Dear Pam.   

With regards your son and his new Altiquin puppy, I would be more than willing to keep in touch regularly about every aspect of his training, even to the point of competing with him in obedience events or retrieving trials. You should find out where your nearest clubs are for that purpose.

One of the first things a new puppy owner needs to decide is where the new pup is going to sleep. The place needs to be accessible as well as a safe house for him. Remember, the ground rules you lay down now will need to be adherred to for his lifespan. So, it is important that these rules are ones you want kept for that period. For instance, as a pup it may be nice for him to climb onto your sofa. But, do you always want that? Give him boundaries. It is no different from raising a child.

Anyway I will leave that at the moment. As you may have realized, training and trialing labradors are my passions. So, once I start... I start.

Yours faithfully,  Paul,  Altiquin Dogs

altiquin@esatclear.ie