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To: snippy_about_it
No, 13 weeks is too young. He doesn't know what you want.

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!")

82 posted on 10/03/2005 8:56:41 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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To: AnAmericanMother

Thanks for the tips. Ours has just the opposite of yours. He's yellow. He has a show mama and field daddy.

Check out the ping list today, around post 12 or 13 and see Sarge!


88 posted on 10/03/2005 9:14:39 AM PDT by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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To: AnAmericanMother

Ok. I'll bite, whats the clicker method?


181 posted on 10/03/2005 8:33:32 PM PDT by SAMWolf (The cost of feathers has risen, now even down is up)
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