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Be strict with him now or he'll always be like this. A house line and water spray is what you need. Also, always get down to his level when greeting him, this helps to discourage/prevent jumping. Be consistent and make sure everyone who comes into oyur house does like wise and he'll eventually learn and grow out of it. Makes me laugh most people think it's great having a bouncing pup come and greet them, they arent so happy when they get a muuddy 35kilo lump jump up their best beige suit....
pikeyboy said:
Be strict with him now or he'll always be like this. A house line and water spray is what you need. Also, always get down to his level when greeting him, this helps to discourage/prevent jumping. Be consistent and make sure everyone who comes into oyur house does like wise and he'll eventually learn and grow out of it. Makes me laugh most people think it's great having a bouncing pup come and greet them, they arent so happy when they get a muuddy 35kilo lump jump up their best beige suit....
This. My brother bought a lab pup for his gf, but she really didn't want a large dog so my parents took him in. This dog is insane due to the lack of training when young. He's just so damn excitable and bouncy. Problem is he's freaking huge, biggest lab I've ever seen weighs in at 50kg I think.I would be training him what you DO want him to do and ignoring what you don't want him to do. If you don't want him to jump up then ignore him totally until he is sitting (or whatever it is you want him to do instead). Unless you train him, he won't know what he is meant to do!
I would never use positive punishment in training. It can have some unpleasant fall out and will not help your relationship with you dog
I like my dogs to be happy and want to be with me 
, not wonder about whether I will punish them for doing whatever. I also want them to experiment and work things out for themselves when using free-shaping with a clicker for instance. If I were to punish them they would be afraid to do anything for fear of getting it wrong.
Have fun with him Pics?
I would never use positive punishment in training. It can have some unpleasant fall out and will not help your relationship with you dog
I like my dogs to be happy and want to be with me , not wonder about whether I will punish them for doing whatever. I also want them to experiment and work things out for themselves when using free-shaping with a clicker for instance. If I were to punish them they would be afraid to do anything for fear of getting it wrong.Have fun with him
Pics?
SplatSpeed said:
you are not a 42 yo granny from liverpool, are you?
Erm....no....sorry mate the relevance of that is lost on me.In fairness he is fantastically well behaved for his age. He will already walk to heal both on and off a lead, is brilliant around other dogs, stops, sits and lies on command and will let you leave the room with food/ treats etc on the floor without touching them until you tell him to do so. Also 'accidents' in the house are now virtually non-existent and he asks to be let out, well heads for the back door at least, if one of us can get there in time he is fine. I would like to claim to be some dog guru but he must just be really smart and has had minimal input from us really. Particularly the walking bit, he did that himself the first time we had him out on a lead.
It is noticeable how differently he behaves around different members of the family, he clearly sees me and my missus as pack leaders, to the point where if we are walking him and he finds himself infront of either of us he will sit down and wait until we pass him again. At the opposite end of the scale are my two youngest kids who steadfastly refuse to behave how we tell them to with him, the result is he sees them, particularly my son as his equals and will not behave for them, IMO this is the kids fault not the dogs.
My only problem is how "brilliant" he seems to find everything, he is permanently overjoyed with everything and is incapable of moving around at anything less than a gallop. This, combined with his current clumsiness and wooden floors throughout the house makes things a bit chaotic at present.
ETA to respond to smashed, on his last check up the vet commented on his current size and weight and said he is probably going to be a "big old boy".
Edited by binlicker on Tuesday 15th February 19:04
binlicker said:
SplatSpeed said:
you are not a 42 yo granny from liverpool, are you?
Erm....no....sorry mate the relevance of that is lost on me.In fairness he is fantastically well behaved, especially for his age. Already walks to heal both on and off a lead, is brilliant around other dogs, stops, sits and lies on command and will let you leave the room with food/ treats etc on the floor without touching them until you tell him to do so. Also 'accidents' in the house are now virtually non-existent and he asks to be let out, well heads for the back door at least, if one of us can get there in time he is fine.
It is noticeable how differently he behaves around different members of the family, clearly sees me and my missus as pack leaders, to the point where if we are walking him and he finds himself infront of either of us he will sit down and wait until we pass him again. At the opposite end of the scale are my two youngest kids who steadfastly refuse to behave how we tell them to with him, the result is he sees them, particularly my son as his equals and will not behave for them, IMO this is the kids fault not the dogs.
