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Understanding Labrador Retrievers: My Lab Is Eating The Furniture!
from:Many new Lab owners are not familiar with the fact that these puppies have a natural tendency to nip and bite at human hands and arms. In fact, these little guys will put anything in their mouths that can fit. Unfortunately, some dog owners mistake this behavior as pure biting and unfairly scold and punish the animal. You must understand that Labradors are genetically designed to have an oral fixation, specifically for retrieving.
They must be trained with positive reinforcement not to mouth and bite at people's limbs. A fitting analogy is to look at a Labrador puppy the same as a piranha, but with fur. They run around with their mouths open literally hunting down anything to put in it, something, anything, whatever they can find!
When these puppies get older they have a tendency to start grabbing onto your arms and clothing. Such behavior should be considered inappropriate and completely stopped before it develops into an act of dominance. But as you may have heard before, training a Labrador not to grab onto your arms and clothes with its mouth needs to be carefully instituted. You can never totally stop your Lab from putting things in its mouth but you can certainly teach him to make better choices.
Health Problems Due To Mouthing Stuff
Another fitting analogy to describe the oral fixation of a Labrador Retriever is to consider them like vacuum cleaners. Many times they accidentally suck up and swallow objects which can lead to health problems, especially if they get a hold of products that have poisons in them.
Labradors have been known to swallow toys, balls, rocks, socks, rawhide, bicycle seats, and even knives! Basically anything that can fit in their mouth and down its throat is fair game to the motivated Labrador Retriever. It is good advice to de-fluff your pillows, remove sofa cushions, and discard any loose toys or items around your house that could cause harm if swallowed.
I once came home to find one of my wooden dresser drawers completely removed from the entire unit. The front panel was torn off and I had clothes everywhere. As I was cleaning up the mess I noticed that there was small pieces of wood chips all over the room and the front panel was nowhere to be found. As you can probably guess, my lab chewed up and ate the entire front panel, even the metallic handle was gone! Luckily he did not suffer any internal damages and the handle passed through his system without harm.
The answer to raising a lab while minimizing personal damages to both your home and your dog is to doggie-proof anything and everything you can find. Supervision also plays a huge role in training your dog not to chew up certain items. You must have plenty of time to invest into your Lab which will prove to be time well spent as you watch your dog grow into a well-mannered adult.
Understanding Labrador Retrievers: When Labs Become Destructive
The difference between a good Labrador Retriever owner and a disastrous one depends on whether or not that person leads an active lifestyle To put it in simple terms, labs were bred to be extremely active when in the company of hunters, from dawn to dusk They used to run, swim, and retrieve foul for up to 16 hours each day, or more Labs have extremely high energy levels and just because your.....More on Feeding Labrador Retriever Puppies
How To Handle Traveling With Your Labrador Retriever
Since your Labrador may sometimes accompany you when you travel, it is important to indoctrinate it into riding in the car while it is still a puppy Start with short trips, such as local errands, and increase from there The dog should always ride in the back seat and should be taught to lie down while the car is moving Young puppies often do well to ride in their crates during any extended car .....More on Feeding Labrador Retriever Puppies
Teaching Your Labrador To Retrieve
Mutual trust and understanding are required between the hunter and his dog before a satisfactory retrieving companion is developed The intelligent Labrador Retriever, brought up as a house pet with the love and understanding of the person who is to take him hunting, requires a minimum of training in order to accomplish the job Much of this training can be done in the house and a few minutes a .....More on Feeding Labrador Retriever Puppies
The Labrador Retriever An Intelligent Working Dog
As the breed name clearly points out, Labrador Retrievers were bred originally to assist in the hunt by retrieving downed game However, as years passed, their roles did not change but rather expanded to include numerous tasks and services No service rendered by a dog can surpass the role of Guide Dog Through the work of these highly skilled animals, a blind individual is able to move in th.....More on Feeding Labrador Retriever Puppies
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