Question:i have a 5 month old Labrador retriever. I'm already starting to teach him some commands but sometimes he is disobedient. i know that Labradors are a very friendly dog and they love to play. sometimes they even play with a stranger when u bring them into a park for example. but my Labrador is not like that. he barks at people near him. i need help! how will i change his attitude? please give me tips how to train him.. thanks!
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You will need to socialize your dog. Take him to the park and have people approach him slowly and give him treats for being calm. He'll get used to having people around soon.
Check out a book on puppy socialization - the good news is that he's still very young, so it will be easier than socializing an older dog. Good luck!
Take him to an obedience class so you can learn how to act like the alpha person in the 'dog pack' - I think your dog thinks he is the alpha male, that's why he is barking. If you show your dog you are the alpha, he will listen to you.
smack him wen he does it if he realises that barking like tht is going to hurt him i will stop doing it. you wont stick your hand in the fire twice now will ya lol and neither will he kk xx
i am not sure if you got you lab from a breed or shelter but if you got him from the breeder hope you checked into their background i raised labs you can email if you have anymore questions.. regardless of where you got him. you need to take him to obedience classes asap and maybe an agility class go to the park tell him in a stern voice no when he starts barking sending you some on-line sites that might be of use.
Well, it's YOU who should be the alpha. Your dog is simply insecure. Patience, firmness and consistency.
Good luck.
o you mean the overly friendly labrador who can't get weighed at the vet because they are too full of wiggles because they are excited that they are meeting a new person and the one who goes to a dog park to socialize with people instead of dogs...thats my lab hehe..um ya labs are kinda disobediant have you read marley and me? you just have to go over it with them a couple times and say no and maybe say the command more sterner and stuff you have to halm a calm but authoritive voice when you're doing the commands and as a pup your dog has a short attention span so only train him for like 15 to 20 min at a time but then train him in the smaller sections more often throughout the day...um ya when he barks is he wagging his tail that's a sign that he wants to play mine barks and starts jumping and i make her sit and go no! and sometimes if he lunges for them he just wants to play...have you tried to actually let the other people pet him ?? they would probably be scared im sure thats how my dog is a little but she just wants to play and people look and me like my dog is going to hurt them or something my dog is just a big sweet moose who loves to play with everyone try bring him to a dog park and socializing him more ( well when the shots are done and stuff) does your dog bark when you feed him because he could just be sassing you and sayin i want my food now
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