Mixed dog breeds, aggressive Lab/Rot.

Jamaica
November 27, 2010 8:45pm CST
My aun has a Lab/Rot mix. He is huge and I think he is now getting aggressive, he bit my son, gently for a dog that size and my son who is pretty big himself dealt with him, but I am afraid that my aunt who is in her 80's wont be able to handle him if he gets angry with her. When he was younger they tried to have him trained by the same person that sold him to them but after a few lessons he didn't come back, he was pretty big them and I don't think he was able to control him. I am worried about this and I am not sure what can be done. He was a year old in April, is it too late to try training him again?
1 person likes this
4 responses
@inu1711 (5285)
• Romania
28 Nov 10
I think the person who sold a Lab/Rot mix to an 80 years old lady is a irresponsible person. He (she) should have known from the begining this dog is not good for an old lady. He must be such a bunch of energy she could hardly manage! Sometimes it's hard to own a huge dog for a younger person, but for your aunt must be almost impossible. It is never too late to train a dog. Your aunt's dog is still young and you'll have good results with his training. Whether you train him or you take him to a professional dog trainer, in both cases your aunt should be the one to be able to mastery the dog. So go for it! Train the dog and see the results.
• Jamaica
1 Dec 10
She wanted a big dog but I don't think she realized how different he would be from the others she had before. Her sister that she lives with is 90 years old and we are afraid that he will knock her over. They had a beautiful Wermaranian I don't think that's spelt correctly) but he was such a gentleman. One of the best dogs she has ever had and he was big but slender. He was so gentle. They have had a mastiff, doberman, and various mongrels but none as full of energy as Baron.
@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
28 Nov 10
I do not think he is too old to be trained, but with such a demanding dog, you might want to consider asking a pro to do it, instead of trying to do it yourself. It does not have to cost a lot of money to ask a professional dog trainer to do it, and even if it does, you only pay this amount for a very short while, so it should still be worth it, if the results are really good.
• Jamaica
1 Dec 10
Thanks for the encouragement. We will certainly try to get him trained.
• United States
28 Nov 10
Kill it! JK Anyway, as people say late is better than never so just train him again.
• Jamaica
28 Nov 10
Is it still ok to train him? That's what I really need to know. He was partially trained twice but each time they stopped. The last person that tried was a veterinary assistant and now he cant come close to him to give him any treatment when the vet comes. My aunts paid $15,000 for him as a pup so its a bit hard to see all that money go down the drain, in addition to all the food and vet fees that he cost. He is a beautiful dog to look at and very intelligent. It would really be a shame if he had to be put down. When he stands on his back legs he can put his front legs on my sons shoulders and he is 6 feet tall.
• Malaysia
28 Nov 10
Well dogs are dogs. When they grow up, they can be aggressive. I also did own a mixed breed Labrador once. He was somehow tame. As for my friend who owned a doberman, it also bit her daughter and she wanted to give it to me as a present. I turned it down.
• Jamaica
28 Nov 10
We have had several labs and doberman but none of them were aggressive like this dog. There is a mixed doberman/lab at the home now and she is a lovely dog. We have no problem with her at all. Baron is in the same atmosphere and he is so different. I suppose its like kids growing in the same home and yet they are different from each other.