Zoe was having some snapping issues not long ago. I have followed the advice on here and also from reading etc. She is doin a whole lot better.
When she was playing with my son(he is 20) while we were visiting him she did get rough and bite him and break the skin. I think on his part he maybe got her going a little too much. He did do the exercises for showing he was dominant over her though.
Also she jumped a lot and when I moved my foot over the leash to shorten her down so she couldnt jump she lunged up and bit my leg before I could do it.. Didnt break the skin but I felt the pressure of that bite. I held her muzzle for a time and said no bite in a very stern voice.
The other thing I noticed is that when she runs around and plays a lot of times the hair on her neck and back raises up a lot now.
We were at a yard sale today and it happened to be a lab breeder there and I got talking to her about Zoe. She told me that I have a potential biter and an aggressive dog. She said also that I could have a dog that would initiate dog fights.
She said that she shouldnt be trying to grab our hands or pants at all and I better be really tough with her or I will have big problems. Also gave me advice on what to do.
I am feeling a little down about it as I always thought of labs as the most gentle breed around and never thought that it could be possible to have this problem.
I am now looking into some obedience classes for her as she was too young before. She is 14 weeks old now. If all our training plus obediance doesnt help I am not sure I can keep her.
I never wanted a dog I would have to worry about being aggressive . She is very sweet in so many ways and I would have a very difficult time parting with her even with the way she can be.
When she was playing with my son(he is 20) while we were visiting him she did get rough and bite him and break the skin. I think on his part he maybe got her going a little too much. He did do the exercises for showing he was dominant over her though.
Also she jumped a lot and when I moved my foot over the leash to shorten her down so she couldnt jump she lunged up and bit my leg before I could do it.. Didnt break the skin but I felt the pressure of that bite. I held her muzzle for a time and said no bite in a very stern voice.
The other thing I noticed is that when she runs around and plays a lot of times the hair on her neck and back raises up a lot now.
We were at a yard sale today and it happened to be a lab breeder there and I got talking to her about Zoe. She told me that I have a potential biter and an aggressive dog. She said also that I could have a dog that would initiate dog fights.
She said that she shouldnt be trying to grab our hands or pants at all and I better be really tough with her or I will have big problems. Also gave me advice on what to do.
I am feeling a little down about it as I always thought of labs as the most gentle breed around and never thought that it could be possible to have this problem.
I am now looking into some obedience classes for her as she was too young before. She is 14 weeks old now. If all our training plus obediance doesnt help I am not sure I can keep her.
I never wanted a dog I would have to worry about being aggressive . She is very sweet in so many ways and I would have a very difficult time parting with her even with the way she can be.