http://www.clublabrador.com/labrador-pup-dog/how-to-tell-if-a-labrador-puppy-has-a-good-personality/ Crazy about Labrador Retrievers...you're at the right place Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:17:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.clublabrador.com/labrador-pup-dog/how-to-tell-if-a-labrador-puppy-has-a-good-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-297 How to teach a Labrador Retriever tricks
 | Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:33:31 +0000 http://www.clublabrador.com/?p=259#comment-297 [...] Training a puppy to do tricks can be learned by reading books, from the Internet, or in a class specifically designed to help you. Labs can generally learn to sit, play fetch, shake “hands” and roll over with a minimum of effort, because they are smart and willing to learn and please. Retrievers have excellent noses and can be trained to find lost items; and retrieve them (hence the name). You can learn to train the dog tricks either with food rewards or affection rewards, both bringing the results you desire within a relatively short period of time. The affection/praise system of training might be desirable in Labrador retrievers simply because of their propensity for becoming overweight. Labs tend to load the pounds on if their diets are not strictly maintained, so food rewards should be closely monitored. Labradors are smart and learn new tricks quickly [...] [...] Training a puppy to do tricks can be learned by reading books, from the Internet, or in a class specifically designed to help you. Labs can generally learn to sit, play fetch, shake “hands” and roll over with a minimum of effort, because they are smart and willing to learn and please. Retrievers have excellent noses and can be trained to find lost items; and retrieve them (hence the name). You can learn to train the dog tricks either with food rewards or affection rewards, both bringing the results you desire within a relatively short period of time. The affection/praise system of training might be desirable in Labrador retrievers simply because of their propensity for becoming overweight. Labs tend to load the pounds on if their diets are not strictly maintained, so food rewards should be closely monitored. Labradors are smart and learn new tricks quickly [...]

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