Our 4 month old lab will sit, down, and stay. She doesn't run off when she's off the leash, but she doesn't always respond to "Come." In fetch, she goes and gets the ball, and usually brings it close before she lies down to chew on it. I have to take a couple of steps to take it from her. Usually she lets me, but sometimes she bounces off with it, inviting me to give chase.
The problem, besides being unable to close the fetch cycle, is that she has a habit of grabbing anything she can reach (which is a lot) and running around the house with it. If my wife is home alone, she has to give her a treat to recover the stolen item. Otherwise, two of us will corner her and take the item from her. This will happen multiple times in the evening. Ignore her, and she will lie down to chew on the item, which is sometimes valuable. (She's big enough to reach onto the counters, kitchen table, and so on. The squirt gun and growl and repeated off-commands don't have much effect.)
Any suggestions?
