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Dog just snapped at daughter
Posted on 8/5/23 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 8/5/23 at 7:22 pm
I have a 7 month old lab that I paid $800 for.
Daughter and dog were in the back room today when she came in and told me he growled at her. I was questionable so I went back there with her and sat down. He was chewing on one of his stuffed animals.
I told her to go up and pet him. She was kind of scared to (she’s 6). She was sweet talking him and when she finally did pet his back he jumped up and snapped at her.
Dad instinct kicked in and I jumped up grabbed him by the collar and slapped the frick out of him then threw him outside.
If I haven’t paid any money for him he’d be on Facebook right now asking for someone to get him… I do love the dog, but I will not have a dog that’s aggressive to my little girl.
Is there any way to fix this behavior? Or is he just a bad dog? My daughter was heartbroken that he acted like that to her and I will not let it happen again.
I’d love to keep the dog if he can be fixed but won’t blink twice to get him out of my home.
Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.
He’s never been aggressive to me but has growled at the wife while he was eating before. Don’t know if he can be taught or if he’s just a bad seed.
Daughter and dog were in the back room today when she came in and told me he growled at her. I was questionable so I went back there with her and sat down. He was chewing on one of his stuffed animals.
I told her to go up and pet him. She was kind of scared to (she’s 6). She was sweet talking him and when she finally did pet his back he jumped up and snapped at her.
Dad instinct kicked in and I jumped up grabbed him by the collar and slapped the frick out of him then threw him outside.
If I haven’t paid any money for him he’d be on Facebook right now asking for someone to get him… I do love the dog, but I will not have a dog that’s aggressive to my little girl.
Is there any way to fix this behavior? Or is he just a bad dog? My daughter was heartbroken that he acted like that to her and I will not let it happen again.
I’d love to keep the dog if he can be fixed but won’t blink twice to get him out of my home.
Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.
He’s never been aggressive to me but has growled at the wife while he was eating before. Don’t know if he can be taught or if he’s just a bad seed.
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Posted on 8/5/23 at 7:25 pm to CrawfishElvis
Hed be gone if he were mine. Imagine 2 weeks from now he bites your daughter on the face and disfigures her. How could you live with yourself? It could happen.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 7:26 pm to CrawfishElvis
He can be taught not to growl at them. I had a German shepherd puppy that hated anyone to touch his food bowl when he was eating. He got broken real quick and never did it again. Either get a new dog or fix it.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 7:47 pm to CrawfishElvis
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Is there any way to fix this behavior?
well you dont know what she was doing that got the dog to feel threatened by her. may be nothing or maybe she was grabbing and pulling things that set him off. maybe have a chat with her about how and when he first started doing it, see if you can spot any actions on her part to explain it.
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Dad instinct kicked in and I jumped up grabbed him by the collar and slapped the frick out of him then threw him outside.
this is what you do, beat his arse until it stops being aggressive so he has no inkling to be aggressive any more
This post was edited on 8/5/23 at 7:49 pm
Posted on 8/5/23 at 7:48 pm to CrawfishElvis
What town you live in?
Posted on 8/5/23 at 7:52 pm to CrawfishElvis
I would coot him
Posted on 8/5/23 at 7:54 pm to CrawfishElvis
You need to put him down. Nobody wants an aggressive dog.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 7:54 pm to CrawfishElvis
My wife had a 1 year old male lab when we met. We added 2 additional dogs (both cane Corsos). The female came first and the lab never one was aggressive towards her. A year later we got a male puppy and the lab went after the puppy when he was eating. I tried several times to tell her he had to go. She wasn’t having it. We tried trainers and obedience school. Nothing worked. It happened with toys too. Always the male. all dogs were fixed. It came to a head when the lab attacked the male and I went to grab then he turned and bit me. I jerked back and my wife went to pull him and he turned on her and bit her in the face. An ER visit and 8 stitches later we almost got divorced over it. She still didn’t want to put the lab down. It took her friends convincing her.
TLDR: get rid of the dog. It’s a liability. And what happens if it’s someone else’s kid and you get sued.
TLDR: get rid of the dog. It’s a liability. And what happens if it’s someone else’s kid and you get sued.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 7:55 pm to CrawfishElvis
The dog is only 7 months old. Discipline the dog like you did. I had a damn good lab that snapped at my daughter like that around that age. I kicked the shite out of it with steel toe boots. Ended up being one of the best dog I ever had. They have to learn. I’m not at all for hitting a dog but if it (young dog) bites a kid I will. Older dog I’m getting rid of it
Posted on 8/5/23 at 8:03 pm to CrawfishElvis
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Is there any way to fix this behavior?
