Once you have your new Lab home one of the first and most important training steps is teaching it to relieve itself outside. By nature, most Labs are easily trainable and will not have any difficulties learning this important rule. The one thing that is critical to your success is that a firm time schedule and reward system is put into place early.

One of the first training lessons your Labrador Retriever should receive is how to properly heel beside of you. The first step of this process is deciding which side the Lab should be on. Some Labs will naturally want to heel on the left of you while others on the right. So where you should you start training your Lab to be?

It is probably a question every potential Labrador owner asks themselves when trying to find the perfect Lab puppy. “Does color make a difference?” As we all know the Labrador standard includes three distinct, acceptable colors for the breed. Here we will try to find if the color of the dog has any relevance in choosing a Lab.