hunny is 12wks old & adorable,but we are having major probs
with chewing & disobedience.Although we have bought her many
toys,she still chews everything in site.She eats everything in site,even taking waste food from the bin.We have wormed her,so we know this isnt the problem.She takes clothes into the garden or her bed,although she doesnt chew these,its still a nightmare when they have to be washed constantly.I dont leave washing hanging around,its things that are needed on a regular basis..ie baby blankets.She has even been known to take things off the baby & take them to her bed lol.She is fab with my little ones & loves nothing more than play with the eldest in the garden.Any advice would be much appreciated.We cant afford puppy classes,so that is out of the question.Thanx in advance.

REMEMBER she is a ..............PUPPY and all they want to do is play.  Just enjoy her as she will grow up far too quick.  With regards the chewing, what I did was every time she had something she was not allowed I just took it away and gave her one of her toys out of her toy box.
Mine still takes clothes etc and she is 10 months old!!!!!!!!!!!!
As for the disobedience alittle and often and at 12 weeks you should not be expecting too much at this age. Try not to confuse her with too many comands at once.  Start with the sit and once you have that established then go on to other things. 
If you really can,t afford training classes then get a good book which may help you.
Labradors are renown for being pigs and keep the bins out of her way and everytime she does this just take the rubbish out of her mouth and say firmly NO.  She must know what this word means from the start, but also praise her for the good she does and within time you will all get along.
I find that one of those hard tyres you can buy tied on a rope and hung up somewhere gives endless hours but do not leave her unsupervised with this as they may get into difficulty.
There will be lots of advice one here so do not despair and we are all her to help you.

As I said at the start remember she is a puppy and enjoy her baby life while it lasts.

Im fully aware that she is a puppy & that she will chew.Sorry i didnt make myself clear in my post.My main concern is the fact that she doesnt seem to be learning anything.I have been doing what you have all suggested,taking things away from her & giving her a toy.Thankyou for letting me know about the puppy lessons being so cheap,i thought they were very expensive.I will now look for a local club.I was brought up with labradors,so i know all about the breed & didnt walk in with my eyes closed.At the time of buying her,both me & my hubby were working,but unfortunatly i was taken ill a few weeks ago.My hubby is now looking after me until i am fully recovered,so please dont judge me for taking on a pup with limited funds,this wasnt the case.

Sounds to me as if you could chanel some of that energy! As she is food motivated it shouldnt be too hard. Invest in a Kong and always have a pocket full of tasty treats to reward good behaviour (be aware that she WILL try to rip the pocket to bits to get at them). I appreciate that things may be a bit difficult at the moment and I dont know how old your children are, but perhaps they could help? If she is running round with things in her mouth she already has the first half of the retrieve!

Dont ever expect to stop a lab stealing food, I would say that mine are reasonably well trained but if they think that they can swallow what ever it is before I get to them they will! Learn to baracade food in the house and spot dropped food on walks. She sounds as if she has found her paws and is being a typical toddler :D    

She is a baby.  If you don't want her taking things then they need to be kept out of reach.  she has no comprehension of disobedience.  if something is there she will investigate it, take it eat it chew it etc, just like a human baby.

Hi Janlush6 and welcome to CD.. How much research did you do before buying your puppy.  Labradors are retrievers and this is perfectly normal behaviour. They are also canine garbage disposal units.  You MUST place everything out of the puppies reach, this includes clearing all worktop surfaces, since sooner or later he is going to be able to reach those too.

Labradors are VERY destructive, which if you had done your homework, you will already know. You will need to teach him the boundaries and stop him from chewing, simply take away whatever he is chewing and replace it with a kong or toy. Train yourself to keep all things out of his reach. Do not leave shoes, clothes etc lying around, this is an open invitation to him.

Basic puppy obedience classes are not expensive, around £3.00 per week, surely you are able to afford this?

Hi! Welcome to the world of real dog ownership! ;)

What you have is a 100% normal puppy. You have chosen a breed which, for well over 100 years, has been bred to need to have stuff in its mouth - ideally shot game, but failing that, the newspaper coming back from the newsagent, her lead, a ball ... anything! They're retrievers - they carry things - or rather, good ones carry things ;).

Puppies are the best things around to teach humans tidiness - basically, if you don't want it chewed, put it away! (After over 30 years of dog ownership sice I 'left home', I still haven't learned to be tidy, so don't think I'm picking on you!)

Have you enquired about puppy classes? When I last took pups to classes, nearly 6 years ago, it cost £5 for a year's membership plus £1 per class ...

Puppies are babies, just like human babies. How long did it take your eldest child to behave like an adult human being?

Agree with the other posters.   Puppies do not come hard wired and pre-programmed in 'obedience'.  There is no such thing as disobedience - only poor training.  Sorry.

As others  have said, puppy classes are rarely much more than £4 a time, and you would benrfit from going occasionally. If you cant afford this small amount, you need to ask yourself how will you afford vet expenses.......Your pup is behaving like a normal pup, but something is telling me that maybe you are expecting a bit too much of it.