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RE: Accepting the Inevitable - 1/23/2010 3:52:13 PM

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Just, "NO" with a firm statement...... and hand in his face.

Helps to wrestle on floor and bite - gently - his exposed neck. Might take three or four times, but that's what his instincts will respond to. I've bit some male subs on front of throat - works charms. Twisted collars work, too. LOL!

That works for me!

I mean ummm yeah that usually works pretty well in training a dog..

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RE: Accepting the Inevitable - 1/23/2010 3:54:05 PM

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Congratulations on the dog. Labs are such affectionate and wonderful animals.

You will be a great dad. Good luck.

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RE: Accepting the Inevitable - 1/23/2010 3:55:42 PM

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I'm currently with my second purebred lab, the first was a yellow who I named Yippeecayaybuckaroo (and called "Buck") and the second one who I still have is a black lab who I simply call Joe. Now, Buck - he was a smart dog, and beautiful. Everybody loved him, but he could climb or dig or otherwise find his way through any fence, and I believe he was stolen. He disappeared out of the kennel one night and never came back.

Joe, he's stupid but lovable, and like Buck, Joe can get through the fence seemingly at will. I finally had to run an electric fence to keep them in. I also had to run some chain link flat on the ground all the way around the perimeter of the very large kennel I have so they couldn't dig their way out.

A couple of things about labs, they love to run and they know they can outrun you. Don't get angry with them for this, its what they do, just keep that in mind and outsmart the dog when you can and you'll be okay. Second, they love attention, and because they're working dogs the kind of attention they love best are physical games. Its good for you and its good for them, so use it as an excuse to get the excercise that will do you a world of good. If there's somewhere you can take them where they can really run/( like a wooded area) they love that. Let 'em go and hope he comes back...

Generally they do, but after a time. After they get used to going to such a wild place with you and as they mature they mellow and aren't so explosive out of the gate.

Good luck, you have your work cut out for you. Train him well, and it'll pay off in the long run.

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RE: Accepting the Inevitable - 1/23/2010 4:21:12 PM

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what a joy it has been reading through the posts! tender & funny & good advice too :-) I've had several dogs through the years, the majority of them rescues & bless you for that. In any case, I've always been a big believer in not giving access to anything I'd be upset to have destroyed without supervision. That means our dogs (large & small) have either been crated in the house or in a fenced-in area outside when not supervised, like when we're at work or at night. Our newest is a pup we've had for abt 4 months now ... she has the laundry room & open access to her crate, which serves as her bed ... that lil girl is so smart she has pretty much potty trained herself! Even my big dogs like their crates. Being big & working dogs (blue heeler & lab/heeler mix), they prefer being outside all day, but at night, they like coming inside & sleeping inside their crates (yes, door closed).

Congrats to you! Patience, love, consistency, & time ... these have always helped me win over rescues ;-)

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RE: Accepting the Inevitable - 1/23/2010 5:19:24 PM

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I have a yellow lab/chow mix who will turn 15 this November. He is the best beast ever. I got him when he was a puppy from a no kill shelter and he has been loyal from day one. It makes me sad to see him old now. He's almost completely deaf and his hips are starting to really stiffen up. Plus he makes all kinds of old man sounds. Labs are wonderful dogs. Enjoy yours.

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RE: Accepting the Inevitable - 1/23/2010 5:32:37 PM

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Putting the garbage in a separate room is not a solution, nor is cayenne pepper. It will take time (and yes, put it in a separate room when you are not able to have a training session.)

Until that dog is trained not to go in the garbage, it is not only a solution, but a safety measure. If the dog has free roam of the house while you are home, unless you intend to lock him up just to go to the bathroom, it is for the dog's safety to put the garbage out of reach. As for the cayenne pepper, ammonia or anything else, it is behavioral training. The dog learns that the garbage is not pleasant and therefore stays away from it.

I agree with this - one of my dogs got into the rubbish and ate moldy cheese - and developed a progressive paralysis that cost me a couple of hundred dollars to treat. At the time i wasn't sure it was worth it!!!!
admittedly this isn't going to happen every time, but consider meat juice on a sock for example - the lab that i had wouldn't have stopped to chew with this little tidbit, and it would have been off to the vet.

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RE: Accepting the Inevitable - 1/23/2010 6:38:02 PM

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Labs by definition are puppies in attitude till age 5 minimum. My sister did puppy kindergarten with her lab over and over for a year and a half straight. Other breeds learn things in one go, labs don't.

But they are incredibly sweet and affectionate and great with children. Small bits of cheese serve as rewards and motivation for them. Three or four miles walking daily will keep them just exuberant and not with the overabudence of energy that comes out in destructive behavior. I know people who take turns running with the lab and others who ride a bike at the lab's top speed to keep them exercised.

I recommend a fenced yard. They will go through a wireless fence if the motivation is great enough but they won't come back through it afterwards.

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RE: Accepting the Inevitable - 1/24/2010 10:29:47 AM

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While is strongly discourage them for pups that eat what they chew, there is something to be said for the worlds cheapest dog toy. I can hear him down in the living room, having a ball with a couple empty water bottles. It's when they are being quiet that the mischief begins.

It seems that nobody ever explained to him that the cat box is not a snack tray, though. Given the enthusiasm the wife and I have for cleaning said cat box, there is a certain evil temptation to let that slide.

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RE: Accepting the Inevitable - 1/24/2010 10:32:43 AM

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I know a couple who named their black lab "Visa."

Because he's everywhere you want to be.

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RE: Accepting the Inevitable - 1/24/2010 11:23:35 AM

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LOL, Muse. This guy has become used to that being the norm, but for the very short time he's been here, he already has a good grasp on "get out of my kitchen." He's a smart one.

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RE: Accepting the Inevitable - 1/24/2010 11:43:00 AM

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It seems that nobody ever explained to him that the cat box is not a snack tray, though. Given the enthusiasm the wife and I have for cleaning said cat box, there is a certain evil temptation to let that slide.

I would rethink that one. Cat poop breath is really icky.

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RE: Accepting the Inevitable - 1/24/2010 1:16:02 PM

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It makes them sick, too, Sandra, but you have to admit, it SEEMS like such an elegant solution, on first glance...

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