Living out in the country side is all very well and good and means that Poppy is well socialised with other dogs. She always has been and is always keen to play in the river with her friends. But taking her to a busy town every now and again introduces new sights and sounds for Poppy to deal with which she does very well. She doesn’t get to walk in crowds of people very often let alone have to deal with buses and trains but she coped with it all very well and didn’t batter an eye lid all weekend. She was totally un-phased and remained a very strong and confident lab at all times.
I think a lot of people expect their Lab to be born with the confidence that many older Labs have but it does require a certain amount of training. There are many techniques for training a labrador. I got most of my techniques here if you’re interested. I think the most important aspect is socialisation early on. The more scenarios you can introduce your lab to the better but you have to do it right.
Get your labrador training right. You will be rewarded.
