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Old 10-20-2008, 07:17 AM   #75
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Originally Posted by tsolomon View Post
A lot of great advice in this thread, so I don't have much to add except having a puppy is like having a new baby, until you get them on a schedule, everyone will be a little tired. Labs are about the easiest dogs to train so positive reinforcement with treats and praise will do the trick. Never call a dog to you to do something bad, but go to the dog instead. I believe in discouraging bad behavior with words like off and no and then redirecting to something you can praise.
We've been doing a combo of both...NO to the bad stuff and redirect his attention to something else then praising him for that.
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