Saturday, July 31, 2010

Top Tips Regarding Training A Labrador Young Dog

By Elliott Mccarty

You have made the choice to bring a Labrador puppy into your life - good for you! Your next step is to get a few tips for training a Labrador young dog so you don't run into issues later.

A few things you need to do not forget, particularly about this breed of dog are:

1. Labradors love people! It's no good getting a Lab then spending all day at the office while your new dog pines for you at home. If you are going to have a Labrador in your own family, then you have to be willing to spend lots of time with her.

2. Labradors are an active breed, originally bred to retrieve prey from the shoot. If they do not spend sufficient time exercising, then you are very probable to run into problems, both health smart (getting overweight, which will pitch the common problem of hip dysplasia) and apropos behavior as a consequence of separation anxiety.

If your Labrador is left without exercise, she is going to get overweight and have all of the health problems associated with it. If she is not mentally excited, she is going to have behavior problems and be difficult to control.

So here are my top tips for successfully training a Labrador puppy:-

1. Spend as much time as practical with your Labrador and use positive reinforcement (treats and praise) during training sessions.

2. Exercise your dog at least twice per day, and incorporate training into the exercise times

3. If there are times when you won't be home for extended periods, ensure you have somebody available who can take her for a run to feed her desire for both friendship and exercise.

Labradors are a very devoted breed. If you give your dog the notice she properly merits, then the rewards will be several folds. If you do not have time needed to raise and nurture a Lab, then please think twice before making the decision to bring one into your folks. If you do have the time spare, then follow these very simple tips for training a Labrador puppy and you will have a friendship with your dog that lasts for many years.

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