Labrador Retrievers are America's most popular breed and it's easy to understand why. Labs are great family pets that get along great with kids other dogs and they are easy to train. Like any dog a Lab should have some basic obedience training.
Start training early. Socialize your lab puppy and start training using positive reinforcement. Socialize your puppy with other puppies, people and different places. The more you socialize your puppy the more stable he will be as an adult dog.
Labs have lots of energy. Behavior problems can crop up when your Lab has too much pent up energy. Being a very smart breed they need mental exercise along with physical exercise.
Physical activities include walking, hiking, swimming, hunting, retrieving and playing tug. Mental activities include obedience training, teaching tricks and using toys like the Buster Cube and Kong Toy.
Once your Lab's exercise needs are taken care of you can focus on establishing yourself as the leader. Dogs are pack animals and do respond to a social structure. See leadership article in resource section on how to do this.
Some important commands to teach your Lab are sit, down, stand, stay, come, and heel. Labs are very excitable and tend to pull in leash. An excellent collar to use is a Gentle Leader head collar. It can really help with walking.
Labs tend to love retrieving and toys. You can use this to your advantage when it comes to training. Any behaviors you reward get stronger and stronger. You can use balls or toys to teach your Lab to do obedience.
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