LOL. Sam has been trying to get this poor pup to hold a little biscuit on his nose. I keep telling him he's too young yet. Only 13 weeks old. LOL.
Sam wants to play with biscuits and dog, teach puppy to "sit" by holding the biscuit just in front of his mouth and then move it slowly up and back. His little bottom will just naturally hit the floor. "Good dog!" < treat >
Another thing he can start working with is clicker training. (If he's not familiar with the clicker method, let me know! I have a lot of material on it.) You can click train "come" as early as 8 weeks. Then "sit", "down" and "heel" . . . that should keep him occupied until Bowser is ready to balance a biscuit on his nose!
What color Lab? And is he field or show? Mine has a show daddy and a field mama, but other than her short stature she is ALL field dog. Just go-go-go all day long, and show her a duck and she's your girl. (I'm afraid my kids blow the duck calls just to see Shelley start frantically searching for Mr. Mallard behind all the furniture . . . "I know he's in here somewhere!")