never force your Lab into water<\/strong>. You should let them test it out for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you want to stay on the more cautious side, then you can get a tough inflatable mini-pool for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 5 Months Old<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Your little Lab puppy may not be so little anymore. While they may not be a baby anymore, they will still be a bundle of energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You may need to increase how often you walk them, let them run around in the backyard, play fetch, swim, and more to help them use up their energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your Lab tried swimming before, then you can try spending a whole afternoon swimming with them! Again, just don\u2019t force your puppy to swim, especially if they look tired. Let your Labrador puppy enter and leave the water as they please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your Labrador will also have a longer attention span now, so you can try to go on longer walks, bike rides, or plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 6 Months Old<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Most puppies, especially Labradors, are very agile at 6 months old. You will notice that they are much more coordinated and stronger, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To help them exercise and work on your Lab\u2019s skills, you can play more intense games of fetch by throwing it further. You could also encourage them to jump higher and run longer. Another activity you can try is making a mini-puzzle or obstacle course to challenge their brain and coordination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 7 Months Old<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Your Labrador puppy will probably enjoy most of the games and activities that you do with them by now. However, you do not want them to grow bored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can try any of the activities mentioned earlier, but be sure to switch it up. Even if your Lab has a favorite game, they will get bored of it quite quickly if that is the only game that you play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 8-12 Months<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
At this stage, your Labrador puppy is slowly becoming an adult. Most dogs tend to start \u201ccalming down\u201d at this age as they feel more like an adult now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, that can vary based on each Labrador. Some Labs are full of energy, and they will want to play for as long as 2 hours a day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, you can try out the activities mentioned above at this stage if you wish. Most healthy Labrador retrievers will just need 1 hour of exercise. If your Labrador is a bit more relaxed and enjoys snuggling more than playtime, 45 minutes of exercise a day is totally fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All in All<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It is important to know what your Lab puppy can handle based on their age. By learning when they can start swimming, try out puzzles, or go for long runs, you will know which activities are appropriate for your puppy based on their age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, if you\u2019re looking for tips on what you can do to train your Labrador pups at various stages of their development, you can also check out our blog post on the subject here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are some bonding activities that you can do with your Labrador retrievers according to their developmental age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[225,226,227,228],"class_list":["post-10271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-care","tag-bonding-activities","tag-labrador-age","tag-labrador-bonding","tag-what-your-lab-can-handle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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