Cyrus
My 2 yr old chocolate female was like that and still likes to bark and act like she is a vicious dog but once she walks up to a person she starts smelling them and backs away and barks again then comes towards the person wagging her tail staying her distance and then she is fine..
I have had her on a pinch collar now for 25 days to train her for obedience and she has come along way and she still barks at people she dosn't know or at a cat or dog but she doesn't jump and run towards them any more due to the training 10 minutes a day and the pressure she feels of the pinch collar..
I know it sounds cruel but it works and after a few loud yelps going towards people or animals she had no cuts or puncture marks around her neck and she now relizes that if she misbehaves she will feel pressure and she does not act like she once did and we can walk right by a cat 2 feet away and she heels right by my side with a few voice commands ( heel ) and she does fine
The book i refer to is called - The 10 Minute Retriever - found at amazon.com
Good luck with your lab and that goes out to all of you lab lovers..
