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Labrador Retriever Discussions / Re: Puppy Control
« on: May 26, 2007, 11:21:04 pm »
Hi everyone - let me say thanks for all the great advice!

I have tried walking in one direction and then Tobler starts to pull I turn and walk in the opposite direction and this is working better than anything else.  So every night at about 9pm we walk back and forth on our street. It confuses him just enough to remind him to pay attention to me, then I will jog with him after about 15 min and that really wears him out!  This the best exersize I have been able to give him so thank you so much- from tobler and me  :) Even his daddy was impressed! Maybe in a couple weeks we will make it around the corner ;)

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Labrador Retriever Discussions / Re: Puppy Control
« on: May 25, 2007, 01:11:16 am »
Thanks for all of the suggestions-

I have the same problem with my husband not being consistent with the pulling on the leash.  We have the medieval torture device and the chest harness and he is still hard to control - he had the chest harness on when he knocked me on my a%#! but I will try the walking back and forth tonight, that is something I haven't tried yet.


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Labrador Retriever Discussions / Re: Puppy Control
« on: May 24, 2007, 01:23:53 pm »
Thanks for the suggestions and I have tried stopping once the pulling begins and have walked about 10 steps within an hour - frustrating :D - i guess consistent stops will eventually help - we live in Las Vegas and now that the temperature is rising we have to go waling at night - so I can't spend as much time waiting for him - I know I have to do it, we'll both be happier ;D

thanks again
will post some pics soon

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Labrador Retriever Discussions / Puppy Control
« on: May 24, 2007, 01:00:05 pm »
Hi everyone,

I am a new member and just looking for some advice with my lab. 

First, let me introduce my puppies - I have a beagle, Baby 2 1/2 yrs-small for a beagle and a black lab, Tobler 2 1/2 years and big for a lab.

They both are full of energy and sometimes are hard to control, especially Tobler because he weighs about 100 lbs.  When I take him for a walk he basically walks me and it is so embarrassing when I can't control him in front of people.  He needs exercise but I dread walk time even though I know he loves it.  The last straw is tonight when I tried to walk him and we came across a stray dog - I didn't know what to do because Tobler freaked out and I was scared and didn't know what either was going to do. He knocked me over and the neighbor came to help -great way to meet your neighbor-on your back!!!! anyway I finally dragged him in the house.
Tobler is really friendly and basically has a puppy mentality- but he is misunderstood because of his size.

Does anyone have any suggestions- I will try anything,

Thanks,
Kimberlee
AKA toblersmom

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