bozthepup Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Having house rules is great. The dog needs consistency otherwise it will become very confused. Mum and Dad need to present a united front (just like with kids!) and whatever is unacceptable behaviour for Mum has to be unacceptable for Dad as well.Have a chat to whomever is running your puppy school and ask them how to solve these issues. SOME of the people (often vet nurses) who run puppy schools are very good but some leave a lot to be desired. At the same time - your expectations seem pretty high. Your lab is going to be a puppy for a long time. Average about 4 years. Some don't "grow up" until they're old! Doesn't mean it can't be a well behaved puppy though! If you've got an average labrador then the journey will be slow and will take consistent work. Don't compare too much to the beautifully behaved Goldie down the road - Boz is an individual dog and he will be the "best" dog around because he's yours. He probably won't be the best behaved though at least not for a good few years. Thank you so much pointeelab, esp for the final par. There is so much info swimming around in my head on trying to get him 'right' - I need to keep telling myself he's a (lab) baby !!! He really is very good on alot of fronts and I don't give him enough credit for that !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 the 'rules' are a good start ! have a read HERE as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 There is a heck of alot to take in for us and him when trying to 'mould' the kind of dog you'd like him to be Okay i find the above interesting ,i have never heard off someone moulding a dog into what you like. So i guess y question is what the households expectations ?? I've rehomed too many lab pups because people think (for some reason) that labradors are a placid breed. Its funny we board alot of labs from all sorts of breeds & from around australia & we find the biggest issue with untrained or unruly lab pups is s mall minority of owners presume because there a lab there instantly smart Obviously they are a very bright breed you just need to be matched & prepared to be patient & go through the stages Its interesting working in my field as to what some owners presume because of what the breed is.You now like rough collies are Lassies etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozthepup Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 There is a heck of alot to take in for us and him when trying to 'mould' the kind of dog you'd like him to be Okay i find the above interesting ,i have never heard off someone moulding a dog into what you like. So i guess y question is what the households expectations ?? I could be totally off track but I'm sensing a frown accompanies your question /statement here re moulding, settrlvr ? Perhaps mould is not the right word, hence the inverted commas. Let me try to articulate it further. We thought for a long time about owning a dog, and bringing up a puppy ... and waited until our situation was as right as it could be; now that we're lucky enough to own a beautiful little fellow, we are simply trying to help the pup to develop into the healthiest and happiest he can be, and to train him to be as best we can within our limited experience. Hopefully, in talking to and meeting new dogs and dog owners, reading, and taking in some fantastic advice and opinion from places like DOL, we can set some reasonable household expectations, build on his best 'personality' traits and all live happily ever after ! But it's a learning experience for us all along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabrador Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 There is a heck of alot to take in for us and him when trying to 'mould' the kind of dog you'd like him to be Okay i find the above interesting ,i have never heard off someone moulding a dog into what you like. So i guess y question is what the households expectations ?? I've rehomed too many lab pups because people think (for some reason) that labradors are a placid breed. Its funny we board alot of labs from all sorts of breeds & from around australia & we find the biggest issue with untrained or unruly lab pups is s mall minority of owners presume because there a lab there instantly smart Obviously they are a very bright breed you just need to be matched & prepared to be patient & go through the stages Its interesting working in my field as to what some owners presume because of what the breed is.You now like rough collies are Lassies etc etc. I guess like any breed there are smart ones and dumb ones. Most lab pups are pretty full on though... in your face and into everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charli73 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) Boz, Jumping up starts off as cute but down the track can be downright annoying as you know... Our German Shepherd jumped on us and it was so annoying, we tried turning our back and with me she would jump on my back which was not fun.... the only and last solution was to lift my knee and give her a little knock to the chest... it didnt hurt her but gave her a suprise and she never jumped on me again... She now runs toward me, sits and slides into my feet while her bum wriggles uncontollably... It is very cute and she knows I wont pat her until she is sitting and quiet.... Edited January 16, 2009 by charli73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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