Labrador training for effective control of your dog

The difference between having had experience or not, is conditioning. For example if a child ran out onto the road and a car horn sounded he would continue walking. On the other hand if you heard a car, you’d trun your head every way to see where the car is.

So set aside a few minutes of practice, away from your labrador. It’s best to do this with any family members available. What we need to do is develop timing. Have some cans rinsed clean and dry. Insert six pennies in each, tape the top can closed, and crush the sides of the cans, so as to make them square to stop them from rolling, to avoid creating a prolonged noise.

Be careful not to make a noise with the cans. If you should accidentally do so, praise must accompany the event. This will tell him you are not reprimanding him, and that he should ignore it. When more than one dog is there, each labrador must be individually praised and given direct eye contact and non-physical praise.

Praise Must Always Accompany Sound, with one exception. That is, when a behavior is being addressed after the fact. When you have discovered a behavior that occurred outside of your presence, this would be the only time the sound shall be presented without verbal praise. The details are covered later in “using sound to break bad behavior.” To teach your labrador the “recall” or “come” command, we must first create a phrase, and select a “key” or “cue” word in that phrase.

The second command must be accompanied by sound. The next request would be treated as a first request. The first instance of any phrase you will use must be presented without the accompaniment of sound. If your labrador should respond properly to this first request, “your-dogs-name-good-boy,” praise him immediately-even before he begins to move.

Watch out for his repsonse which could be the twitch of his ear or a small wag of his tail. Whatever he does give him immediate praise, for as long as he is thinking about your request. Keep it up until he comes all the way to you even if you have to move back a little.

In our example, suppose the dog performed well. That does not mean that he will always respond the same way. You have to bare in mind a conditioned reflex means your dog has little option but to do as you want.

Later, when you are done with all of the intricacies involved, test it out like this: Find yourself and your trained dog in a comfortable situation, like yourself sitting in your easy chair and him snoozing by the fireplace. Ask him to come in the proscribed manner. When he jumps up and sticks his big wet nose in your face, tell him he’s good, and tell him he’s free. Let him resume his leisurely pursuits and call him again.

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