Puppy Newbie - Training And Other Questions

[Bubitty]

Hopefully soneone can help you with triangle of temptation because I personally have not used it.

Clicker looks like this: http://www.arcatapet.com/fullsize/11116.jpg

It makes a crisp sound when you press the button.

You can start off by waiting for your dog to say look at you, press the button (ie click) and feed the pup a treat straight away. I started out with just puppy focusing on me and clicking and treating whenever she made eye contact.

A few days later I taught her to target (touch her nose on my finger wherever I put my finger) and gradually build on from there.

Basically just do lots of reading and find things to teach her. Labs are super smart and should pick things up very quickly.

I LOVE this site: http://www.dragonflyllama.com/%20DOGS/Leve...vel/1Level.html

I have been steadily going through the levels slowly day by day.

When you are more comfortable with training you can teach your pup tricks such as "Say a prayer" or "Shame"! All very fun and make great party tricks!

[Dogsfevr]

How many hrs a day would she spend in the laundry??

Will she always be a house dog or are you wanting outside mainly???

How much outside time does she get each day??

[RPMgirl]

Thanks Bub.

At the moment 4 hours absolute max and overnight. But she'll be outside in a fully fenced back yard in a few weeks and she'll only be in at night.