How To Start Labrador Training
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Puppies are adorable and sometimes we let them get away with bad behavior because we think they look too cute or don’t know any better. When you are starting Labrador training you can’t let your dog’s cute little puppy dog eyes get in the way of proper obedience training. You must be firm but not harsh, consistent and patient with the new addition to your family. Praise is the best way to help training along as well as lots of tasty treats.
This means you must establish the rules early on in the game and stick to them. If your dog is not allowed on the furniture then it should never be allowed on the furniture ever. If you feel like a cuddle and let the dog up on the sofa it will get onto the sofa the next time you are sitting on it. Consistency is key to having a well-behaved dog. A dog with erratic behavior mirrors your behavior. Remember an old dog can’t learn new tricks so start early.
Practice the same commands everyday with your dog and make sure to have plenty of rewards with you. As Labradors are very loving dogs it’s important to keep up the praise and constant patting every time something is done right.
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.
