Comments on: How To Cope With A Naughty Labrador

By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:50:47 +0000

It’s really good to see from these comments that other people are having the same issues as me. My 16 month old choc lab Barney is pretty good indoors but has totally forgotten his recall outdoors, he is distracted by the search for females, the vet won’t neuter until his is 18 mths & I have to walk him on a long line now because he ignores me when he sees another dog. I will order your book and re teach recall after reading your articles.

By: Joe Berger

Joe Berger — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:33:20 +0000

How common is elbow dysplasia in labs. That’s what our has and we also had surgery, it’s not a fix for he will always have a limp, in long run he will have chronic arthritis. After some research 17 to 21 percent of puppies will have this condition. There’s no cure for his genetic problem, and lab breeders won’t talk about it. Just give me a answer thanx

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 03:26:36 +0000

Hi thanks for this article it really helped! Just a question I have been trying to teach my black lab for a while now and she is just not getting the hang of it.she’s 7and still pulling on the lead and pinching things not giving them back any suggestions on how to fix this ?

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:36:49 +0000

I just bought a 2 year old black lab/retriever mix from K-2 adoption. They are the ones that train the military sniffing dogs and also police dogs. I’ve had retrievers in the past but this dog, Bradley beats anything I’ve ever seen?. He jumps on the kitchen table, he tries to pee any where that is available. Is he too old to try and retrain like a puppy? Or is it possible to teach him new and better behaviors in his teenage years? Please help

By: deborah

deborah — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:31:50 +0000

In reply to Eddie Nowak. my now 16 month lab was the same,i thought i'd bought a tasmanian devil instead of a puppy!distraction,calming techniques etc,nothing worked,i ended up growling at her, staring at her til she backed off[i would'nt hit her,no matter how aggressive she was]it's been hard going,she has had 2 walks a day from early on to try and tire her out,but she never napped in between,just wanted to attack me! she has grown up into a lovely well behaved dog which i thought she never would,i also give her grain free food which seems to help,i also kept the calming techniques going,it seemed to work eventually!! some labs are more high energy than others,they are not all as laid back as everybody thinks,hope you go on ok

By: Eddie Nowak

Eddie Nowak — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 16:50:17 +0000

My 7 month old chocolate lab won’t stop biting or attacking us.

By: Darryn Rodenberg

Darryn Rodenberg — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 09:47:20 +0000

In reply to Jonathan.

you might try a leash inside for awhile…. then say…. on the porch…. praising him for good behavior, maybe even treats

By: Lucy Easton

Lucy Easton — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:19:24 +0000

In reply to Keasha Bellamy.

Hi Keasha, We have some advice on dealing with digging her: https://www.thelabradorsite.com/stop-my-dog-digging/

By: Keasha Bellamy

Keasha Bellamy — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 21:37:18 +0000

We have a 6 month old golden male lab, and our problem is he digs huge holes in our backyard, and he chews wood. He is an in house dog so he only goes out for bathroom and play. What should we do?

By: Pippa

Pippa — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:42:39 +0000

In reply to Chey.

Hi Chey, your query has been chosen for reader’s question time – check back on Sunday for a full reply 🙂