| Everyone who owns a Labrador retriever puppy | | | | case you may want to wait. |
| knows training them is the very first thing you should | | | | The Labrador retriever was bred to be a hunting dog |
| do when you get your puppy. You may want to get | | | | retrieving game from the water and bringing it back |
| your puppy professionally trained, but let's face it, | | | | to the hunter, so getting along with people is in their |
| unless you are rolling in dough, you may want to | | | | nature making them a great family dog. They do |
| consider training them yourself. Labrador retriever | | | | however require exercise regularly though; otherwise |
| puppy training is not hard to do, and while saving you | | | | they may become bored and want to act out. |
| money, you will also bond with your puppy which is | | | | Swimming is the best way to keep your puppy in |
| very important to do when they are young. | | | | shape. It's easy on their delicate joints and will give |
| If you're wondering where you should start, I | | | | them a good workout. |
| recommend you start with house training. If your | | | | Exercise can be a bad thing to. While your puppy is |
| puppy is going to be living in your home, and in | | | | still less than 18 months of age, the bones and joints |
| America alone 90% of our dogs do, then you will | | | | in their legs are not yet fully developed. If they are |
| need to make sure your lab has good house | | | | taken for long walks on hard surfaces like a road, |
| manners. Labradors are a very loyal breed of dog | | | | these joints may become damaged causing problems |
| and will listen to you well which makes training them | | | | later like arthritis. Keeping this in mind is important and |
| a breeze... sometimes. Nevertheless, it still takes | | | | a good rule of thumb is to exercise your lab only 10 |
| patients from you the trainer but if you set a routine | | | | minutes a day until they get a little older. |
| and stick to it, you should have no problems. | | | | As you can see Labradors make great pets... but you |
| Obedience training should also be on your list of | | | | already knew that. While training them is important to |
| things to teach your Labrador. After all, you don't | | | | do, don't forget to spend some quality time with |
| want your lab to grow up to be a big bully, jumping | | | | your puppy. As I mentioned before, bonding with |
| on guests, barking all night, it really becomes a pain. | | | | your lab early on is important to do, your lab will |
| The easiest solution is to train them when they are | | | | respect you and listen to you better, and if you keep |
| young. It's never too early to start training your lab; | | | | it up, you will have the dog you always wanted in no |
| unless they are younger than 8 weeks, if that's the | | | | time. |