Hi Pippa
I’ve just read your reply from last November, I wasn’t expecting a reply and forgot all it.
We are currently on holiday with Roxy and she has viciously gone for me twice, connecting once.
We had her at the vets 2022 over another issue, she’d had her stomach ruptured by something she’d ate, nearly died.
Vets had checked her over then.
I take her on the beach, she swims chases balls and is great most of the time, but then a switch is flicked in her brain and she’s snarling and snaps at me.
I think she is embarrassed by her own behaviour.
I don’t think she knows why she does it.
Come mornings she is all over me, paws around my neck, licking my face, takes my 10 minutes to get my shoes on.
I want this side of her all the time.

My 4yr old Labrador is so obsessed with me that lately he is attacking my 10 year little dog. I love both my boys but my Labrador is giving me such anxiety that every time he looks at my little dog I think he’s going to attack. I recently got bit really bad I had to go to the doctor for antibiotics. I’m just at my wits end not knowing what I can do to fix it. Please help me

Hi Brian, it’s importnt to get your veterinarian to take a look at your Lab. Sudden changes in temperament can be associated with illness or pain. I hope you get some help with this. Pippa

We have a 2 yr old female Lab. She can be vicious.
We’ve had her since she was 8 weeks old, she’s been treat extremely well, we altered our holidays so she can come, she loves the sea and the beach.
She gets walks , attention , everything.
But she’s odd, she just changes from a nice dog to a snarling hound of the Baskervilles dog.
I don’t think I’ve seen a more evil nasty dog than her when she starts.
She’s just bit my partner tonight, 10 mm deep gash in her finger.
I cannot work her out, why is she like this ?
Ive had dogs all my life, never had anything close to this.
Im frightened of her.

I think it’s resource gaurding, aka food aggression. Very common. My lab does it. She thinks since you dominated her you’re trying to take her bone and she’s telling you No! Basically it’s takes time to teach this. Look up resource gaurding and try to be gentle and from with her. Get a prong collar and a gentle leader and combine them. My suggestions.

I’m so sorry to hear that. Labs don’t know their own strength, and I’m sure it’s not your fault. It’s hard to raise dogs, not like in the movies or pictures they post every where. Did you have to give away the lab? Could you possibly have put a gentle leader around he is mouth with a prong collar to control him/her? What was the fight about , attention or food? If it’s attention I think all animals crave to be the center of attention. Is the shi Tzu allowed to do more barking and scolding to the lab? Because maybe the shi tsu is smaller and people don’t find them threatening so they allow them to tear the lab anyway. And, when the lab reacts the lab gets punished for being bigger and having a bigger bite. I’ve been bitten so many times by my lab. Sadly. But, I’ve always loved him and tried to be a better owner , dog /mom. Some days are easier than others, but raising row dogs isn’t easy. Especially if they fight. You could put them in crates next to each other. And, take them on a walk to get her. No toys nothing to fight over. Just let them play. They will be less agressive. It won’t be perfect, but an improvement. If you can’t get the lab back, I hope he or she is in a safe environment that was better than yours. If not I’d go get him;)

Hi! I understand your frustration . I have a 9 month year old lab. He was insane the first couple of months. But I guess that was normal for labs. People always say they’re easy, family dogs. I think that’s funny after living with one since he was 2 months old until now. He is now starting to resource guard and has bit me and my family members anytime we tell him no and try to take back the food he stole from the counter, or that was ours to begin with. I felt this dog is stubborn. I don’t know what to do?!! Well, recently I’ve gotten him a new prong collar, so I can pull him away from things. Also, I got a gentle leader, it goes around their mouth and also attaches to a leash , so they can’t open their mouth more than to get water or eat. I’ve decided he needs both at the same time. Because he knows how to take off the gentle leader , he’s too smart. So if I attach it to the prong collar and both to a leash he can’t do much. I think these types of dogs need to be controlled while they are young, as mine is almost 75 pounds and growing. I can’t dominate him, he’s too strong for me, I’m 5”3 and 125 pounds.I will say since he’s stopped teething alot of biting has stoped. That doesn’t mean he won’t occasionally come up and bite my leg for attention. Or he won’t snap at me when I try to take away the cats food he stole. Basically, it’s training all the time. Which is hard when you have a life, that you had to live that wasn’t all about your lab. He’s hurt all of us in the family. But, try not to yell back at him or scream. It only makes it worse, trust me I’ve tried it all. They need calm monotone voice and just “no” and to be separated from people into a room by themselves after they bite. They have to be taught consistently and corrected consistently in a gentle, firm way. When other people have corrected him in an aggressive way, it made him scare and he bit the next time out of fear. So have everyone consistent, call, give treats and rewards for any good behavior. Keep a bag of kibble and every time he does anything good reward him. Also, Vicks vapor rub makes them not want to bite you. Rub it all over you. It smells bad to them and tastes worse. So they generally run away everyone they smell it. If I just bring it out he runs. Hope this helps. Good luck raising your furry beast!! Hope we make it through this!