Labrador training starts early, at twelve weeks your dog should already be learning simple things like how to associate with people, other dogs and getting into a car. Labradors are loving dogs and don’t do well with harsh training. The best way to go about Labrador training is to use lots of praise and positive reinforcement. The earlier you start the easier your job will be.
The longer you leave training the longer you are allowing bad behavior to set in and remain a habit. One of the first things you can teach a puppy is how to answer to its name or to calls. This is a very basic command but it’s an important one. Without it you will have unruly dogs that will not obey you. Make training fun and keep it short but consistent. Repeat training every day and this is the best way to make progress.
One of the common Labrador problem behaviors is having your dog jump on people. This is because when your dog was a puppy you probably let it jump up on your legs and you bent down to scratched its ears. This reinforced the idea that jumping up on you was acceptable behavior. It doesn’t really matter when a three-month-old puppy does this, but even a six-month-old puppy or year old puppy can be a problem. So ignore your puppy when it does this and it will get the idea.
Teaching your dog to walk to heel is important, as Labrador training should work to break the bad habit of straining on the lead. Labradors are very enthusiastic and it can be tough to stop them straining ahead of you to check out everything.
Teaching your dogs to come when you call is an important aspect of Labrador training. One way is to keep whistling while your dog is eating this will make it associate whistling with food. Another way is to keep calling your dog’s name and whistling and when it comes over to you praise it, scratch it’s belly, and generally make a big deal of your dog. It will slowly begin to associate you calling it with a reward.
You must command respect from your dog. This means that you must nip all bad behavior in the bud before it becomes a problem. If something is unacceptable show his with your tone of voice and lack of attention. Labrador training is very effective when you use just your tone of voice. Labradors are very sensitive to this and they are intelligent dogs as well.
If you would not be pleased with your dog breaking the rules then don’t break the rules yourself. Allowing one thing one day and then not allowing it another will confuse your dog. It will not know how to behave or what it should do.
Dogs love routine and you can provide that by being consistent and doing the same things at the same time. Remember these basics when you start Labrador training.
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