crazyspaniels Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 OK so is it just me and a few friends or is it a nationwide thing? I have a dog that hates male black labs and after a recent discussion it appears that one of the breeds that most people dread bumping into in the park is not a rottie or bullbreed, but a black lab? We have a couple in our dog club that asked why park walkers always dislike their young labs and I tried to explain that alot of dog owners have issues with black labs and they were totally shocked. So does your dog dislike male black labs and if you have a black lab are you aware of peoples dogs not liking it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum24dog Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 So does your dog dislike male black labs Yes, but they hate Boxers, Rotties and GSDs more. Pam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendbert Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 I've know of people who's dogs don't like male Black Labs On the other hand though, my own male Black Lab doesn't do his breed/colour any favours as he'll bark like a nutter at other dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzycharm Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 My friend has a male black lab who is a total wuss, but most of our girls don't like him, and the same goes for other friends dogs - poor boy, but he also barks at them which doesn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby1Nic Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 We've got a yellow lab (female) but we'd like a black boy. TBH I'd love a full set but that's dreamland. I can't recall if I was told it or read it, but I gather that all black dogs are harder to 'read' by other dogs as the eyes aren't so clearly distinguished from the body frame. (Mind you, I may have made that up as well ) Where we live, we have met labs of all 3 colour and honestly not had a problem with any of them. There are 2 black lab sisters who Ruby plays with. I don't think we've met a male one. We've got a Rotty/Dobe in our park who is almost all black, but she is female and is very friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Az isn't keen on male black labs. He isn't a big fan of any entire male, but black labs seem to be particularly annoying to him even if neutered. Mollydog thinks black labs are really black collies, and she loooooves black and white collies - so she bounces at them and woofs "PLAY WITH ME!". This is sometimes considered a bit intimidating by the poor lab... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindlebabe Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Oh dear! Fin absolutely loaths them! I have no idea why as most seem very sociable but not many are castrated around here so that might be some of the problem. Such a shame as we seem to see loads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackthelab Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 I have a Black lab and we have never encountered any problems with being avoided or shunned Jack love sot go say hi to other dogs and vice versa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanda72 Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 (edited) No my dog loves everyone and everything. Edited January 28, 2007 by amanda72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khanu Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Black labs are Khanu's nemesis' He's not great generally with dogs when he is on lead but black labs are a particular hate, with labs generally a good second. I think the problem is that labs are usually bouncy and very in your face, most dogs I know that aren't labs find this pretty rude. Most of the labs I have seen when out do very straight head on approaches to other dogs, rather than the normal semi circle or side-on approach, they also seem to approach at a dead run! I guess when the approaching missile has pretty poor body language (as far as normal dog manners goes) and you also find it harder to read their face because it's black, you may react more than you normally would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoT Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 I love Labs, but after meeting so many with owners who let them run up and jump all over my dogs without even trying to call them back, I dread meeting them now. The worst case of this was when I had my old dog, Spice. Spice was ill with cancer, in his last few weeks, but was still enjoying outings and short, special-interest walks. I took him to visit my friend and her dog and we took them both to her local park. A man appeared at the other side of the park with this large male, black Lab. The dog spotted us and charged at full pelt up to us and literally jumped on Spice. I screamed at the bloke to get his F'ing dog and so he started sauntering slowly towards us. I was so worried for my old boy that I couldn't stand to see him being jumped on, so I tried to pull the dog off him, to no avail. As the owner was still nowhere near, I had no choice but to kick the dog off - and it took a lot of kicking. The owner still didn't seem concerned and when he got nearby he just shouted, "is she is season?" I shouted back "no, HE'S not, he's DYING". The bloke just laughed and said "why have you brought him out then?" and walked off. I was so upset. That and similar but slightly less distressing incidents has made me dread meeting them. But obviously it's not the dogs' fault; some of them just seem to have useless owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purrpuss Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 I have the opposite problem with Foxy and black labs, esp boy labs. She absolutely adores them, so much so that it sometimes gets embarrasing She goes from (reasonably)normal collie to melted mush in, oh, about 3 seconds, and if she can get them onto the floor, then sits on their face and then.................er, well, you get the picture Is Foxy a bit of a slapper around black lab boys ? Yes. I thank the doG the day she was spayed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix21 Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Nope.....they are about the only ones phoenix gets on with - but then she probably thinks they are just molly and molly loves saying hello to them, its prob cause the younger male labs are always boingy and wanting to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundgirl Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Rarely bump into black labs in our area but a friend of my husband's has two and both of mine absolutely adore them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Could it be the colour? We have a black Standard Poodle near us that seems to give all of mine the heebie jeebies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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