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Puppy Training Recall
What you Need to Know about Puppy Training Recall
Puppy training recall is really important, and if your Labrador puppy has a strong recall he will be a pleasure to own, and it will make your life with your puppy so much easier. if you are sure your puppy will come back to you, you are fare more likely to allow him off the lead when you go out. Puppy Training recall must be one of your top priorities when you start training your Lab puppy.
Puppy Training Recall
So here are your first steps to Puppy Training Recall.
When your new Labrador puppy arrives at your home, you will find that he will follow you everywhere. This provides you with a great opportunity to start your recall training.
- When you see your puppy following you, just crouch down and use his name, and give him the command “come”
- Give your puppy lots of praise when he comes to you. Your puppy is only doing what he wanted to do , but he will start to associate the word “Come” with the correct response, he is also learning that he will always get a lot of fuss and attention when he does come to you.
- Practise this in the house, go into different room and call your lab puppy. Ask a friend or another member to hold the puppy, then call him into the kitchen when it is time to be fed. This will give your puppy a great reward for coming when he is called.
This a great way to get your children involved with your Lab Puppy Training.
- Give each child a puppy treat and sit them down on the floor opposite each other.
- Then get each child to take his or her turn to call the puppy, using the puppies name and the command “Come”. When the pup comes, tell the children to praise the puppy and then they can give him a treat, then let the next child have a turn.
- As your lab puppy progresses in his training, you can ask him to “sit” before he is given his reward.
When you first get your puppy you will spending a lot of time with him, and sometimes your child will feel left out, introducing this simple game will include all the family and it will help with your puppy bonding.
Good luck with your Puppy Recall Training if you have any comments I would love to hear them. If you have any pictures of your Lab puppy I would love to see them and it would be great if I could put them on the site.
P.S. If you want more tips don’t forget to sign up for my 10 day Lab Puppy Training course, just fill in the form at the top right hand corner of the page and I will send my free puppy training tips to your in-box over the next 10 days.
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- The first steps to puppy proofing your home
- What you need for your Puppy
- Dogs Toilet Training
- Puppy Night Training
- Puppy Training recall
- Labrador Crate Training /Puppy Cage Training
- Points to remember with your Labrador Crate Training
- Puppy Training Biting
- Leash Training a Puppy
- Leash Training A Puppy – The First Day
- Leash Training a Puppy Video
- Leash Training a Puppy – Puppy not Walking
- Leash Training a Puppy stop puppy pulling on lead
- Leash Training a Puppy When Things Go Wrong
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Leash Training A Puppy – The First Day
Leash Training a Puppy the Easy Way
This is where the fun with your lab Puppy starts,with your leash training a puppy – The First Day but before we take your puppy out for it’s first walk we need to get it use to it’s leash.
Hopefully you have been putting your Labradors’ collar on so your puppy gets use to it, if you haven’t then you need to start doing this now (To find out about Fitting a Puppy Collar Click Here ). If you try the collar and lead together without getting your puppy used to it’s collar first you are doomed to fail.
Leash Training a Puppy
So your lab puppy has had his collar on for a couple of days and now you are eager to put on his lead. Although you won’t be able to take your puppy out on a lead until his vaccinations, you can use this time to work on your puppies lead training.
So here are your step-by-step instructions to attaching the leash for the first time.
- Attach the leash to the collar, and let it trail, please make sure that the leash can’t get snagged on anything.
- Pick up the lead, and follow your lab puppy wherever he wants to go. He will probably not even realise that you are holding the other end.
- Next step you need to encourage your pup to walk with you on the leash, rather than letting him choose his own route. To do this show him his favourite toy or a treat ( I found treats worked best) and hold it out for him to follow.
- Give your Puppy lots of encouragement, and praise and reward him if he takes a few steps in the right direction.
- When your puppy is walking with you, give him a command such as “heel”.
Top Tip: Only use the “heel” command when your puppy is in the right position.
Remember if you want to be successful make sure your puppy isn’t tired and also try training before your puppy has been feed you will get a much better response.
If your puppy doesn’t like the leash then go to this next page When things go wrong with your leash training a puppy
I have broken leash training a puppy into a few pages just click on the page of interest and you will be taken to that page.
Leash Training a Puppy Video
Leash Training a Puppy – Puppy not Walking
Leash Training a Puppy stop puppy pulling on lead
Leash Training a Puppy When Things Go Wrong
Leash Training a Puppy
P.S. If you want more tips don’t forget to sign up for my 10 day Lab Puppy Training course, just fill in the form at the top right hand corner of the page and I will send my free puppy training tips to your in-box over the next 10 days.
