Hi my name is cyndy I'm new owner of lab as,well as to forum...my Titus, is 7 months old. He's a handful and has been since day one...we enrolled in obedience class and learned alot but he has very few manners. It might be our fault but none the less still doesn't change it. I need advice on how to change this or if it's too late. He has behaviors that include jumping on tables vhairs,or anything else and grabs whatever is in his reach and runs,away..I guess when he was 15 pounds thst was funny , no longer funny at 55#. He eats everything and anything whether it's edible or not. HELP!
Hi Cyndy and welcome to the forum Labradors can certainly become a handful if we leave it up to them to decide how to behave. The answer is lots of training - tackling each 'issue' sort of separately. Have a look at this page on the main site - it's got lots of links to many articles on how to deal with different behaviour challenges (a lot of which involve boisterous behaviour). Here is the link: http://www.thelabradorsite.com/labrador-behaviour/ Have a read through. I hope the articles give you ideas about what you can do to retrain him so he's easier to live with. Sometimes it can also be helpful to have a consultation with an experienced trainer or behaviourist (who uses kind methods like training with treats) so they can give advice after watching you interact with your dog.
Hi Cyndy and Titus from Hattie 8 years and our rescue boy Charlie 5 years. I reckon we have all been there and worn the T-shirt. You could try clicker training to tackle some of these behaviours as it's positive and dogs really respond well to this kind of training plus it's a lot of fun. Lots of information on the forum to get you started x
I started him with the clicker but now he doesn't even pay no mind to it..I'm starting from beginning .. hope I can retrain him..he really is a,sweet boy
keep it basic...treat him as a new puppy. You CAN train him. You WILL train him. 9 months ago, we got Coco at 16 months old, no recall, no manners...a bit of a monster. He he becoming a delightful dog now. Still has his moments..but train, train & train. I would also say clicker. It is fun and it does really help for quick learning. Spend some time at the "charging the clicker" stage. This is the crucial bit. Stay in touch..I'll love to see him improve, and he will.
Hi there Cyndy....keep at it with help from the articles you've been directed to and advice from members here....don't get overwhelmed ,even if your training had been going amazingly up,to now this is the age when they start flexing their independence and strength ....your little puppy that would do a perfect sit in the kitchen can now be far more interested in jumping up to see what's just been put in the microwave. As I say don't get overwhelmed,choose what to concentrate rather than trying to train everything.....from my experience I found whatever you are training improves your bond and focus so everything generally improves....hang in there x
Hi Cyndy, keep it simple, so if you are worried about him jumping up start there, C&T for all paws on the ground, he will get the message and when you have tackled that start with your next issue. It's easy to feel you have to train everything at once but that won't work, one thing at a time and take it slowly. Titus will enjoy it and it will help with your bonding, you will have fun. If he wasn't interested before up the value of the treats, get little pieces of sausage, dried liver treats, chicken anything that smells good Keep going you WILL get there! xx
Keep it simple seems to be the mantra response and I agree. The key is consistent and daily training, even if for only 5 minutes. And if only 5 minutes do a command over and over until he's mentally exhausted. You went to an obedience class yet he has no manners. You should ask for your money back. If you don't get him compliant I dare say you will give him up. I have a high drive lab that needs daily work. If I didn't he'd rule the roost in no time. Good luck.
Hello and welcome to the forum. Good advice above. I would tackle one thing at a time. You must keep it the same for him so he knows that you won't change your mind. Say you want him to sit at the door so you can go through it first. Make him sit and stay. If he gets up before you open it . Close it again and take him back to where you had him sitting and try again. Tell him sit and stay. Do not let him go through the door until you say he can. You may have to open the door 20 times, but he will do. When he does it right make a big fuss of him and a nice treat like chicken. Good luck
I don't really got any advice, you got some good advice already above I just wanted to say hi! Where are you from? I saw you say pounds so I thought that you might be from USA also. I'm sure if you stick to same training with same kind of response he will settle. Don't give in and don't get mad, you don't want him afraid of you. In what kind of situation is he jumping on chairs and tables?
