Originally Posted by PoisonGirl

Ok.. for one.. ''We've been trying on and off to train him ever since the classes''

You can't just not feel like training a dog one day and doing some the next... training is something that needs to be kept constant, you need to do it every single day!

for example.. if some days you try to train him to stay off the sofa, but some days you let him on it because you aren't training that day... he will get really confused as to wether he is allowed or not..

Have you thought about going back to class with him? waving treats infront of his face is not really teaching him to ''obey'', it's teaching him he can ignore you if there is no food... What about clicker training? Hide the treat and once you have got him obeying you more, you can start to randomly treat so he doesn't know if a treat is coming or not.


Labs do need heaps of exercise and not just walking or running in a field. On top of at least two 45 min walks (minimum) a day I would encourage him to play games like ''seek'', labs have extremely good noses and it will get his brain going too, looking for hidden items.

Get him to work for his food too... scatter it on the lawn, hide it under pots, in boxes.

When he jumps up, you need to be consistent with what method you use, and this needs to be carried out every single time he does it, so either turning away and ignoring him, or walking out the room and shutting the door, or outting him out the room. Then do not encourage him to play or interact with you, just ignore him a while until he is completely calm. Encourage him to do cal activiteis like chewing on a bone. Grooming him should also be a calming activity to enjoy together.

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