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I have two labs myself, great dogs.
Buy pee pads for dogs Leave one on the floor at all times and if you see him ready to pee, place him on the pad, my dogs flocked to it quickly.
Once they get used to the pee pad, slowly start placing the pads closer to the door to your yard or wherever you want him to go until you have the pee pad outside. Once hes gone outside a few times and is used to going out to the yard for the pad, remove the pad and he should start pissing outside.
One thing you should know, they can get big lol. My yellow mix is 70 or 75 lbs and my black one is 80 ish lbs. They both turned one in feb. Leash train him fast so it doesn't fight you as much later, teach it to sit with treats, then make him sit before going in or out of the house, even when going for walks so they don't rush the door. Get him used to nail clippers young so when hes almost 100 lbs he isn't afraid of them and try to flee like mine do lol. Play with him outside b4 a storm when its thundering so they aren't afraid of rain/thunder later. Socialize him with dogs and people and cats if you can or want to so they stay friendly to them. If you get shit done when they are young, they wont have to come to their own judgment of whether its safe/they like it/etc later on down the road. My trainer and i think a vet have told me that usually after a year, they start losing their innocence and become more aware/cautious of everything around them. They were right, my dos are great but they don't instantly accept new things like they used to lol.
Lots more stuff to do but those are some pretty good ones in my opinion.
Best of luck and enjoy your new friend.
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