Dog Health Questions: Dog training help for new dog owner?

i just got a brand new, 9 month old chocolate lab puppy. i need some advise and tips on when i should start training him and how. any previous experience would also help.

Secrets to Dog Training Review - Is it Really the Best Dog Training Program?

Recommended Answer:
When? Ummm NOW would be a good time! You have lost 9 months already, don't wait another second.
Training with what? Heel, Basic commands, House breaking, Biting???

Understanding The Concept of Dog Training

• you need your lab to be trained now before he becomes your worst nightmare with a cute face lol. train the basics first like sit, down, stay ect. you can usually find out how to on the internet or go to a puppy training class ( i went to petsmart). Next you can train your puppy to do fun things you would like him to learn like roll over, speak, beg etc. Again you can find out how to using the very same sources.
  hope this helps and enjoy your puppy:)


• YOu should start training him simple tricks like sit,lay,shake,rollovert.
  Train him to heal and not to wine when he is at his kennel to do that get him comfortable in going in there by throwing treats then close the cage and let him in there for 1 hour than take him outside to go potty and do this 1nce a day and your dog will get used to it!
  
  RATE FOR BEST ANSWER!


• Start immediately. Labs get big fast and are quick learners. No reason to suffer with an untrained dog if you don't have to.
  
  The first and easiest thing to teach your dog is to pay attention to you. The "Look at Me" command is pretty darn simple--use food or a toy as a motivator and encourage the dog to always be looking at your face for spoken commands and praise. Spend no more than 5 minutes per session, repeat as necessary until the dog gets it.
  
  Next....sit, stay (very important), down, no jumping, no barking, and HEEL. All of which can be learned very easily by you and the dog. It is extremely important to teach your dog to heel while he/she is young--the last thing you need is a 60 to 90 pound dog dragging you around on a leash. It's not pretty. If you don't feel up to teaching these commands yourself, most basic obedience classes are cheap and very effective on a dog as smart and tractable as Labs are.
  
  The only other basic command I would recommend you to teach a Lab is the Halt command. This is important because Labs are bird dogs and the instinct to chase small prey is extremely strong in some of them. Halt is a more advanced command--here is an easy way to teach it:
  
  http://www.ehow.com/how_2284324_train-do…
  
  There are also other methods for Halt used primarily by those of us who do field trials and must control our dogs when they are at a distance from us. My Black Lab will halt on command even when in full pursuit up to 100 yards away from me. HALT is extremely useful---if you have a dog that loves to run off for example--this command can even save the dog's life by preventing him from running into traffic. It will also keep your soon-to-be very large dog from jumping all over people.
  
  Labs are bred to be companion animals and are easily trained. A well-trained dog is more pleasurable to be around and a compliment to the owner. An untrained Lab is like letting a bull loose in a china shop--they have tremendous energy and if their attention is not focused on manners, then it will be focused on troublemaking.