Comments on: Lab Hound Mix – A Complete Guide To Labrador Hound Mix Breed Dogs

By: Lucy Easton

Lucy Easton — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:23:16 +0000

Hi Diana, You can find our big feeding guide here. There are a lot of different opinions on this topic, but hopefully this will give you a balanced view of the options: https://www.thelabradorsite.com/how-to-feed-a-labrador/

By: Diana Griffin

Diana Griffin — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:41:13 +0000

I wanted to know if there’s a particular food that helps my dog live a more healthy relaxed and longer lifespan. She is a hound/ lab mix and looks exactly like the greyhound. She is a wonderful dog that does like to bark and run. She loves being fed and playing with the other dog that I adopted because she appeared to be lonely. She loved playing with her toys before the other dog came to live with us. I have a one level home so there’s very little concern that her legs or hips will be a problem as she gets older but I want her to be around for as long as possible. She is six years old now.

By: Sammie@LabSiteHQ

Sammie@LabSiteHQ — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:26:35 +0000

In reply to Barbara J Bryant.

Hi Barbara, congratulations on your new arrival! DNA testing can be fun, if you want to give it a try, but it isn’t necessary. I would be guided by your vet in the first instance – a ‘moving in’ check up is a good plan if she hasn’t had one yet. And there’s some helpful advice here on checking your dog’s weight with your eyes and hands, here: https://www.thelabradorsite.com/fat-labrador/ 🙂

By: Barbara J Bryant

Barbara J Bryant — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:33:22 +0000

Hello! I just adopted a wonderful 2 yr old black lab dog from LabRescue. I am convinced she has hound in her because of slightly narrower skull, baying bark. She is the most obedient 2 yr old rescue. She has already had a litter.She looks like a 6-7 month old pup and has gone from 51 lbs at her intake to a shelter (~6/24 )to 45 lbs upon my adoption (10/16). I have questions about what to expect with weight. I feel she could stand to gain a few but of course, I don’t want her to be overweight.She grazes her food and has had issues w/ her spaying incision so not sure impact on eating. Should I get DNA testing and/or just go by sight, energy level, etc.? She is absolutely gorgeous and is friendly with everyone and everything ( except for those squirrels).

By: Terabox Video Downloader

Terabox Video Downloader — Thu, 23 May 2024 01:11:26 +0000

Loved this article! I’ve always been fascinated by Lab Hound mixes and this guide was incredibly informative. One thing I wish you would’ve touched on is the potential for allergies in this breed. My friend has a Lab Hound mix and her daughter has severe allergies, but the dog seems to be relatively hypoallergenic. Would love to hear more about that in a future post!

By: Allie

Allie — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 14:03:08 +0000

I have a 14 year old lab-border collie mix, a 7 year old lab-coonhound mix, and a 4 year old lab-staffordshire mix. The border collie mix is crazy smart, but also stubborn and independent. She knows exactly what you want, and she’ll probably do it – unless she has a better idea. The staffy mix is calm and obedient and was very easy to train. He’s a bit of a couch potato and a snuggler.

The hound mix is about 70 pounds and taller and leaner than a lab. He’s black with speckled markings on his face, legs, chest, and tail. He is extremely, extremely high energy and gets distracted easily. When he was younger, he would constantly try to escape the house/yard to follow scents, so I had to take many precautions to ensure that he didn’t get loose. To this day, I wouldn’t let him off leash in an unenclosed area. Training him took a lot of time and patience. He barks at and chases squirrels, possums, rabbits, lizards and birds, and I think he believes that if he tries hard enough, he’ll be able to climb trees one day. He does bay; I personally think it’s adorable, but some people may disagree. He is also a very sweet and affectionate dog who still loves to play like a puppy, and if I had to choose a favorite, it would probably be him.

By: T. Himmler

T. Himmler — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:59:00 +0000

Yes, we adopted a Labrador hound mix 41/2 years ago from a local shelter. She has always gotten along with family members, and family dogs. But recently she has shown signs of aggression. We are in the process of figuring out what has changed. Any help you could give us would be great.

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:55:36 +0000

My husband rescued a black lab/hound mix and we just love him. His name is Maximilian Sherlock Bones…Max for short. He was so skinny, shy and scared to death when we got him. His coat was as dull as dull could be. Today he is energetic, friendly, healthy and spoiled rotten! We have always had dogs but This bread is challenging. Luckily we live on 5 acres and he has a black lab to play with next door. He is pretty stubborn but reading this article I see it is common. We lost two Golden retrieves in 2020 so Max had brought so much joy into our lives. He is certainly my husbands dog. He doesn’t want him out of his sight. Love this bread and love his long ears and even his baying.

By: Teresa Treadway

Teresa Treadway — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 18:09:26 +0000

In reply to Edward. It also looks just like my Walker, lab mix.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:44:47 +0000

In reply to Edward. Most likely a coon hound, possibly Treeing Walker. Get a DNA test kit, if you want to know for sure the genetic mix of your dog.