The Labrador Retriever Training Handbook

According to the American Kennel Club, the Labrador retriever has been rated as the most popular purebred dog in America for thirteen consecutive years. In fact, nearly three times as many Labs were registered in 2002 than any other breed. The Everything Labrador Retriever Book is the perfect introduction to America's most popular pet. Written by dog expert Kim Campbell Thornton, The Everything Labrador Retriever Book is packed with professional, breed-specific advice that helps readers raise, care for, and train their Lab safely and successfully. Packed full of photos showing Labs in action, The Everything Labrador Retriever Book is perfect for new and seasoned dog owners!

First-time puppy owners and dog lovers will rejoice at this veterinarian-approved dog handbook! Training Your Labrador Retriever provides advice on physical and behavioral characteristics to look for when choosing a puppy, along with recommended training. Good-natured and affectionate, Labrador Retrievers make wonderful pet companions. As part of the Training Your Dog series, Training Your Labrador Retriever focuses on this unique breed, describing its physical traits, history, and behavior. Best of all, Training Your Labrador Retriever provides essential training methods for owners! Important topics covered include: What to look for when choosing a puppy Living with a dog and understanding breed-specific traits Everyday care, grooming, and exercise Nutrition, health maintenance, and potential breed-specific health problems Puppy and dog training, tricks, and play activities All books in this dog training series are spiral bound and contain full-color photos. Informative sidebars are full of breed facts, helpful hints, and quick tips on training. Plus, every book comes with an instructional DVD with a dog training course for new owners! Want to learn about even more dog breeds? The Training Your Dog series is a wonderful collection of titles focused on pairing owners with the best breed for their family and training each breed in accordance with their characteristics. Other books in the series include, Boxers, Great Danes, Pugs, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Australian Shepherds, Pit Bulls, and more!

☆★The Best Guide On How To Train Your Labrador Retriever★☆ Is it ever too late to train your Labrador Retriever? Your Lab is never too old for training. Well-trained Labs live longer and they're much less likely to be given up or removed from the family. The number one reason dog owners have to give up their friends is because of behavioral issues! A bad-behaved dog can be the source of a lot of stress and heartache. Even dogs that aren't necessarily badly behaved can cause problems in both their owners and their own lives. The benefits of training go far beyond having a well-trained Lab. Labs that are trained have a much stronger bond with their owners than non-trained ones do. It also means the time you spend together will be more fulfilling, for both of you. ★★ Grab your copy today and discover★★ ♦ The unique aspects of Labrador Retrievers that have turned it into America's favorite dog breed. ♦ An overview of just why training your Labrador is one of the very best things you can do for it. ♦ An easy yet effective way of teaching your Labrador all of the basic commands. ♦ A great way to make and keep your dog socialized, ensuring that they'll be comfortable and that you'll be in control in any kind of situation. ♦ A complete how-to guide on how to potty train your Lab in a remarkably short amount of time with as few accidents as possible. ♦ The ethical guide to obtaining your lab from the right places. ♦ A flexible time schedule of when you should train your Lab. Whether your lab is a puppy, a few years old, or a decade old, this guide will tell you the best steps you can take to train them effectively with as little stress as possible. ♦ And much more... The advice in this book is well-known and trusted by professional dog trainers, and now it's available to you! Even you just have a few things you'd like to train your Labrador to do, this book will give you the best ways to do it. Don't look any further for a training guide. This will answer any questions you might have, and will teach you how to do everything you need plus tons more! Scroll up and click the buy now button to get this guidebook today!

The benefits of training go far beyond having a well-trained Lab. Labs that are trained have a much stronger bond with their owners than non-trained ones do. It also means the time you spend together will be more fulfilling, for both of you.

Your Labrador Retriever Puppy Month-by-Month provides new puppy owners with everything you need to know and do at each stage of development to make sure your playful, energetic puppy grows into a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted companion. Expert authors Terry Albert, vet Deb Eldredge, and breeder Joanne Olivier team up to cover all the questions new owners tend to have and may not think to ask, including: What to ask the breeder before bringing your puppy home. Which vaccinations your puppy needs and when to get them. How to make potty training as smooth (and quick) as possible. What do to when your puppy cries at night. Why and how to crate train your puppy. When socialization should happen and how to make sure it does. When your puppy is ready to learn basic commands-like Sit, Stay, and Come-and the best way to teach them. When and how to go about leash training. How much exercise your puppy needs to stay physically and mentally healthy. What, how much, and when to feed your puppy to give him the nutrition he needs without the extra weight he doesn't. When your puppy is ready for obedience training and how to make sure it works. How and how often to bath your puppy, brush his coat, clip his nails, and brush his teeth. How to know what requires a trip to the vet and what doesn't. What causes problem behaviors, when to expect them, and how to correct them.

Everything you need to know about Labrador Retriever training, basic obedience, potty training, and even how to eliminate bad habits. This book is guaranteed to answer any and all questions about training your new Labrador Retriever and is a must-have for anyone thinking of getting a Labrador Retriever puppy.

A complete, comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide to living with and caring for the world's most popular dog, from the leading expert in the field. 'The best guide to preparing for a puppy and emerging unscathed from the next 12 months that I've seen' -- The Bookbag 'Covers everything you need to know' -- ***** Reader review 'I would be lost without it!!' -- ***** Reader review 'Love Labs? Got a Lab? Then get this book, pretty much everything you want and need to know is in here' -- ***** Reader review 'Fantastic book - really informative and helpful. Recommend.' -- ***** Reader review ********************************************************************************************* Pippa Mattinson, dog-training specialist, tells you everything you need to know about training and caring for your labrador. From puppyhood to old age, this book provides an in-depth guide to raising your labrador, making for a contented owner and a happy dog, covering among other topics: · Surviving the first few weeks · Health queries · Practical training · Sexual maturity · Breeding · Senior Labradors · Games to play for all ages Pippa Mattinson is in touch with over 300,000 dog owners every month through her website The Labrador Site and online forum The Labrador Forum and knows exactly what labrador owners want. Founder of The Gundog Trust, her first two books Total Recall and The Happy Puppy Handbook have won praise from many happy dog owners.