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TrainingYourLabradorRetriever
2nd Edition
September B. Morn
Cover Credits
Front cover: Shutterstock; back cover, inside front cover, inside back cover: Paulette Johnson.
Photo Credits
Kent Dannen: pages 4, 5, 8, 17, 22, 27, 29, 31 (top and bottom), 32, 33 (bottom), 34, 37, 44, 50, 51, 61, 66 (top), 73, 76, 81, 83, 85, 86, 88, 94, 96, 99, 101, 102, 104, 106, 110, 115, 116, 119, 122, 125, 127, 129, 130, 134, 137; Cheryl A. Ertelt: pages 2, 3, 12, 18, 66 (bottom), 67 (top and bottom), 68, 69, 71, 120; Shirley Fernandez/Paulette Johnson: pages 84, 89; Isabelle Francais: pages 40, 52; Daniel Johnson: pages 112, 114, 139; Paulette Johnson: pages 11, 21, 38, 43 (top), 45, 48, 54, 72, 123, 149; Pets by Paulette: pages 9, 33 (top), 79; Connie Summers/Paulette Johnson: pages 10, 16, 58, 62, 64, 65.
© Copyright 2009, 1999 by Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without the written permission of the copyright owner.
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ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-4255-0
ISBN-10: 0-7641-4255-0
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 2009931082
Acknowledgments
When I was an infant of two weeks I met King, my grandmother’s black Lab. King gave me my first doggie kisses and lessons in dog language. I dedicate this book to King, for being my first Labrador buddy.
My thanks to: Nana’s King, Mom’s Cinderella, and all Labs everywhere, for their optimism and affection; the hundreds of Lab owners whose questions helped frame this book; Nancy and Elizabeth Davis and “Lucy,” Anara Thomas and “Sunny”; Rebecca Fischer and “Alex”; and all the folks and Labs who helped.
About the Author
September B. Morn has more than 25 years of experience as a dog trainer and behavioral consultant. She has developed adoption-enhancement training programs used by humane shelters and has testified as an expert witness in court cases involving dog aggression. She teaches classes and workshops on problem solving, manners and obedience, Rally, Agility, clicker training, Canine Good Citizen, and musical freestyle. Her dogs have appeared on the theater stage and in television commercials.
Morn has authored nine books to date and has received numerous writing awards, including four Maxwell medallions from the Dog Writers Association of America.
Contents
| 1 | Labrador Retriever History |
| Origins of the Labrador Retriever | |
| Uses | |
| Lab Body and Mind | |
| A Lab Needs a Job | |
| 2 | Choosing Your Labrador Retriever |
| Which Lab for You? | |
| What Age Is Best? | |
| To Breed or Neuter? | |
| Where to Find a Lab | |
| What Influences a Dog’s Temperament? | |
| Interpreting a Pedigree | |
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