My friend has a 5 month old male yellow lab that is about 60 lbs. When anyone goes to his house the dog is all over the person, jumping on them and when you try to pet the dog it mouths your hand really, really bad so that you really can't pet him. And when he puts his dog on a leash it mouths that really bad too, like he doesn't want to be on a leash. And then when he trys to go for a walk sometimes the dog lays down and won't budge. He was dragging the dog around the house but it still would not get up. He thought maybe if he dragged him enough the dog would get tired of it and would give in and get up and walk. But he felt bad for the dog and just let the dog off of it's leash. And this lab seems strange in that its not too interested in playing fetch. I've never seen anything like this before. I will pass on any help you can give.
You've told us all about the Lab pup's behavior (Labs tend to be mouthy), but not about how your friend reacts or does not react to the dog's behavior (other than the leash incident, which is very disturbing; the owner has no idea what he's doing). Sounds like the owner is falling down on the job, or doesn't have a good idea of where to start. I agree the owner needs some help with basic obedience.
As for the retrieving, Labs have to be trained to do that. They don't just automatically come out of the womb knowing how to retrieve. There is instinctive retrieve drive, but it has to be shaped into the retrieving behavior.
My friend doesn't do anything because he doesn't know how to deal with it. I assume dragging the dog around is not the answer, but then again I have no idea either. Any sugestions? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
Dragging a dog around on a leash is not only a bad idea, but is is harmful to the dog. Basically, your friend needs to learn how to obedience train a dog. In no way am I being condescending here. A lot of people don't know how to obedience train a dog correctly. Tell him to do what Vince said and get Ed's basic obedience tape. Also, 60 lbs is too heavy for a 5 month old pup. Your friend may be over-feeding the dog. There are way too many 100 lb Labs out there.
The reason we recommend this tape is because the specific problems that you mention in your first post are all part of a larger more general problem. That is that the dog needs solid obedience training. Obedience training establishes the owner as the "pack leader" and if done correctly in all three phases, the result will be a well-behaved dog. Ed's tape is outstanding. It teaches the three phases of training. It also explains how to administer proper corrections. I highly recommend it.
Well I think he's trying to do the obedience but he can't really get started because the dog won't get up off the floor. And the dog grabs a hold of the leash and won't let go. So getting to the part of doing the obedience in the first place seems to be tough.
What does "trying to do the obedience" mean? The dog is not the problem. This is what everybody is trying to tell you. He probably wont get up off the floor because the poor guy is in avoidance. It's the owner that has caused this problem. The owner needs to learn something about dogs. This tape we are recomending will teach him plenty, and solve all of the problems you've mentioned. To explain what Ed does with two hours of video, would take us all a year to explain to you here on the board. (and you still wouldn't be able to see it, which is important)
I agree with what Jason says. It would take us way to long to explain everything your friend needs to do. One thing I will say is that I haven't seen too many Lab pups that are not food motivated. Try using food(if you haven't already)to arouse the pup's interest. Or a toy. Jason is right. This is a handler problem not a pup problem. Try motivating the pup with treats or toys and tell your friend to stop dragging the poor pup around. Everything needs to be motivational and positive with lots of praise. This will raise the dogs interest and confidence. Again, I'm sure he means well, but dragging him on a leash is surely not the way to go. I commend your friend for asking for help. He has come to the right place. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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