fodlt,you are right.
my hunting lab was so bad at age 1,i had to get him nuetered.my breeder when nutty on me for doing it.
he never CHEWED anything but would go hunting females with passion.
he would BITE,still does.
lift his hair, not as much now.
i cant have him around kids or adults he does not know or he could bite .

you have to exercise a hunting dog, house lab, no..
funny he cant find breeder in his state, pa is full of them.

so, yes, its hard raising a dog today where we do not tie them to dog house anymore.

last night my lab tried to kick me out of my bed,he found out who was DOMANIANT..ha