7-Month Old Labrador Retriever Acting Out

I have a seven month old lab mix who we named Harley, for the most part he is a good dog but lately he has decided that rules don’t apply to him, while he used to be walked without a leash an always listened we had to resort to walking him on a leash now because he no longer listens while off of it, he will eat anything he can get in his mouth while outside, I try very hard to keep him from swallowing anything he picks up by constantly taking these things out of his mouth, he eats grass leaves, sticks duck feathers an their poop, an anything else he can get a hold of including small salamanders, I’m at my wits end with him! I would like to train him to goto the bathroom on command but I;m unsure how to go about this, also want to break his habbit about eating everything he sees outside, any help with these matters would be greatly appreciated.

Hi there,

I have a Rotti X Lab. He is more like a lab stuck in a Rotti’s body. He’s 6 months now, and he’s been nothing but a nightmare. We go for a walk for 1.5-2 hours in the morning before i leave for work. I’m not too sure what he does while im at work, but it doesnt seem to be much as he usually doesnt eat or drink while im gone. As soon as I get home, we go for a walk for about an hour up to the park or dog park and let him off leash. We spend about another hour maybe hour and a half playing, running , just trying to tire him out. Then we walk about an hour back. My problem is that he has started this phase where he is jumping up on me and trying to nip at me, he runs around the house like its outside, and if i dont give him my full undivided attention, he will bark and bark and bark. It’s come to the point where im not allowed to eat or even drink, take a shower, or anything because he will bark, and nip at me. He wasn’t like this before, and his listening skills have gone down the drain. He tries to pull me around, and when he sees water – even if its the smallest little puddle, he will dash for it and try to swim in it. On my days off, we will spend 6-8 hours walking/playing/exercising him yet no matter what, he will still have way too much energy. He has begun to try and rip my hair out in my sleep causing me to not sleep at all, and he has a SEVERE chewing problem. He chews EVERYTHING. I’ve tried the having a bin for him for his toys, he knows its his toys, but he wants to chew on my arm, or blanket, or on the couch or the carpet or anything he can get his teeth into. He’s chewed through several cords, probably has electrocuted himself atleast once. He broke the kennel by chewing on it, and the only way he falls asleep is if he chews himself to sleep. Oh and he digs like crazy too.. (I’ve buried balloons – no luck)

Please help, im running out of ideas and he’s driving me insane

In the last couple of weeks, my 6 1/2 mo. old chocolate lab totally destroys anything in her crate when left alone even for short periods of time (like 30 min. or less). There is also excessive drooling, so the floor pan is covered and she is all wet. What is going on? This has been getting worse over the weeks. We got her from a shelter about 3 weeks ago and I’m sure she was in a crate a lot then. How do I get this to stop?