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In fact they are generally known for having a laid back friendly and patient personality which makes them such a great family dog. Our 1 yr old chocolate lab seems to be aggressive.
She went to training classes and later we worked one on one with a trainer.
Why is my chocolate lab so aggressive. Our 1 yr old chocolate lab seems to be aggressive. He fights back when told no displays jealousy with our children and uses his jaw not always his. If the dog learns that the smaller signals are ignored or if the intensity of the trigger is too high then they will respond with the more overt behaviour such as barking rushing towards in an attempt to drive the trigger away snapping and biting.
The aggressive behaviour in the. Its not really possible to say if the aggression towards other dogs and a person you say are related. Its possibly the case that the rabbit wasnt related to aggression towards other dogs.
Id say that it sounds like some professional help might be in order particularly since a day care wont accept him and you say he tried to bite a person. I have had my chocolate lab since a puppy. She is almost 4.
She went to training classes and later we worked one on one with a trainer. She liked other dogs until we adopted another dog. They fought 5 of time.
We have solved this issue with a trainer. We moved last year and she started barking at people walking by from inside the house like crazy. My Choc Lab is so docile my kids can take food out of her bowl while she is eating without blinking an eye and happily puts her bone down if they ask colour has nothing to do with character IMO some dogs in all breeds and variations on colour will be aggressive to single out one colour of one breed to be aggressive is just silly it has more to do with socialisation as puppies and upbringing.
Usually the problem is a symptom of something being wrong or missing in the dogs life and the behavior is the way they try to cope. Some possible causes of Labrador behavior problems are as follows. Poor health pain or illness.
Fear or being scared of something or someone in their environment. As previously mentioned this chocolate color has been hidden away in the bloodline of Labradors because its caused by a recessive gene. This makes their chocolate coat quite special.
They would have been rare in nature but with genetic testing and specialized breeders youll find that Chocolate Labs are abundant. Aggressive biting is usually caused by fear and is a very different issue. Most dogs that bite aggressively will exhibit warning signs first including stiff body posture and growling.
They tend to be fearful or nervous dogs rather than playful and excitable ones. Chocolate Labradors temperament and behaviour - Truebred Labradors. Over the years I have read numerous articles etc about chocolate Labrador Retrievers.
Some have suggested that the behaviour of chocolate Labradors is different say to black or yellow Labs. However I have read here and there that chocolate labs are stupid. Whilst I can understand the logic behind this Black labs are favoured by the working dog community so are more likely to be bred to work thereby having more intelligence genes than those bred for show I really dont think this is true of my Bilbo.
Labradors are big dogs so an aggressive Labrador could be hard to manage. Happily Labradors are not known to be aggressive dogs. In fact they are generally known for having a laid back friendly and patient personality which makes them such a great family dog.
However some Labradors can have behavioral issues. 5 Nov 10 2010. There is a chocolate lab that runs away from his house to come visit my yellow lab.
He is VERY hyper and just wiggles all over the place. The first time I saw him I could barely read the number on his collar to call his owners. Definitely not like my yellow who is.
So why is my Labrador aggressive. Possible reasons are that previous owners mistreated it or trained it to be aggressive being too emotional with it being aggressive towards it yourself injury rewarding the behavior or a lack of training. Are Chocolate Labs More Aggressive.
Aggression is not something you have to worry about when owning a Labrador. They are so incredibly patient and gentle that they will only bite as a last resort. On the downside this means they will most likely befriend a burglar rather than try to scare them away.
They may bark however. For many many years society said that a Labrador must be black. However blacks and yellows can carry the chocolate gene and because of this in particular pairings of sire and dam that carry the chocolate gene chocolate pups would occasionally appear in a litter of puppies.
Canada I have a 3 year old chocolate lab who is very aggressive towards me. He constantly lunges and tries to bite me whenever I am outside in the yard either going to the garage or going to or from next door. He is a really sweet dog and obeys my husband but I cant get him to obey me whenever he is.
Whenever one Lab puppy goes out of line and bites too harsh the other puppy or the mother retaliates by growling or running away. In this way young Labrador puppies understand that they have to bite gently or they would be punishment You should use a similar technique. Whenever your Lab puppy nibs at you you stop paying them attention.
Many factors can contribute to aggression in Labrador retrievers including inadequate experience with their mothers and littermates. If a lab puppy is taken away from his siblings prematurely his chances of growing into an aggressive mature dog are higher notes author Joan Walker.