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anyone have any dog psychology help for me?

my 10 mo old black lab has been acting strange for a few days now- i'm not sure if it's separation anxiety since he's not displaying the main symptoms i've read about (and seen in other dogs). since friday, he has started to hate his kennel. what used to be his sanctuary he new refuses to...

Just a quick note: when you bring home a new toy for puppy, don't let him see you take it out of a plastic bag, or the next plastic bag he finds may contain a quart of motor oil that he opens on your living room carpet when you turn your back.

lol. he hunts for someone's leg or arm to dry off too. it's funny, but tip toe-ing through the dining room, looking for reflections gets old. once he's saturated my knee, he's ready for another drink. :lol-sign:

background: my parents' springer spaniel absorbs a gallon of water in his face after a drink, depositing it all over the floor as he walks away. my old roomates' lab would gently lap up water and be clean about it. currently: MY lab has to drool a river from his bowl to the carpet, over and...

thanks. so if i just keep this up, he'll eventually get the general point? or should i concentrate on specific types of situations?

my black lab is 6 mo. old today! anyway, i've been having some trouble walking him. he understands the 'heel' position while walking or standing, but when walking (both on and off leash), i've got to remind him every 5 seconds. if there is nothing happening, he walks perfectly at my side. but...