Labrador Training Tips
In this section entitled Labrador Training Tips we look at some of the things most often overlooked by owners, some things your Labrador really wants from you and some of the most important commands you need to master.
Most humans (that’s you and me right?) forget that dogs have been hanging around in packs since way before we decided to come down out of the trees or wherever else you believe we came from. Labradors are no different to any other breed of dog. First and foremost they are a dog, and secondly they are a Labrador…a name we humans gave to the breed! So any section listing Labrador Training Tips must start by reminding you that dogs are a pack animal in nature and, as such,they need a leader..in their pack it would have been the Alpha male. At home, male or female, that Alpha role needs to be taken by you…your dog wants you to do it, he loves to follow and he’ll follow you wherever you go…IF you make it clear you are in charge.
“So how do I do that”?
Easy, train him!
Give your dog a clean, warm, comfortable and interesting place to call his own. Interesting? Yeah, that’s right. Dogs are very sociable and curious animals. If possible make sure their bed or basket is located somewhere they can see stuff going on. Don’t bore your dog!
Labradors are natural retrievers. Often of game birds shot on a hunt but pretty much anything will do. They just love to go fetch stuff…any stuff. So, make sure retrieving stuff stays on your list of Labrador training tips and make it a big part of the learning process.
Take your time – All dogs are different, all Labradors are different, and not just the different black, chocolate, golden and silver labs colours! They will each learn things at at different rates, make allowances for this and don’t be too hard on them.
Above all – Make Training Fun.
