It really depends on your puppy. My first Lab, Jesse, never used a crate, had various dog beds around the house and kept watch outside the kids...
Yes, the open palm was suggested to me too but sometimes I forget. Little red dots on my hands hardly noticeable. ; )
Thanks, my pup is just 4 months and still nips alot when tired but sometimes in play. I get discouraged because most of the training videos online...
Same here, 4 months, very bitey. My husband is home a lot more now, retired, but he still gets tired around 5-7 and can't settle. If he sleeps...
This is old post but my 4 mon old pup had his first yak bone. Likes it but yes, the noise....I wondered how you did . My lab hates antlers,...
just 4 months, yellow lab male, 32lbs. : )
I hope he starts to settle soon. My 4 month old gets overtired and still has trouble settling at night. He also would get very nippy and bite me...
My old pup was like that for a while. We did one walk and just played fetch in the yard. I never realized you can over walk a puppy and learned to...
How did things work out for you? I have an almost 4 month old who is so hyper all day, naps for a bit but always kind of "up". If you move, he...
That can be re noise. Or he might hear something outside. I had a dog that never cared about sounds indoors, but outside sounds, yes he'd alert...
My last labrador fell asleep on me the first few days. He was fine and helped us bond. He was okay with crate but never loved it. My new lab, 12...
Well, our 12 wk old never liked it and we were sad seeing him so fearful biting on door etc. We did days of the food in crate, treats, etc but he...
It really does depend on dog. My first lab never used it, he was pretty sedate for a puppy, loved plastic, didn't chew on wood. We gated him in a...
We never had our dogs neutered (I had 2,my husband 3) but I realize it's not common in US. My daughter's fiance from UK said he never saw anyone...
I watched a few training videos (Zak George is good) and realized although my guy bites more than past labs, I also got them few weeks older than...
We can try that if near by. I'm only leery because my old dog was not a big whiner, rarely barked, but ate cloth. One time had surgery for a sock...
That's funny,re the walls. Maybe a litter mate thing. I wish I could get a similar feel in the crate. It's nice to hear what others have done and...
Thanks, I am at my wits end because I thought with me outside crate or with door open, he'd be okay. No, He will run over my lap even if I put him...
So, i have a new almost 10wk puppy. We lost our 12 year old this past Fall and had another lab for 13 years before that. We got him at 8 wks. This...
We never had it with my last 2 labs and I'm debating it now with puppy. When I think of 30 or more a month (some have been) and it increases, if I...
