked this in my last question, but i know that i would get more responds from a new question. Anyways, is it possible to train a labrador retriever as a guard dog. I don’t mean like [...]

This is a great, concise explanation about house training your puppy, and they are also tips you can use on adults that haven’t yet been properly house trained.  This video applies to all dogs in general, but will work great with your Labrador Retriever. This is an area that many dog-owners struggle with, and this [...]

Learn information, tips and techniques on how to teach your lab to stay in this free video clip.
Duration : 0:2:33

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One of my labradors, Abby (who is actually a lab/husky mix with labrador ears and husky colors– gorgeous), has always hated taking rides in the car. She’s always willing to hop into the car when I ask her to, but as soon as we start moving she starts whining and pacing and [...]

Awesome New Tool
Hey everyone– I know this post won’t be exactly on the subject of Labrador training, but I have to tell you guys about a new feature of this site that is totally awesome and hopefully beneficial to you. In the side bar to the right, there is a new box that’s titled “Click [...]