Training is just as important as vaccinations, deworming and general dog care. Labrador puppies, like other puppies, must be socialized from puppies to become sociable and balanced puppies in adulthood. Anyway, even if you adopt an adult Labrador puppy, you can and should be trained. Although it may take longer, with the right training techniques, you can teach and help your puppy become more sociable and happy.
- The Labrador Retriever is one of the most charming and popular dogs in the world.
- It is an extremely intelligent dog.
- Very docile.
- Friendly and also very patient.
- As one of the most obese breeds of dogs.
- It is essential to spend several hours with them playing.
- Exercising and anything that keeps them fit and healthy.
- That’s why it’s so important to educate the puppy from puppy to be sociable and learn to play every day.
- To spend the huge amount of energy it has.
Since it is a very sociable dog, it is relatively easy to train the labrador retriever. If you’re wondering how to train a baby labrador, here are two key points:
As with basic commands, it’s critical to keep in mind that positive reinforcement is all you want to teach your dog, including learning at Labrador to meet needs in the right place. In other words, whenever your puppy needs the desired place, give him a sandwich that he likes very much.
It’s important to be regular when taking your dog outdoors. This makes it easier for you to get used to waiting for those hours and not meeting your needs at home.
At first, it is important to have an area of the house with many newspapers on the floor, so that the dog can do his needs there, in case he can not stand it until the time of going for a walk. Before six months, it is perfectly normal for the dog to remain needy inside. Some dogs may take longer to learn. It should be remembered that dogs, like people, have different learning times and that not all dogs take the same time to assimilate what you want them to learn. Be patient and remember that you do nothing out of spite, just learn to live inside your home according to its rules and it’s not always easy.
Read our article with a full explanation of how to teach your dog to urinate in the right place.
To make walks safe and your dog doesn’t run every time he sees another dog or cat, it’s important to teach him to walk together. However, this does not mean that your dog should always walk with you, you should also let it express itself freely and enjoy the ride to the fullest.
If your dog has already learned the basic commands “together” and “here” we mentioned above, it will be much easier to train him during the walk.
The process is very simple, just mention the name of the dog and the word “together” and strengthen positively if it obeys. Read our step-by-step article on how to teach the dog to walk together.
Excessive dog excitement can scare you with joy when greeting people. We know that this behavior is very annoying and uncomfortable for some people and can even be dangerous for children, as the labrador puppy is medium-sized and can easily overturn a young child.
Therefore, it is important that, thanks to the positive reinforcement, you train the labrador not to jump. The “sit down” and “stay” commands are essential to this process. Ideally, practice 5/10 minutes daily and always offer a snack or a treat as a reward. So, as soon as you realize that your labrador puppy is going to jump, use these basic commands to prevent it from doing so.
To learn more about how to prevent the dog from jumping on people, read our full article on this topic.
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