I highly recc the book "Labrador Retrievers for Dummies" it is great, full of info on all aspects of raising a Lab. We have a 7 yo Black Lab and are "expecting" a new Yellow pup at the end of Feb. Even tho we have had a lab for all these years, I still found the book very useful. Also, as stated before buy a CRATE!!! It will save your sanity and your dog's life. Make sure she has plenty of her own chew toys and anytime you catch her chewing something she shouldn't, take it away and give her one of her own. I also use bitter apple spray. You can spray it on just about anything and it tastes terrible. It got to the point where my Lab would just smell it and go find something else to do. Have fun, Labs are the best!