do labradors bite seriously

by soma
(delhi india)

Question

My black labrador who is one and a half years old is fantastic plays around but is obssesed with balls.

He goes crazy when he sees balls. At first we used to think that he loves balls but later on his trainer told us that he is obssesed with balls and balls should be removed.

The worst thing that he bites very frequently and we all in the family had to be injected many a times.

Tell me what I should with my dog. I love him a lot and want to keep him.

Answer

Labrador retrievers are very mouthy dogs and if your lab wasn't trained as a pup that biting is not accepted it does become a problem when they get to adult size.

Even though labradors are great dogs with fantastic temperaments, if they are not aware that biting is not acceptable they will be a problem and in some cases even a danger.

That being said, the good thing is that labradors are also very intelligent dogs and can learn very quickly.

The first thing I would suggest is to read through our labrador training pages.

However, if you feel your labradors behaviour is out of control I would think about taking him to a dog obedience school.

At a dog obedience school they will quickly and effectively get your labs biting under control.

Has anyone else had any serious problems with labrador biting? What did you do to get it under control? Please share your advice with us ...