Guess what the most aggressive dog is?

Biker - I love Whitby. Last spent a w eek there in June 2021. My lab was just hitting adolescence and strong enough to pull my 6’6” husband over as he tried to race into the sea.
The experienced lab people we met all admired him, lovely pup- they all advised continuing with professional trainers till he’s abiut 4 ‘he’ll begin to settle down then’. 🐕😵‍💫💙

Last weekend my dd and myself went to Whitby for the weekend I kid you not I think every man/woman and anyone else was there with their dog/s.

All well behaved except! when we heard any commotion we would turn round and look and every time is was Lab growling and barking at other dogs.

Today I have been to Clitheroe Market (Ribble valley )

At the market yet again plenty of dogs all breads, but yet again the black lab that was stood at a stall collecting for guide dogs was the one making the most noise.

You’re so right about labs being slow to mature MayBee70. I’m so relieved my 2 year old lab isn’t my first dog

I read that, even though it takes Labradors much longer than other dogs to grow up mentally, the chocolate ones never did. A friend bred Newfoundlands and he said although blues and blacks were in the same litter their temperaments were totally different. His daughter groomed dogs and said the only dog that ever bit her was an Old English Sheepdog.

I think probably every breed has its 'rogues'. A new neighbour moved in and immediately erected a foot-high white picket fence across their back porch with the sign 'Beware of the Dog' attached. When I laughed they said "wait til you meet it!". It was the most aggressive - and really quite scary - chihuahua you could ever hope to meet.
Back in the late 70s brown labradors became popular and my friend got one for her family knowing their reputation for soft mouthed gentleness. Not this one! It turned on her one day and attacked her quite ferociously. Its behaviour was attributed to the in-breeding required to achieve the chocolate colour.

I worked for a vet and he said if he was going to get bitten it would be a cocker spaniel. He also said the owners were always surprised and insisted their dog had never done that before. He was a very experienced vet and I would trust his word.

One of the things the breeder of my Whippet stresses to new owners is don’t open your front door and let your dog go running out. At 35 mph they will, if they see a squirrel in the distance, run straight across the road oblivious to what’s in the way. It’s why they often run into barbed wire fences and injure themselves. All breeds are different and any reputable breeder will vet a new owner thoroughly and if they’ve never had that breed before tell them everything they need to know.

I've had lots of English Cocker Spaniels .

Dogs are easier than the bitches .

Solid colours tend to be jealous and more aggressive .

But none of my solids have exhibited any jealousy nor aggression towards any family member , but certainly towards each other .

I think from watching neighbours with dogs that their animals don't understand who is master in the family and that is where some behavioural problems come from .

I've watched my neighbours trying to get their dog to go for a walk .
He doesn't like walks and
he doesn't like the lead , they tell me .

I'm dreading the day when my other neighbour's sweet little dog goes under a car as she races out on the house , rushes across the road ( quiet but there are lots of parked cars and vans ) and refuses to come back .

Now a year old , she's discovered that she has eight servants in her house to do as bids treat and attention wise .

I' m not saying that there hasn't been irresponsible in-breeding particularly in Cockers .

So glad to hear that your poor dog is recovering well, Jaberwok.

We had a black ‘half’ cocker - mother was golden, never knew who the dad was, owner thought it was probably some ruffian on a nearby farm after the very young mother escaped one day.

Ours was totally non-aggressive, much more of a wimp, and very attached to me - my little black shadow. A friend of a dd once brought his house bunny round - dear dog went and hid behind the sofa! She looked very spaniel-ish, until I had her shorn every summer, whereupon she’d look like a very odd, smaller version of a Labrador.

tickingbird

Blondiescot

My first Rottweiler was Rosie and I’ll love her forever. When I had her people used to ask what sort of dog she was and most had never heard of a Rottweiler. Within a couple of years they had become popular, back street breeding etc and the trouble began. Thankfully they’re out of fashion now with the bad owners. I’ve had 3, all wonderful and much loved but my Rosie was something very special, so much so I’ve actually got tears in my eyes typing this!

Oh what a coincidence, tickingbird. They are beautiful dogs. There's a woman who lives not far from us who has one and I must admit it was strange to see a Rottweiler with a tail, because for years you were so used to seeing them with docked tails.

