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Labrador training and stopping puppy labradors biting and barking

Wagging tails are an indicator of mood or temper. Wrong! You can determine some information by observing a dogs tail movement, but don't count on it to tell you about his intent. Some things you'll be able to determine are how comfortable he is with the command or situation he's in. If the tail is kept up underneath, means he's very uncomfortable, nervous, scared. If tail curves around flanks when he's sitting or laying shows he's comfortable. Straight out behind him indicates very comfortable. Sitting on it, with a slight curl at the base, indicates he's in the process of learning something.
Today, you will learn to use and become proficient with the "recall" or "come" command, through the installation of a conditioned reflex. Conditioned reflex can be used to teach any command, but for our purposes at this time, it will only be used for "recall", or "come", as it is not useful in the development of higher learning and thought processes.
Dogs can and do learn and UN-learn anything in four properly conducted repeatings. These four repeatings can be carried out in four different places with four different settings. For example when your dog hears a new command, he has no idea what is being asked of him. The second time, he begins to understand. The third time, he completely understands, but dogs being dogs, he is going to resist. This is called a learning plateau.
Learning plateaus are where your labrador needs a few moments to sort and file information. Even at the speed of light, instructions need to be sorted out to go to memory. This happens usually on the third request when you are trying to teach or break a behavior.
So, when your labrador thinks about the new behavior, praise (non-physical praise) and patience, are needed because it takes time to learn. Now although your dog may fully understand what you are trying to get him to do now that you've shown him 3 times, this means he's certainly going to try to go against you. His job is to oppose you. So he will need to think things out at this stage and he will need praise, despite waht he may be thinking.
So now you have got him to the stage where he is going to start thinking about the is new idea. He's going to ponder, then glance at you. Back to the idea, now thinking of you. So follow him and re-enforce him with positively. Non physical praise only.
As his trainer you cannot guess what he might be thinking at this time. Take nothing for granted. Allow his choice to dictate your next move. It is very likely he's going to continue one last try at having his own way.
Finally there are only two choices for him. Either he does it correctly, for which you'll continue praise, or, he's going to do it wrong, and you'll continue to praise until you are sure he got it wrong.Then you'll perform the correct move, while continuing to praise, non physical, of course.

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Guidance and tips on labrador training so you dog behaves the way you want. Can be used on puppy labradors as well as older dogs.Here is a video of good labrador training

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