It's been many years since I posted here, however, the people here were so incredibly helpful with health issues while he was a puppy that I wanted to reach out again. My apologies in advance that this might get long. I'd simply like to provide as many details as possible. My lab will be 10 years old next month. He is by far the best dog I've ever had! Insanely smart, incredibly sweet, well behaved, never on the furniture, no chewing, no accidents, etc. However, we're still dealing with one problem: His energy level. Specifically his excitement level when it's not just the two of us around the house. I know the first thought is always exercise but he gets about 6 miles of walks everyday, tons of time running around in the yard, lots of mental stimulation, lot's of play time, trips to the dog park, swimming in the Gulf, but in the 10 years he's been with me, I have never figured out how to drain that energy. It's incredible the amount of energy he has. At 10 years old, he can run circles around 6 month old puppies! However, his energy level isn't the core of the problem. It's that he has "NO" control over his excitement. He's the type of dog that has always gone everywhere with me. Always experiencing new things, different locations, different friends homes, different people, I constantly have people over to the house... you probably get the idea. He's by no means sheltered LOL. Even with all of the different stimuli that he has experienced and continues to experience, each different situation, in his mind, to him is still the newest, greatest thing that ever happened in his life. I have worked so hard with him over the past 10 years to break this but still have gotten nowhere. Besides the fact that I have to strongly monitor his activity due to his age and concern for injuries, it truly is becoming more than just a little annoyance. My GF has an 8 year old lab who is the polar opposite temperament. I swear he's just an overgrown, lazy cat. While there's no problems between the 2 dogs (they couldn't care less about each other), the excitement level when I bring my dog to her house is just constantly bouncing off the walls. We've put a kennel up in her home, will put him in it for lengths of time in hopes that he'll calm down, but as soon as he is let out, it's grab a toy and run around the house at 100mph! We ignore him, but it doesn't stop. The dog is a master at entertaining himself. The same happens at my home. Any time somebody comes over, he feels that their sole purpose for being there is to play with him. Years ago, and it continues to this day, I started meeting guests in the driveway and telling them to simply ignore the dog, he'll eventually calm down. However, we're talking hours, not just a matter of 10 minutes, that it takes him to realize that. While he has never once actually jumped on anybody (he will pogo stick right in front of you, but never actually touch you) it is a concern with older family and friends that his constant running around is going to bump into somebody and hurt them. It really sucks that he so often has to spend the evening in a bedroom, away from the company, simply because he can't control his excitement. Unfortunately, his excitement level is starting to negatively affect my GF and I's relationship. Having him at her house is now becoming a chore. While he's still welcome there and I'd love to take him with every time, I'm now choosing to leave him at home most of the time simply so we don't have to deal with craziness. The sad part is that very few people get to hang out with the amazing dog that I get to hang out with. When it's just him and I, he's perfect. I couldn't ask for a better dog. I need ideas please. I feel like there has to be one training technique that I've neglected to try. Please send them my way. It would be greatly appreciated!!!