I have owned and trained 4 labs all males and my normal protocol is to start when they are young and take their food or bone or treat and slap them at the slightest growl or snap. I continue to do that end even my 9yr old lab every once in a while I check him to make sure he understands I’m still the boss.
I broke him of trying to eat my wife’s chickens by sitting him down next to me and slapping him until I could let the baby chicken sit by him and he wouldn’t touch it he would walk through the hen house and never blink an eye and still fetched ducks.
I would sit him and the daughter down with the toy and establish dominance until the daughter is able to take the toy away and he shows no concern.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 8:07 pm to CrawfishElvis
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If I haven’t paid any money for him he’d be on Facebook right now asking for someone to get him
$800 dog ain’t shite when it comes your child.
Hell, my dogs are good dogs, but they’re going back to Mexico with my H2A help at the end of the year because my daughter is scared of them so it makes things a pain in the arse.
Daughter > everything
Posted on 8/5/23 at 8:08 pm to CrawfishElvis
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grabbed him by the collar and slapped the frick out of him then threw him outside.
Right thing to do, but this is a one time thing.
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has growled at the wife while he was eating
You either have to beat it out of him or shoot him and get another dog. Feed him, and lord the whole family over him while he's eating. Any sign of aggression, knock the shite out of him.
This is absolutely not ok and he needs to learn that the people are the boss (and it doesn't matter which person) right now, fast and hard.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 8:10 pm to CrawfishElvis
Which do you love more, your kids or the dog? Have it put down and start over.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 8:34 pm to CrawfishElvis
I'm not proud of it but I've broken 2 dogs of any aggression around kids or food. It wasn't pretty but the message stuck. Never had a problem again. It's a decision only you can make.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 8:37 pm to CrawfishElvis
Train the dog, he is a pup. If my circumstances were different I would take him off your hands no problem.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 8:44 pm to CrawfishElvis
Elvis, the dog is only 7 months old. Surely this behavior can be corrected. Plus it’s a Lab not a pit bull; they’re not normally aggressive dogs.
Keep disciplining the dog if acts aggressive and you should be fine.
As far as food aggression, get your wife to go close to him when he’s eating and if he growls, slap the shite out of him. Eventually he will learn.
Dogs are like kids, sometimes they need discipline.
Keep disciplining the dog if acts aggressive and you should be fine.
As far as food aggression, get your wife to go close to him when he’s eating and if he growls, slap the shite out of him. Eventually he will learn.
Dogs are like kids, sometimes they need discipline.
This post was edited on 8/5/23 at 8:46 pm
Posted on 8/5/23 at 9:19 pm to CrawfishElvis
7 months old is no age to leave a dog around a kid unsupervised, you are asking for it. The dog needs to be trained not to feel threatened by people and kids, and if I was you I would seek professional help.
However, kids need to be trained also to act appropriately around animals. Leave them alone when they have food,bone, toy etc. Don’t bother them when they’re sleeping or in the kennel. There’s plenty of info online, but don’t leave them unsupervised. It’s not his fault you set him up for failure (we all make that mistake sometimes, it’s part of training).
However, kids need to be trained also to act appropriately around animals. Leave them alone when they have food,bone, toy etc. Don’t bother them when they’re sleeping or in the kennel. There’s plenty of info online, but don’t leave them unsupervised. It’s not his fault you set him up for failure (we all make that mistake sometimes, it’s part of training).
Posted on 8/5/23 at 9:26 pm to CrawfishElvis
Get it fixed and tell her to smack the shite out of it if ever growls at ever again. It’s still young and small enough to be taught its place.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 9:39 pm to CrawfishElvis
Find him a new home. You will never be able to trust him.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 10:13 pm to CrawfishElvis
One thing we found to help resource guarding is “trading”. Again, this is no substitute for actual professional advice, but training the dog that letting you take something away from him will be rewarded can help. Find some badass treats that he really likes, something that he will like more than his stuffed animal or bone (cheese, liver treats, a better bone), and offer it up as a trade for what he has. There’s articles about this online. You should do it first, then let your wife, then work with the kid ( not all in one sitting though). You can also practice with food when he eats to keep him from getting aggressive around the bowl… put half his food down and when he finishes it, grab the bowl and put more food in it, so he sees it as a positive thing. Do the same with your wife and daughter.
You want him to be comfortable and not growl around food, toys, etc. but you also don’t want to pester him all the time, so be sure to teach everybody that he needs plenty of time left alone also. That way, he doesn’t feel like every time he gets something he likes, somebody’s going to mess with him.
You want him to be comfortable and not growl around food, toys, etc. but you also don’t want to pester him all the time, so be sure to teach everybody that he needs plenty of time left alone also. That way, he doesn’t feel like every time he gets something he likes, somebody’s going to mess with him.
This post was edited on 8/5/23 at 10:15 pm
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