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You need to get him and you into a good basic obedience class, preferably one that mixes positive reinforcement with traditional correction based methods. 14 months is well old enough for the dog to know how to behave.
As a trainer, I hear people say "the dog won't let us" and then fill in the blank. Of course he will let you, but you need to be in control and sounds to me like you need someone to teach you the basics. If there are no classes available in your area go on-line and buy some clicker training books and videos. But don't rely 100 percent on clicker sounds like your dog needs some correction based training also.
If you go to SitStay.com you can find some great booklets on the very behaviors you list.
Good luck. I really do think, however, you need to find a good basic class.
Paula
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Date: 01/06/05 17:35:27
Subject: [labradoodles] Doodle Behavior
Well, we have a great labradoodle. Jack is 14 months old and we
love him dearly. He has some behaviors which are becomming a
problem. We are pretty consistent in our training and live in a
very remote area so do not have access to professional behaviors.
Jack spends a lot of time indoors with us but goes daily for a free
run for about an hour. He's very big; probably 75 pounds and very
strong. Supposedly he wants nothing more than to please us but it
doesn't seem that way.
Can anyone help out with these:
barking
digging
tearing up stuff when left alone, encluding his bedding
way too excited when guests come or when around another dog. Just
wants to inundate the other dog with play and can't seem to hear our
commands.
He won't let us groom him. Bathing is a nightmare, but cleaning his
funky ears is imppossible.
Maybe this is all normal doodle behavior but when I read about
people putting drops in dog's ears I think we might have an
especially active dog. He seems to be nearly frantic a lot.
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