And...

[prosodic]

Reece just ripped a large chunk of drywall off the wall.

She does this. She scrapes the paint off the wall with her teeth (we have to make a few touch-ups here and there, after the windows are installed, since we'll probably need to repaint around the windows anyway).

She chews on baseboards. She chews on corners.

Lance is very angry with her right now. She doesn't really understand why.

I mean, it's FIXABLE. But still...

What is wrong with this dog? Our drywall eating, rock eating, mulch eating dog?

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[dimwit68.livejournal.com]

This, sounds about right to me: "From six months your puppy can have twenty minutes free running and half an hour walking on the lead daily. When your dog gets to eighteen months old, he will be able to endure as much exercise as you are able to give him". (You can over-exercise puppies, though, if not careful. Once adult, I'd guess at 1:30 - 2:00 hours / day).

I have more experience with beardies, which require similar (if not more) exercise.

Labs are quite sociable, so she'll do better out of the house, with other dogs around. The back yard isn't really enough for "free running" (unless you have a big one).

Depends on how much of a lab she is, of course!

Oh, and stick to the routine as best you can, especially while young.