{"id":2309,"date":"2012-08-30T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelabradorsite.com\/?p=2309"},"modified":"2020-02-26T08:17:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T08:17:36","slug":"let-your-puppy-off-the-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelabradorsite.com\/let-your-puppy-off-the-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Your Puppy Off The Lead!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Letting your puppy off the lead for the first time can be scary.<\/p>\n

What if he runs away?<\/p>\n

What if he won’t come back?<\/p>\n

These are all normal worries and concerns.<\/p>\n

Fortunately they are unfounded.<\/p>\n

But unfortunately many new puppy owners are not aware of this.<\/p>\n

Labrador training<\/a> starts from the moment you bring your puppy home and one of the first things your dog should learn, \u00a0is to follow you.<\/p>\n

Far too many people are sold a Labrador puppy without being told of the importance of letting puppies off the lead from the very start<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Why you\u00a0 should let your puppy off the lead now<\/h2>\n

Small labrador puppies have a strong desire to remain very close to their \u2018grown ups\u2019 and will normally follow any adult very closely when put down on the ground.<\/p>\n

This is a ‘safety response’\u00a0 designed for their protection.<\/p>\n

Once a puppy is over four months old,\u00a0 this desire to cling to your legs diminishes with every passing week.<\/p>\n

New puppies can with a little common sense, \u00a0be safely allowed to run around off the lead.\u00a0\u00a0 They will automatically follow their owner around.\u00a0 At this age it is wonderfully easy to get the beginnings of a simple recall established.<\/p>\n