I am more pit bull than Lab in the stubbornness department myself Din.

I love Labs they really want to please their owners. So long as they have some work to do they are great.

I despair of anyone who can't train a dog raising kids. Their whole life is realy decided by the love and discipline they get in the very early years. Once they are rotten teens it is way to late. I would be tempted to slip her a depo provera shot every few months.