My only problem is how "brilliant" he seems to find everything, he is permanently overjoyed with everything and is incapable of moving around at anything less than a gallop. This, combined with his current clumsiness and wooden floors throughout the house makes things a bit chaotic at present.
SplatSpeed said:
binlicker said:
SplatSpeed said:
you are not a 42 yo granny from liverpool, are you?
Erm....no....sorry mate the relevance of that is lost on me.In fairness he is fantastically well behaved, especially for his age. Already walks to heal both on and off a lead, is brilliant around other dogs, stops, sits and lies on command and will let you leave the room with food/ treats etc on the floor without touching them until you tell him to do so. Also 'accidents' in the house are now virtually non-existent and he asks to be let out, well heads for the back door at least, if one of us can get there in time he is fine.
It is noticeable how differently he behaves around different members of the family, clearly sees me and my missus as pack leaders, to the point where if we are walking him and he finds himself infront of either of us he will sit down and wait until we pass him again. At the opposite end of the scale are my two youngest kids who steadfastly refuse to behave how we tell them to with him, the result is he sees them, particularly my son as his equals and will not behave for them, IMO this is the kids fault not the dogs.
My only problem is how "brilliant" he seems to find everything, he is permanently overjoyed with everything and is incapable of moving around at anything less than a gallop. This, combined with his current clumsiness and wooden floors throughout the house makes things a bit chaotic at present.
So because I am fond of my new pup I am a sick deviant.......cheers pal.
Edited by binlicker on Tuesday 15th February 19:10
binlicker said:
SplatSpeed said:
binlicker said:
SplatSpeed said:
you are not a 42 yo granny from liverpool, are you?
Erm....no....sorry mate the relevance of that is lost on me.In fairness he is fantastically well behaved, especially for his age. Already walks to heal both on and off a lead, is brilliant around other dogs, stops, sits and lies on command and will let you leave the room with food/ treats etc on the floor without touching them until you tell him to do so. Also 'accidents' in the house are now virtually non-existent and he asks to be let out, well heads for the back door at least, if one of us can get there in time he is fine.
It is noticeable how differently he behaves around different members of the family, clearly sees me and my missus as pack leaders, to the point where if we are walking him and he finds himself infront of either of us he will sit down and wait until we pass him again. At the opposite end of the scale are my two youngest kids who steadfastly refuse to behave how we tell them to with him, the result is he sees them, particularly my son as his equals and will not behave for them, IMO this is the kids fault not the dogs.
My only problem is how "brilliant" he seems to find everything, he is permanently overjoyed with everything and is incapable of moving around at anything less than a gallop. This, combined with his current clumsiness and wooden floors throughout the house makes things a bit chaotic at present.
So because I am fond of my new pup I am a sick deviant.......cheers pal.
Edited by binlicker on Tuesday 15th February 19:10
binlicker said:
My only problem is how "brilliant" he seems to find everything, he is permanently overjoyed with everything and is incapable of moving around at anything less than a gallop. This, combined with his current clumsiness and wooden floors throughout the house makes things a bit chaotic at present.
That's just Labs really... Well, puppies in general. You just have to ensure he has rules and that they are followed/enforced. He will soon learn the correct behaviour.
binlicker said:
Erm....no....sorry mate the relevance of that is lost on me.
In fairness he is fantastically well behaved for his age. He will already walk to heal both on and off a lead, is brilliant around other dogs, stops, sits and lies on command and will let you leave the room with food/ treats etc on the floor without touching them until you tell him to do so. Also 'accidents' in the house are now virtually non-existent and he asks to be let out, well heads for the back door at least, if one of us can get there in time he is fine. I would like to claim to be some dog guru but he must just be really smart and has had minimal input from us really. Particularly the walking bit, he did that himself the first time we had him out on a lead.
It is noticeable how differently he behaves around different members of the family, he clearly sees me and my missus as pack leaders, to the point where if we are walking him and he finds himself infront of either of us he will sit down and wait until we pass him again. At the opposite end of the scale are my two youngest kids who steadfastly refuse to behave how we tell them to with him, the result is he sees them, particularly my son as his equals and will not behave for them, IMO this is the kids fault not the dogs.
My only problem is how "brilliant" he seems to find everything, he is permanently overjoyed with everything and is incapable of moving around at anything less than a gallop. This, combined with his current clumsiness and wooden floors throughout the house makes things a bit chaotic at present.
