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Originally Posted by AnimalHouse36  During the weeks we don't "walk" her but we play ball with her alot and over the weekend, my dad takes her to a rural area where we have a house and they run up to 5 miles and she's always out and about and she is aging so we she is a bit calmer. I don't think energy is a problem though.
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Six years old is NOT aging. She's a youngish to middle aged dog. My ten year old mid sized dog gets daily walks and regular runs/play time with other dogs or else HE gets antsy (and he is a VERY mellow, lazy, low energy dog). He goes on hikes, long walks, to the beach, etc (mind you, he's very healthy).
She needs exercise during the week, and labs are often fairly high energy. Play fetch with her, take her to the park, go on fast walks. Does she like other dogs? Playing with other dogs is great to get energy out of her without you having to be a runner or hiker. It's probably not the only thing needing fixing, but having pent up energy is most likely not helping.