Comments on: Labrador Puppy Training

By: Meg Austwick

Meg Austwick — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:08:43 +0000

In reply to Gill. Hi Gill, it may help you to take a closer look at our Puppy Biting guide. Best wishes

By: Gill

Gill — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:30:56 +0000

We have a 12 week old lab puppy who won’t stop biting. It started off as play but is getting more aggressive as we try to stop her. Her play is quite boisterous and the biting is a big part of that. How do we calm her and take the aggression out of the situation please.

By: Vik

Vik — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:17:57 +0000

In reply to Jamie. Soak food for 15 minutes before giving it to your pet. Try giving small quantity of plain yogurt once a day it will improve her digestion. Avoid overfeeding.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:25:19 +0000

I brought home a 20-week old female chocolate Lab a couple weeks ago from an Amish family, and am getting myself trained. At first, she was very skittish and would run from us, to the point that we wondered about her hearing. She’s doing pretty well on potty training, going outside mostly but still potties on the puppy pads during the night. I’m going to be crate training her, first time ever using a crate. I give her tons of praise, but can’t give her any food treats; she has chronic diarrhea. What kind of food is going to be best for her?

By: Sharon L Perry

Sharon L Perry — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 01:28:44 +0000

I have a four and a half month puppy lab, he needs training

By: Birdie

Birdie — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 19:39:54 +0000

I don’t have a labrador but training is just the same. I have a 5 week old German shorthaired pointer / Doberman pincher mix. I had gotten him 4 days ago and he’s now potty trained, knows his name, comes when called and has a schedule he’s learning well. The potty training is simple, but it’s tedious to execute, regardless it’s highly effective and has worked in under a week for all my puppies I did this with.

FIRST, take them potty right after eating, right after waking up, and right after an intense play session. This requires you to sleep with your puppy in a small puppy proof area that’s easy to clean in case of accidents. I used my laundry room, but bathrooms and kitchens work well. Expect to be going outside every 2 hours or so. When they do go outside, give that pup some huge praise. Every accomplishment no matter how small is a big deal and you should celebrate it as such with your pooch! Praise training at work. By the second or third night they’ll get the idea and first signal when they have to poop, usually by climbing on you and/or whining. The colon is easier to control than the bladder but keep at it. He’ll start to signal for pees too, soon enough. The trick is to get him outside as soon as they start to signal as they themselves don’t have much warning either. If they wake up in the middle of the night and are wanting to play, play with them after pottying of course. They’ll settle down and go back to sleep. Even after they start to signal do this for at least one week straight to help deeply ingrain this into their little minds. This process not only trains your pup to potty outside but deepens the bond between you and your pooch by some serious strides. This area you do this will be like their den for this training and to canines, that’s an intimate family thing. For puppies younger than 10 weeks this area should be kept dim since the bright/harsh lights can not only tell your puppy it’s play time but it can slow their visual development.

I hope you guys find this useful!! Happy tails are wagging tails.

By: Birdie

Birdie — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 19:33:03 +0000

satej,
From personal experience in raising a number of dogs of varying breeds, I found that using soft treats when training any age dog is best. I personally use hotdogs diced small or boiled chicken breast shredded up small works great! Using these kinds of training treats are great for food motivated dogs/puppies and they don’t get too many fillers and grains in their diets. You can actually start training puppies as young as 4 weeks old!!! However, I would refrain from going around other dogs outside your home (especially dog parks!!) until you’ve had your second round of shots since the immunization affects don’t really kick in till then (as different vets have told me over the past.)

I just thought I’d impart some little lessons and wisdom I’ve learned first hand. I hope it helps! good luck!

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 05:57:19 +0000

Nice tips! Really appreciate your knowledge about dogs. Thanks for the share!

By: satej

satej — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 13:20:39 +0000

hello , I have a 8 weeks lab brought home we have started the the first immunization to him 4 days back after deworming dose , i would like to know if at this age ( he is on royal canine mother feed ) can we start to dog train him if yes what biscuits are recommended to give him while training him ????? also what are the supplements suggested other then the regular dog food !!!!!!!!!!!

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:06:10 +0000

In reply to Jesinda. Puppies have to go out and pee. Every few hours. When not hone. When home. Every 45 minutes anyway. They poop at least 3. Times a day. Especially after feeding. They need to be crated when not being supervised. Your puppy is too young to be left in a room without hearing you. It's still a baby. Put a crate in your bedroom. Wake to let it out at night. It's exhausting for awhile. But it pays off!' Mine is 3 months. Been 14 years since I raised a lab. A lot of work first 2 years. They end up being the best dogs in the works!! Literally!!!