ETA to respond to smashed, on his last check up the vet commented on his current size and weight and said he is probably going to be a "big old boy".
Getting the kids to behave how they need to is the hardest thing. Our 6 month old lab (about 25 kilos of him) obeys our 2 year old boy brilliantly but then he sees him all the time and our boy tells him what to do and he obeys. My 6 and 8 year olds are different however, they don't see the dog as much and so aren't as confident - particularly the 6 year old. We are trying to work on that by making sure that when they are around they get fully involved in looking after him so that he has to see them as being his leaders as well.In fairness he is fantastically well behaved for his age. He will already walk to heal both on and off a lead, is brilliant around other dogs, stops, sits and lies on command and will let you leave the room with food/ treats etc on the floor without touching them until you tell him to do so. Also 'accidents' in the house are now virtually non-existent and he asks to be let out, well heads for the back door at least, if one of us can get there in time he is fine. I would like to claim to be some dog guru but he must just be really smart and has had minimal input from us really. Particularly the walking bit, he did that himself the first time we had him out on a lead.
It is noticeable how differently he behaves around different members of the family, he clearly sees me and my missus as pack leaders, to the point where if we are walking him and he finds himself infront of either of us he will sit down and wait until we pass him again. At the opposite end of the scale are my two youngest kids who steadfastly refuse to behave how we tell them to with him, the result is he sees them, particularly my son as his equals and will not behave for them, IMO this is the kids fault not the dogs.
My only problem is how "brilliant" he seems to find everything, he is permanently overjoyed with everything and is incapable of moving around at anything less than a gallop. This, combined with his current clumsiness and wooden floors throughout the house makes things a bit chaotic at present.
ETA to respond to smashed, on his last check up the vet commented on his current size and weight and said he is probably going to be a "big old boy".
Edited by binlicker on Tuesday 15th February 19:04
The two most important things you can do with a young dog are to socialise them as much as possible and also teach bite inhibition (the latter being THE most important thing). They need socialising because you don't want your dog having issues with other dogs and they obviously need to learn that biting humans is not allowed.
He has accidentally bitten one of my girls tonight, totally unintentional, was going to grab a toy and took her as collateral damage. We locked him in his pen for twenty minutes straight away and gave him the cold shoulder for half an hour afterwards, he took it really badly, but was very subdued which I suppose is the desired result.
As for the picture requests, I can strip engines with a blindfold on but posting on here is about as far as my computer knowledge goes, all this external accounts to upload pictures is lost on me. If I can recruit a daughter to help me out I will supply pics, we have loads afterall.!
As for the picture requests, I can strip engines with a blindfold on but posting on here is about as far as my computer knowledge goes, all this external accounts to upload pictures is lost on me. If I can recruit a daughter to help me out I will supply pics, we have loads afterall.!
Accidents happen.
Our retriever as a pup decided my nose looked like a good target. She launched herself at me as I was reading a book, I automatically turned my head, resulting in puppy tooth reaching nose and nose being moved suddenly so nasty cut across nose!
Maturity is a godsend. She now can still "play bite" but it's never anything serious, she will grab hands/fingers but is so gentle that it's a fun thing.
Hopefully your lab will learn the soft touch in time.
Our retriever as a pup decided my nose looked like a good target. She launched herself at me as I was reading a book, I automatically turned my head, resulting in puppy tooth reaching nose and nose being moved suddenly so nasty cut across nose!
Maturity is a godsend. She now can still "play bite" but it's never anything serious, she will grab hands/fingers but is so gentle that it's a fun thing.
Hopefully your lab will learn the soft touch in time.
binlicker said:
As for the picture requests, I can strip engines with a blindfold on but posting on here is about as far as my computer knowledge goes, all this external accounts to upload pictures is lost on me. If I can recruit a daughter to help me out I will supply pics, we have loads afterall.!
http://thumbsnap.com/Don't need to sign up/login, just upload from computer and paste the link.
Catz said:
Accidents happen.
She now can still "play bite" but it's never anything serious, she will grab hands/fingers but is so gentle that it's a fun thing.
Hopefully your lab will learn the soft touch in time.
This is called mouthing, many gun dog breeds do this.She now can still "play bite" but it's never anything serious, she will grab hands/fingers but is so gentle that it's a fun thing.
Hopefully your lab will learn the soft touch in time.
You can help to stop it by rubbing their lips over their teeth as they do it. They then think they are nibbling on themselves.
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