My black labrador dog extremely playful and naughty. How to change his personality?

He is way too playful and it gets difficult to handle. I have given him a ball to play with and he keeps rolling that ball with his nose, without caring where he is heading. In the process he has knocked down lamps, chairs and various objects.



How to calm him down? he is 2 years old. its like playing is his life. he has nothing but play on his mind all the timeMy black labrador dog extremely playful and naughty. How to change his personality?
Neuter and look at the food you are feeding, if it is full of cereals, colourings and preservatives it could be causing behaviourial issues.

Dog training classes are then next on your list.My black labrador dog extremely playful and naughty. How to change his personality?
My guess your dog is not fixed? If not, that's your problem.
he probably wont until he is older.



is he fixed?
If you dont have him fixed. Get him neutered. It calms him down wayyyyy more. He wont be jumping around like he has ADHD but he will still be playful it will just help calm him a little. I think its like 40 bucks which isn't bad.
Labs are energetic dogs... it's not his personality it's just how he is! If you don't have the outdoor space to play with him you should be walking or running him EVERY day. I guarantee you that a dog sufficiently exercised does not have the energy to knock over furniture.
Sounds like the typical untrained Lab to me. You need to instill some controls %26amp; that happens when you start training them. They are a very active breed %26amp; need lots of exercise.
In order to change his personality, you must get him a brain transplant. I think you just want to change his behavior. You have a big dog and big dogs have energy. You need to take him for walks often, get him lots of toys to play with, and spend quality time with him. If you don't have the time or money to do that, you shouldn't have bought that dog. You should also get hi, neutered, if you haven't done so already. That calms dogs down a lot.
TAKE THE BALL FROM THE DOG. yell at the dog, it lets the dog know your boss, and thats its doing bad, hit it right away. but love the dog after a min of hitting it. it worked for me. plus walk your dog you lazy fool and watch animal Planet. damn lol



ps dont beat the dog, spank it.
Neuter, my eye. I had my American Bulldog/Chow pup neutered at six months, and he is still full of energy that I can barely tolerate in the house all the time. He is now 19 months old. He used to knock stuff over, too, but that had to stop. I took him to the vet, and he recommended over-the-counter meds called Calms. I got them at PetSmart. I give them to him when I have to go out, and I take him to run as often as possible so he can expend that extra energy. That seems to help the most. Past experience with dogs has proven that age (about 4 years) is what it takes to get them to calm down on their own.
nothing u can do about the playful part. he will grow out of it. u can always get a trainer to help with the naughtyness
Labs and Retrievers (like the golden I have ) take approx. two years before they start to think about leaving puppy

mode,but there are things you can do. Have you thought about putting him into agility training, its a great way to direct all that energy, and the dog will love it.!
It sounds to me that you got a dog without fully thinking it through.



A lab is a very active dog that needs training and socialization. Mainly they need some type of daily exercise that involves you and commands. Labs were born to follow. But if not given anything to follow they will follow what ever catches their eye or nose.



Giving him a ball to play with is not enough. You have to play with him.



The dog needs exercise. At the very least one daily walk of no less than a mile. He needs to play fetch or tug with you for about 30 minutes a day on top of it.



Do not leave his toys out when it's not play time. Only take the toys out when it's time to play.



Give you dog some simple obedience training. Watch me, Leave it, Sit, Lay, and Stay.



If you can't provide your dog with these basic things then you should consider re-homing him.



Also, if he isn't fixed then get him neutered. It does help.
About the only way you will ';change his personality'; is to shoot him.

Why don't you try changing his behavior instead?



Teach a dog the behavior you want from it, and the behavior that you don't want will take care of it's self.



PS:

Sounds like you have a pretty nice Lab, that ';personality'; is exactlly what I look for in that breed.
Labs do take longer to grow out of the puppy stages. My male Lab started to mature at 2 1/2. But before that he was a total goof and play, play play and goof off was all he did. The only thing that actually saved things at times was long walks, swimming, long games of fetch. The more Energy you drain the better dog you will have. When a dog obsesses with things like yours with a ball they are bored with to much pent up energy. I would recommend two good walks a day or at least one good long one. if not throw the ball for him for 30 minutes. Labs do need their angry drained they were bred to have that energy. I would also say maybe get him the Kong or one of those other treat dispenser and make him work at it to stimulate his mind. But you are almost there they really do start to mature and calm down. My male is now 4 and he is the best. Sometimes too lazy. But at 2 he needed long walks, and mental stimulation. I use to play '; go seek'; with him. Which was great training but it also kept him busy and his mind working. I first taught him the command seek by placing either his toy or treat close by somewhere he watched me put it. Then I would release him and say '; Go seek your ball'; or treat whatever. He knew where I put it and would go get it and with repetiton associated and learned the command. Then once he got that down I would hide things without him knowing and tell him sto seek. It kept him busy which made him happy.
Hi,



I think neutering your puppy would help. One of the benefits of neutering is he will be calmer with less testosterone in his system, and thus you'll be calmer too. Here's more info:



http://lnk.nu/dogtime.com/ser.html
You are not going to be able to change his personality. However, you can calm him down with exercise. He needs lots of exercise. A tired lab is a well behaved lab. You can exercise him yourself or get a second high energy dog for him to romp around the yard with and they will tire each other out. Also, I would not encourage play in the house at all. I have a lab and he knows playing in the house is against the rules. He is just too big and strong to play in the house without breaking something or knocking one of my kids over. Get the toys out of the house. Obedience training is something you should consider. It builds the bond between you and your dog and enables you to communicate what you want and expect from your dog more effectively. Labs act like puppies for several years. I expect your dog will calm down to some degree fairly soon as he matures. Good luck.