The Modern Labrador Handbook

Behaviour, training and everyday life, from choosing a puppy to the senior years

Most breed books tell you a Labrador is the easy family dog. Then you bring one home and meet the real thing.

I've been training dogs for over 30 years, and I wrote this the way I'd talk to you if we were stood in a field together.

What's inside

• Where the Labrador came from, and why a working retriever ended up on the sofa

• Is a Labrador right for you? The honest version, including the food, the energy and the shedding

• Weight, joints, skin, DNA tests, and what the research actually says

• Exercise, home life and your puppy's first week

• Socialisation, adolescence and training foundations

• The scavenger, the jumper, the carrier and the puller: Labrador training challenges

• Carrying, retrieving, sniffing and swimming, enrichment, family life and other animals

• Common behaviour problems, and how to stop small ones growing

• Labrador myths, and living well with your dog into the senior years

There's a Labrador checklist at the back to keep coming back to.

Who it's for

Anyone thinking about a Labrador, bringing a puppy home, living with a teenager who's forgotten their own name, or sharing life with an older dog.

What you get

A PDF and an EPUB in one ZIP file, emailed to you straight after checkout. Read it on your phone, tablet, e-reader or computer.