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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 7:46 pm to diat150
If he were to do that I’d kill him with my bare hands.
But you’re right. I don’t want it to get to that point. Even she wants us to keep the dog so I’m just trying to figure out a way to break him so we don’t have to get rid of him
But you’re right. I don’t want it to get to that point. Even she wants us to keep the dog so I’m just trying to figure out a way to break him so we don’t have to get rid of him
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.
that said
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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 8:01 pm to keakar
The girls have been kinda skittish of him lately because he’s a puppy and likes to jump and run with them (he’s the same size as them now). But I was proud of her today for wanting to try to love on him.
I was questionable at first when she said he growled at her which is why I made her do it again with me watching. And she did nothing but pet the dog and he snapped.
My theory that I told my wife earlier is that he thinks we’re his owners and the kids are other pets he has to deal with.
I was questionable at first when she said he growled at her which is why I made her do it again with me watching. And she did nothing but pet the dog and he snapped.
My theory that I told my wife earlier is that he thinks we’re his owners and the kids are other pets he has to deal with.
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 8:45 pm to ImaObserver
Anybody who wants to learn to raise dogs should read water dog and walk with wick.
Good dogs are great, but there's no room on my earth for bad dogs. All that bullshite about "raise them right" and "no dogs are born bad" etc is just that, bullshite. There's no point in risking it. Sure, you can correct bad behavior. It's still an animal. If you're going to have a dog that mingles with children, you had better be 100,000% sure that there isn't a shred of aggression in them.
An aggressive dog can be ok in certain circumstances. A cow dog for example is not going to be hanging out with your kids at a BBQ. It's either in its pen or biting cows. It is in no capacity ever in its life a pet.
A working dog that serves double duty as a pet has to be the best of the best, and they will all test you to see who's in charge. OP did the right thing. The dog is a pack animal, and somebody has to be the alpha. Make damn sure he knows he's at the bottom of the pecking order.
Male labs can be such block headed assholes when they're young. They all have that moment when they push you too far and hopefully it only happens once.
Good dogs are great, but there's no room on my earth for bad dogs. All that bullshite about "raise them right" and "no dogs are born bad" etc is just that, bullshite. There's no point in risking it. Sure, you can correct bad behavior. It's still an animal. If you're going to have a dog that mingles with children, you had better be 100,000% sure that there isn't a shred of aggression in them.
An aggressive dog can be ok in certain circumstances. A cow dog for example is not going to be hanging out with your kids at a BBQ. It's either in its pen or biting cows. It is in no capacity ever in its life a pet.
A working dog that serves double duty as a pet has to be the best of the best, and they will all test you to see who's in charge. OP did the right thing. The dog is a pack animal, and somebody has to be the alpha. Make damn sure he knows he's at the bottom of the pecking order.
Male labs can be such block headed assholes when they're young. They all have that moment when they push you too far and hopefully it only happens once.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 8:51 pm to REB BEER
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sometimes
Sometimes the dog is a lemon and you have to get rid of it.
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