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Originally Posted by ScreamingEagle44
Anyone on here raise a lab puppy and can offer some tips and tricks, I am picking up my 8 week old pup next week and am hoping for some help.
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Puppies are all terrorists.
Once you settle that in your mind, you'll be fine. Just get ready for six months of heck, crimes repeating themselves, and then, miraculously, things will start to level out.
Very, very, very important to ensure your pup is adequately socialized with other dogs and people through those first six to nine months.
Be the Alpha. The dog doesn't care who is boss. It just wants to know where it fits in the pack of your household (husband/wife, then kids, then cats and finally the dog) so don't leave it confused. If it senses no leadership from yourself, it will assume that position and then you've got a longer-term obedience problem. This doesn't mean beating it - you should never have to do that - but simply being assertive and clear who the boss is.
Also, bribes work.
Cowperson