how do i train a lab pup ? chews everything and is too rough with our 1 yr. old?

Question

also needs to be house broken!

Answer 1

Wow, you have taken on a lot by getting a high energy, slow to mature breed when you have a 1 yr old child too.
There are lots of good books on housebreaking. Buy one.
Enroll the pup in an obedience class that uses positive training methods. The dog will need to attend a number of sessions of classes before you have a well trained dog. And you need to work with him every day on the stuff taught in the class.
The pup will need lots of your time and lots of exercise to keep him from chewing and being too wild. Long walks everyday and free running playing fetch or frisbee.
To be realistic, you need to always closely supervise the dog and 1 yr old together. A puppy has no idea that his bouncing around is going to knock a small child down. As he is trained he will learn to not jump on people, but that takes some time.

Answer 2

Sorry to say, a one year old and a lab puppy are a bad match. Your best bet is the sell the pup now before it gets big and get another breed. Labs are very!!! high energy dogs, and require a lot of work on your part. With a child that young, I'm afraid one of 2 things is going to happen, the dog is going to end up in the backyard for it's life, because eventually the pup is going to make the child scared of it due to the excitement level of the dog, or you will end up getting rid of the dog anyways. Not being mean, but I've seen this happen over and over with labs, and I've heard the same story over and over, " I have a (fill in blank) that has a lab and it is the greatest dog in the world!" Trust me, it took a long time for the dog to be the greatest dog in the world.

Answer 3

I have 2 boxers additionally, three yr ancient feminine and a pair of yr ancient male, and whilst I obtained my male my feminine has been loopy ever on the grounds that! She chewed my footwear, took all my garments, footwear, some thing that she might succeed in out the puppy door and into the garden. She nonetheless does it so I have got to be additional cautious whilst i go away (i do not crate) and select EVERYTHING up off the ground. When you discover anything she has chewed rub her nostril on it say a corporation no, then supply her anything she will be able to bite like a rawhide. More than most probably she is solely lonely and really bored for the ones 8 hours in her crate. I entirely feel boxers are spiteful, specifically women in view that ours does the identical specified factor!

Answer 4

Crate train him for the housetraining. Crate him in a smallish crate while you're away or asleep. When you take him out, take him outside immediately and let him go potty. Then praise him and give him treats for being a good dog. He'll get the idea much faster.

You should enroll in a puppy training class. He's just a pup, and he has to learn his manners somehow. This will help you control him better, so if he starts getting too playful with your child, you can stop him. He'll learn how to sit, stay, and walk on a leash, etc.

Answer 5

That is a very high energy breed! They need lots and lots of exercise and play time. You need to spend a lot of time training him every day. You need to crate train, and the advice is never leave a dog and child alone together unsupervised. NEVER. Order and read Dr. Ian Dunbars book "AFTER YOU GET YOUR PUPPY". It's a little paperback that will help you train your puppy in every area of life. You can order it from Amazon.com. Or, go to his website http://www.siriuspup.com. Best thing you'll ever do for your pup!

Answer 6

for the housetraining I agree with crate training, it helps them to learn to hold it. praise when he goes outside and a firm "bad dog" and a smack on the butt when he goes inside. For the chewing, make sure you have something around he is allowed to chew on, rawhides are best. When he chews on something he isn't supposed to, tell him no, and give him what is allowed to chew.

As far as the baby goes, beat him. This sounds harsh, but it needs to be understood at a very young age that they are not to be rough with kids. The only time I beat the dog is when he displays aggession towards me or kids, or when he gets in my food. He has never done any of these things more than once.

Answer 7

Well one way is when he stops say stop everytime you catch him chewing so later you can say stop and he will. do this with sit and stay. Also take him outside to go to the bathroom every hour to the same spot. he will pick up the smell and go there every time you take him. Also training classes work.

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