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Message: [QUOTE="Umami Zen, post: 4123179, member: 10678"] Learn as much as you can about the breed and understand their tendencies. Sounds like you'll need to challenge your pup intellectually and physically .Agility classes/competition can help with both. Based on having had one pure-bred Lab and two Lab mixes.. Establishing yourself as the Alpha through your actions and training will pay dividends over time. Eye contact and the volume of your voice/commands helps with this. How else does a mother dog control her litter? Through her growls. Low base.. One last comment-Appropriate socialization with humans and other animals is always beneficial. Enjoy your pup and remember they have their own personalities and can be quite funny when allowed to be. [/QUOTE]