I am a committed advocate of ‘Reward Based Marker Training’.
And therefore the very first training exercise for my labrador puppy is to ‘SET THE MARKER’. The word ‘YES’ is the reward marker. (You could use a Clicker instead of Yes) I sit the puppy on my knee. I have treats at hand. And I say YES, then giving a treat to my chocolate Labrador puppy 1 second after saying YES. My labrador puppy quickly associates YES with a coming reward / treat. The treat must be offered ‘almost’ immediately ie no longer than 1 second. I will engage my puppy with the ‘marker’ at every available time for 1 week. This is called ‘Setting the marker’. Only then will I begin to ‘Lure’ the puppy.….Training has begun!