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im scared of the ironing board too

labs in my opinion are the best dogs ,all dogs are loyal if treated well , labs are extremely well behaved round kids as in they don't eat them, keeping them from eating the contents of bins , fridges, freshly cooked food ,sheep s##t and other dogs s##t can be a struggle , ive watched 6 grow up from pups in my lifetime the latest is 4 years old ! jumping up can be a problem round kids getting scratched faces especially when they are pups, they just want too lick your face ,they soon understand what a no means when said firmly with a push down . Some listen too you more than others,we had 1 that would always be on the lookout for an open door and would race off to the local river for a swim given half a chance another that was well trained but would love to sneak off upstairs and snap one off in your bedroom in less than 30 seconds ,you would have to sprint off after her to stop her, you would not believe what they eat , I once found an action man arm sticking out of a dump in the garden once and another time she ran into the house with a ball of sewing wool trailing from her butt which she was dragging behind her,we had to cut it off luckily it all came out the next day ! we got a call from the local butcher once that our dog was grabbing things out of shopping bags when leaving his shop and a neighbour once spotted her running up the street with a trail of sausages hanging from her mouth, they read you via your body language and your facial expressions and a few learnt words these are your best way of communicating with them , they will have you sussed before you know it just make sure its you that's boss ! All their personalities have been very different our latest loves playing with party balloons she will play keepy uppy with her nose and carry them round gently so as not to pop them ,quite a sensitive dog with a lot of patience ! only needs telling once . one we had 20 years ago would go to girls who wore a dress and lift their dresses up with her nose and would then give everything a good sniff and would get giddy when they jumped in the air ! cant emphasise how much they love water,if your taking her to some carp waters she is going to be gaggin to get in there. Summer or winter ! treat em right and you have a pal for life !

Dog clicker, and a compressed air spray. It's not a spray as such, but you press the trigger, and the escaping gas hisses in such a way that the dog jumps. Plenty of attention, good behavioural treats, positive reinforcement, and not negative reinforcement, but other than the jumping up and barking, ignore much of the negative. Be firm when telling 'sit', 'stay' and the like. If you remember Barnaby, my mum and her husbands Retriever, she and Ian could not get him to behave, stay or sit very easily. I could do it with raising a finger or eye contact. The spray and clicker I mention above, it may be worth diving into a certain Rayleigh shop and see if they have one Also Labradors and Retrievers can pull a bit on leads, so a lead to harness could be better than a lead to collar.

Honey in knackered mode

The problem with jumping is everyone responds to it, if you could strain your GUEST's to ignore her it'd be fine! I'm the only problem one mine doesn't jump to at the door as she knows shebwont get a response. I'd defo try the aircan, I'd be confident that'd sort the jumping

As Nick said compressed air, I've a terrior, the aircan is amazing only have to say no, give it a squeeze once or twice and from then on just say no and show the can, has stopped barking totally

I do believe that Gardner Tackle are now selling ready made Hinged Stiff rigs. Not saying you have to buy them, although I do think Gardner stuff is well made and probably one of the best suppliers of fishing tackle, but they may be worth looking at for 'copying'.

What a cutie! That over-zealousness is something she should grow out of*, and she'll get the hang of answering the door as well. Labs are really tractable but the attention span of pups dictates the length of training sessions as they grow. *The dogs that are bred for waterfowling and field trial competition are all relatively high strung, and some people kept them in kennels in the belief that they were faster than house pets but we found that an inside dog can have the same edge once they get in the field, and the kennel I worked for preferred to sell to buyers who would keep them as pets as well as hunters or field trialers.

Hi NM That's unusual Honey doesn't bark when there's a knock at the front door . The times I've pressed someones' doorbell , I haven't heard it ring , so then I'll knock on their door just to make sure , and a dog barks . A barking dog , better than a doorbell any day ! .

some dogs will always be ( as we see it over friendly ) as it's in there nature. My bitch staffie always likes a chew on your arm to say hello and a bit of fuss & not all strangers or family members are quite prepared for it She's still a pup really your dog Tim so a bit of training on how you want her to behave around others & she'll be fine .

Consistency. It's the major thing to remember in training.