Training a labrador to do even the simplest of commands such as “sit” can be frustrating. Try to remain calm throughout the duration of your training sessions. If you start getting angry and shouting you Lab will pick up on this and be less interested than when you started.
One of the most frustrating traits with Poppy was her recall. She would rush off at the sight of another dog or human just to say hello. As you can imagine this was so embarrassing and it looks like you have an unruly and disobedient dog. We conquered this with a series of training sessions which I found and followed. Please feel free to have a look here if you are interested.
Now I let Poppy go off and play but it’s on my terms. She will not leave me until I say she can go and play. This is a really nice piece of obedience that Poppy has mastered – especially when it’s dark during walks.
