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					Originally Posted by  tsolomon
					 
				 
				A lot of great advice in this thread, so I don't have much to add except having a puppy is like having a new baby, until you get them on a schedule, everyone will be a little tired.  Labs are about the easiest dogs to train so positive reinforcement with treats and praise will do the trick.  Never call a dog to you to do something bad, but go to the dog instead.  I believe in discouraging bad behavior with words like off and no and then redirecting to something you can praise. 
			
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 We've been doing a combo of both...NO to the bad stuff and redirect his attention to something else then praising him for that.