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There are a few things wrong with the picture here. First of all, I'm almost positive that this dog has not been adequately trained (or even taught any basic obedience training skills at all...and no, tricks do not count) and for that, your friend and her boyfriend should be on lockdown! BAD puppy parents! But seriously, it is unfair to expect any dog to perform the desired (and mostly foreign) behaviors and commands on cue without their having been *previously* TAUGHT through some kind of a training program (with positive reinforcement & rewards)...followed by some daily PRACTICE so that the dog may come to realize the meaning or relevance ("Ah-hah! I sit-stay because then I get my leash on to go for a walk!") of doing these things that we so often ask of them. Let your friend know that her dog is growing up in a place where she doesn't know the language or the appropriate cultural norms- this is why training is simply essential for every pup and puppy parent alike! :)

Secondly, the dog very likely reacts erractically while they are actually around her purely out of her overexcitement (Thank goodness I don't have to be alone anymore-my favorite people are here to interact with!") combined with some mounting physiological stress/anxieties ("Uh-Oh, was that a good look, or a bad look? Should I go say hello or run away?!"). These problems only get worse when she is continually punished by the two people she's desperate to have love her and take good care of her. All puppies get themselves into trouble-until they are shown what to do otherwise-and for it to be repetitively reinforced! Because she doesn't understand what her alternatives are to her regular/routine behaviors of 1 1/2 years she only knows of one option, which somehow keeps getting her in trouble-lest she can avoid punishment for a little while when her owners are gone.

("Redirecting" helps dumb-down probably about 90% of undesired behaviors, and in a short time trains new and desired behaviors that stick around. It's like saying, "Hey! NO chewing the coffee table leg-How about you chew on this yummy Kong toy instead? Alright! GOOD girl, chew up that Kong!")

Thirdly, you are absolutely right that she is a young dog (and young dogs have energy to burn!) and she needs much more attention from her "parents." Or as people always love to say, "A bored (insert breed) puppy is a very bad puppy!" A lot of Lab owners I have worked with have told me that their Labs' energy does begin to taper off after about 2 years of age...but many people who pray for that day to come don't realize that age says nothing about how much more well-behaved they will be. Think about it... (Come on, who hasn't crossed paths with the 'psycho dog' and his owner, while politely asking "Oh...how old is your puppy?" only to hear them reluctantly reply, "Oh him? Oh he's no puppy. He's 8 1/2 years old!"). Or worse yet, the middle-aged man with no manners, how awful!! hehe :)

The last thing I want to say is that your friends are not alone in this struggle. Clearly, if they have love for this dog, they should get signed up ASAP to a Beginner's training class. Petsmart's program is inexpensively priced and uses humane/positive training methods. In a few weeks-given their dedication to making a difference for everyone-they will begin to see amazing things happening with obedience skills, more successful communication and of course, the overall bonding and relationship they will have with their dog. You sound like a very compassionate person for people and animals, so do that pup a *life-changing* favor and have a good talk with her parents! Good Luck :)

Haha if anything it should be given less attention because by the sounds of it they're giving it too much attention when it's doing things they dont want it to do. Dogs can't get ADD but i would compare every dog to an ADD Child, they absolutely love attention and will do anything to get it. I reckon as someone said above the dog may not be getting enough exercise. If the dog is running around the house madly then it's fair to assume that it has a heap of energy that in needs to expel. Tell your friend to take it to a dog park so it can play for half an hour - an hour. I GUARENTEE her dog will collapse and go straight to sleep when she gets home.

A dog behaving themselves have nothing to do with tricks they do... Training a dog to do a trick is a completely different thing to them behaving themself indoors. Get her to expel her dogs energy and see how that works.

Firstly ADD means attention deficit and so children with it cannot sit still and concentrate not that they love attention, it's like the normal thought process sped up 100 times!!

As for the dog - I completely agree that she is just a pup and will grow out of it, but if she's not listening then they need to train her properly. Chewing is just a puppy stage but toys will help. Labbies are very intelligent and she will love to learn.

This dog does not have ADD. I agree with you. The dog is not getting enough attention. Do they think a 2 year old child or child of 1 1/2 years old would just sit around quietly if not entertained?

Deep-chested puppies are extra inclined to bloat and/or GDV (gastric dilitation volvulus). Dogs like shepherds, first-class danes, greyhounds, even dachshunds (strangely ample) are at chance. As a long way as precise data like possibilities, I quite have no idea, all even though the various, many surgical procedures I have assisted in for GDV have all been male puppies (possibly simply twist of fate). Bloat is quite simply air within the belly. It will also be detrimental if it becomes GDV, that's while the belly honestly flips round on itself, pinching off the intestines. Blood deliver is compromised, the guts is affected, they start to have difficulty respiring. At that factor, the one alleviation is surgical procedure - instantly. It is one hundred% deadly if now not taken to surgical procedure. There are not any quite well approaches to avert bloat, even though it kind of feels that maintaining your puppy quiet earlier than and after mealtimes has been moneymaking. Some folks declare that raising the meals dish in order that a big/tall puppy can succeed in it larger is helping. A lot of vets at the moment are doing gastropexies once they anesthetize a puppy for movements surgical procedures like spays/neuters, and even whey they do one more variety of surgical procedure like a gastrotomy or enterotomy. A gastropexy tacks the belly to the frame wall and stops the belly from being in a position to curl. The puppy might nonetheless bloat, nevertheless it should not emerge as a GDV if the pexy was once performed thoroughly. Don't recognize in the event you did not recognize these items, otherwise you had been simply seeking to quiz folks, however I wish that is the information you had been watching for.

Dogs don't get ADD. Labs are extremely active dogs and need lots of exercise, the dog is frustrated and acting out because of pent up energy. If the dog got a good long walk each day I bet it's behavior would improve.

is just at a puppy stage when she hits the age of 2 1/2 she will calm down a lot