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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a 10 week old lab mix and she is great! BUT she is like a little jumpy land shark when she gets going, usually after naps.  How do we correct this behavior?  She jumps and nips at our kids (who are young) and they aren't able to redirect her very well.

Also she isn't great on walks - how do I get her to leash train?

We have had a dog before but that dog wasn't very high energy and was pretty lazy. [/quote]

Get her into puppy training classes. There are lots of places. We’ve been doing it at Dogizone in Rockville. They do puppy training until 20 weeks and then you can send them to a training “camp” where you board them for a week, they learn all sorts of commands, and then they have a session with you where they teach you how to execute the commands.

The classes have been helpful for us.

In the meantime, I suggest LOTS of toys with varied textures. When she does nip, make a loud yip sound and walk away quickly from her. Disengage so she learns she won’t get playtime if she nips.

As for leash behavior: she’s way too young to expect that she won’t pull. That’s a behavior that’s trained much later.[/quote]

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