- The first steps to puppy proofing your home
- What you need for your Puppy
- Dogs Toilet Training
- Puppy Night Training
- Puppy Training recall
- Labrador Crate Training /Puppy Cage Training
- Points to remember with your Labrador Crate Training
- Puppy Training Biting
- Puppy Recall Training
Lab Puppy Training Posts
Leash Training a Puppy – Puppy not Walking
When Leash Training a Puppy you might find your Puppy not Walking. Yes it does happen, and when it does I think this is a much harder habit to break than your puppy pulling on lead.
Your puppy has had all it’s vaccinations so it’s time to take him into the big wide world. This can be overwhelming for your puppy he might become nervous and put on the brakes. The other thing that might happen is there are so many interesting smells that he comes across that he will not want to go anywhere he will just want to stand and smell everything.
If this happens to you, then you need to be more exciting than the smells around him and this will also take your puppies mind off the big wild world around him.
- Forget about trying to get your puppy to walk well on the lead for now, we just want to get used to being in these new surroundings. Have a game with your puppy,get him to focus on one of his Labrador puppy toys.
- Without interrupting your game, walk forward a few paces, and encourage your puppy to follow the toy.
- When your pup is in the right position use the “Heel” command, and then praise him. Then play for a few more moments then set off again.
- Keep working on this and you will build up a positive response to the lead. Try some turns and change the speed to keep your new lab puppy interested.
If you have any comments or questions on Leash Training a Puppy – Puppy not Walking I would love to hear from you.
I have broken leash training a puppy into a few pages just click on the page of interest and you will be taken to that page.
Leash Training A Puppy – The First Day
Leash Training a Puppy stop puppy pulling on lead
Leash Training a Puppy When Things Go Wrong
Leash Training a Puppy
P.S. If you want more tips don’t forget to sign up for my 10 day Lab Puppy Training course, just fill in the form at the top right hand corner of the page and I will send my free puppy training tips to your in-box over the next 10 days.
- The first steps to puppy proofing your home
- What you need for your Puppy
- Dogs Toilet Training
- Puppy Night Training
- Puppy Training recall
- Labrador Crate Training /Puppy Cage Training
- Points to remember with your Labrador Crate Training
- Puppy Training Biting
- Puppy Recall Training
Lab Puppy Training Posts
Leash Training a Puppy Stop Puppy Pulling On Lead
Leash Training a puppy How to Stop your Puppy Pulling on it’s Lead
It’s great to see your lab puppy having a positive response to his lead, but we don’t want him steaming ahead and pulling on the lead. When he is little it will not seem like a big deal but when your Labrador is a full grow adult he will be very strong and it could become a major problem.
So lets look at the simple steps to stop puppy pulling on lead
Stop Puppy Pulling On Lead
- If your Lab puppy starts pulling on the lead don’t be tempted to pull him back, if the lead is tight your puppy will pull harder.
- As soon as your puppies lead goes taut, stop, and then call your puppy to your side. reward him for coming back to you, then set off again giving him the command “Heel”
Top Tip: Don’t make the mistake that may new puppy owners make, Only say the “heel” command when he is in the right position, not when he is pulling ahead or lagging behind.
- When your puppy pulls ahead again, do exactly the same as you did before. I found that having a squeaky toy that Loretta was only allowed on her walks worked a treat. If she pulled ahead I would squeak the toy and as a reward she was allowed to have it. Then if she pulled again I would call her back and she would then get a treat and I would retrieve the Labrador puppy toy to be used again.
- In time, your new Labrador puppy will learn that pulling is counter-productive because he will keep having to stop, and not be able to explore the great outdoors.
I hope this Leash Training a Puppy stop puppy pulling on lead post has helped
I have broken leash training a puppy into a few pages just click on the page of interest and you will be taken to that page.
Leash Training A Puppy – The First Day
Leash Training a Puppy Video
Leash Training a Puppy – Puppy not Walking
Leash Training a Puppy When Things Go Wrong
Leash Training a Puppy
P.S. If you want more tips don’t forget to sign up for my 10 day Lab Puppy Training course, just fill in the form at the top right hand corner of the page and I will send my free puppy training tips to your in-box over the next 10 days.
- The first steps to puppy proofing your home
- What you need for your Puppy
- Dogs Toilet Training
- Puppy Night Training
- Puppy Training recall
- Labrador Crate Training /Puppy Cage Training
- Points to remember with your Labrador Crate Training
- Puppy Training Biting
- Puppy Recall Training
Lab Puppy Training Posts
