Our yellow lab loves to take your hand and wrist in his mouth and bites down and wants to lick you. Is this teething? How do we stop this?

At a year old he's been done teething for 5 or 6 months. This is a behavior that a lot of dogs try when they are excited, but you should not allow it.

As much as I love to play with my dogs, I don't ever allow them to put their mouth on me. I teach this right away, it's a respect issue.

You should establish yourself as more of an authority figure for your dog, by taking the leadership role. I'd start with our Groundwork program and the video that picks up where the article leaves off, Pack Structure for the Family Pet.

If you haven't done any obedience training with him yet, then I would recommend Basic Dog Obedience. Once you've seen a change in his attitude after beginning the groundwork.

You want to make sure he's getting enough exercise also. Many times dogs need more exercise and they act up and behave in an unruly manner because they have too much extra energy to burn and no healthy outlet for it. Even the best trained dog can get a bit wound up if their exercise requirements are not being met.

I would direct you to the search function in the upper left corner of the website for any additional questions you may have. If you type in your key words it will guide you to articles, Q & A's and posts on our forum.

I hope this helps.

Cindy