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Summary: Train a Labrador retriever by socializing the dog at a young age and consistently reinforcing good behavior for several years. Consult a dog trainer to get a Lab to behave with advice from a professional dog trainer in this free video on dog obedience.
Heidi Dixner is the owner of Red Rover Pet Services in Nashville, Tenn. She has worked with poodles for nearly 30 years, and she actively participates in breed rescue. Dixner has been...read more
"Training a Labrador Retriever is going to depend very much on the individual dog. There are a couple of things you can do to set yourself up to succeed before you get a dog, and that would be to read up on the breed, what are typical traits of that breed, and make sure that you're getting the right animal for your situation. Labrador Retriever's are working animals. Typically, they've got a lot of excitement and enthusiasm and that can make them difficult to train in a more home-like environment. They generally take a little bit of time to calm down. Strongly encourage that you socialize them well in the first four months of their lives. Make sure that they've seen a lot of things and they're comfortable with those, and then also to get them into training while they're still young, and then even though they may have some difficulty focusing until they're a couple of years old, to continue to reinforce the things that you want your dog to do over time, and then once they reach that maturity level, you'll see them snap into place and be a lot easier to work with, but this is a good area to work with a professional trainer, and group classes are very useful tools for you."
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