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Training & manners

Retrieving, steadiness, house manners and the first year, one habit at a time, for the family dog as much as the gun dog.

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A yellow Labrador sitting in short prairie grass at sunrise, a plastic whistle hanging from a lanyard around a handler's neck, the dog's head turned toward the sound, low golden light from the left, medium shot with the dog in the lower third of the frame. — Plate TR-003

TR-003Training & manners

Whistle Recall That Holds at 200 Yards

How to teach a Labrador a whistle sit and recall that holds at 200 yards on the prairie, why distance breaks the cue, and how long it takes.

22/08/2026

A black Labrador puppy sits on a braided rug beside an open crate in a farmhouse kitchen, late afternoon winter light through a window, leash on the floor, wide shot — Plate TR-002

TR-002Training & manners

Labrador Puppy House Manners: First 12 Weeks

Crate, house-training, the counter, the door and the leash: the habits that decide what kind of Labrador lives in the house at two years old.

19/08/2026

A young yellow Labrador sits on a wooden place board in short prairie grass at first light, a canvas bumper on the ground ten yards ahead, frost on the stubble, camera low and level with the dog's chest. — Plate TR-001

TR-001Training & manners

Steadiness for a Young Retriever, Step by Step

Steadiness starts at the first thrown bumper. Place board, denied retrieve, walk-up and honor build a young Labrador that sits through a flush without losing

15/08/2026