Whippets are bred to run down and kill rabbits. That’s why we always keep ours on a lead when there are other dogs around, especially small ones. I don't think she’d kill one but I’m not prepared to risk it. Trouble is people with those small dogs let them run up to her when she’s on lead.

The one that frightened me most as a child was my friends two Pekingese that used to run behind me and bite my ankles every time I went there. I was terrified of them. Also quite scared of my grandson getting a German shepherd puppy. So worried what this big dog would do. She tuned out to be the quietest calm creature with the most amazing eyes and gentle nature. Never even bothered to bark at anyone and never jumps up or growls. Still as others have said, any dog can be aggressive if not properly looked after.

Prinrose53, the owner of the spaniel whippet cross who killed the chihuahua is Shona Sibary, the awful woman who admits she gets rid of her dogs as soon as they stop being cute little puppies.
www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3213491/I-rid-dogs-soon-stop-cute-puppies-woman-s-given-away-FOUR-dogs-four-years-brazen-confession-ll-enrage-pet-lovers.html
My DM always had cocker spaniels and during my childhood we had a soppy orange roan who was a gentle soul.
The dog I share with my daughter is a cockapoo, mum was a red cocker. Again, she is very gentle though she does bark at the postman etc. (and at the window cleaner who is here at the moment).

Just to add she died 33 years ago!

Blondiescot

My first Rottweiler was Rosie and I’ll love her forever. When I had her people used to ask what sort of dog she was and most had never heard of a Rottweiler. Within a couple of years they had become popular, back street breeding etc and the trouble began. Thankfully they’re out of fashion now with the bad owners. I’ve had 3, all wonderful and much loved but my Rosie was something very special, so much so I’ve actually got tears in my eyes typing this!

I’m not really a dog person, I tend to avoid them all, but my daughter owns a white Labrador and she is the most gorgeous, gentle dog ever. We looked after her for six months after our daughter went to New Zealand before she flew out to join them.

tickingbird

Rottweilers are wonderful dogs and don’t deserve a bad reputation.

They are wonderful dogs. The softest lump of a dog I've ever known was a nine-stone Rottweiler, Rosie. She had had the most horrendous start in life, being owned by drug addicts who tried to hang her from a bridge. Fortunately the rope broke and although she had a badly broken leg, she survived and was adopted by a friend of mine. If ever a dog had a reason to hate humans, it was Rosie - but she loved everyone, especially children. She was an amazing girl.

Yes it was a cocker spaniel/whippet cross

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12192059/The-awful-day-dog-killed-Snowy-Chihuahu.html

All round very sad story.

MartinC1967

When I was young we had a golden spaniel which was aggressive. It eventually bit my grandmother and had to be put down.

Someone I work with has a spaniel/ whippet cross, it’s 14 months old and has already killed rabbits and a chicken.

My friend has a cockerpoo that barks aggressively at men.

In truth, if I was looking to get another dog any sort of spaniel would be last on my list.

I read a story yesterday about a woman who had to have her spaniel/ whippet cross put to sleep because it killed a tiny dog. It was fine with the family inside it’s own home but went for anything small outside.

I will find the link.

I encounter a fair amount of dogs whilst walking mine, the most out of control/ shouted at dogs seem to be the 'gorgeous' or unusual breeds. Not down to breed traits but because I suspect they are often bought as accessories to a lifestyle which doesn't facilitate the hard work in caring for a high energy/ intelligent dog. We rarely meet them on local river or country side walks but only on the park or around town. Every dog deserves to have their needs met!

On yesterday’s walk, the most aggressive dog was a Labrador, who terrified my spaniel so much she jumped onto my chest.
The day before it was a dog of indeterminate breed, who raced round barking aggressively at the children on the field, despite the owners commands to stop.

On yesterday’s walk, the most aggressive dog was a Labrador, who terrified my spaniel so much she jumped onto my chest.
The day before it was a dog of indeterminate breed, who raced round barking aggressively at the children on the field, despite the owners commands to stop.

f'n chihuahuas

Oh small yappy dogs that lunge bark at every dog they meet. Owners never seem to attempt to train this behaviour out of them. ‘Be nice’ I often hear said as the dog lunges to the end if it’s dangerous extendable lead. Humph.

Rottweilers are wonderful dogs and don’t deserve a bad reputation.