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Originally Posted by RAINYBOW
He is still very much a puppy at 1 
All the labs i know are super boisterous and super smart 
Training really takes a long time. Oscar is 10 months and we are still working hard on recall and heel and there are still times when i can't do a thing with him because he has the wind up his tail and a scent in his nose
I am wondering if you could revisit training classes, go back to the beginning and talk to the trainer about the problems you are having.
They are the best people to assess his behaviour and advise as they will be able to see how you interact together.
Have you tried a squeaky ball instead of treats as a training aid, or maybe he would respond well to clicker training  |
Thanks, that's quite encouraging. I just fear for my family when he's in a horrible mood, really.
How exactly would using a squeaky ball work? Make it squeak instead of giving a treat, or give it him to play with?
Also, how exactly should we go about clicker training? At the classes they told us to click as soon as he performs an action so he knows that he's been good, and then follow this up with a treat.