Comments on: My Bad Experience – A Lab Chow Mix

By: labchowlover

labchowlover — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:49:42 +0000

i have a lab chow mix and he is the greatest. i think buddy was undisciplined and not socialized enough to humans as a pup. he was only under a year, and my dog is barely coming up on a year. overall chows are pretty protective and so i think he was just a puppy doing what he thought he should. good luck with the next dog. personality isn’t all based on the breed…you got to teach them.

By: Ana

Ana — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:22:00 +0000

Nero, my blk lab/chow mix was a gift & a rescued dog that my friends gave me for my birthday after my previous dog passed away. I was anxious at 1st since he was “gift” and I was unsure of his temperament. He was a big chewer as a puppy, even now at 6yrs old he still chews up the edges of his bed sometimes. Honestly that was the biggest problem I had with him. You just couldn’t leave things out that he’d chew up, but besides that he is the best dog I’ve EVER had. Great with other animals, people, kids, etc. he’s the sweetest, friendliest dog ever. Very sensitive to being yelled at so it doesn’t take much to discipline him. He basically just wants to be petted all day long. After I got married, my hubby & I moved away & my dad asked to keep Nero. He’s become my dad’s best friend & a constant companion to him. I think it just comes down to the individual dog, you can’t always rely on the breed.

By: Saisha

Saisha — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:29:17 +0000

I love my chow/lab. Smartest dog I’ve ever known. Adopted him from the local animal shelter when he was 3 months old. Can be dog aggressive, depending on the breed. He’s made doggie friends with our friend’s dogs, but no matter how hard we tried to socialize him at the dog park when he was young, we just never knew which dog he’d go after, so we quit going.

When he was a puppy he liked to dig, but only chewed on things we gave him. He learns things within minutes. Understands hundreds of words. He’s just like a little kid.

I have to admit he acts aggressive towards the mailman and anyone he doesn’t know that approaches our house. He is a great watch dog, but very friendly to people in general. I have to add he is extremely gentle and doesn’t eat stuffed toys like our Malamute used to.

He is going on 7 years old and the smartest, cutest little guy ever.

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:48:41 +0000

I have a yellow lab/chow mix that I adopted from our local Humane Society. She was about 13 months old when I got her and I’ve had her for three months now and absolutely adore her. I did a lot of research on the lab and chow breeds so I could determine what would be necessary to having a happy dog. Bella has the intimidating bark of the chow but is friendly to every person and child she has ever encountered and she has never bitten me. I took her to obedience class where she received an award for being the most obedient dog in class. I take her to the dog park almost daily to ensure she is socialized with other dogs and people constantly and this seems to release her endless energy and teach her social skills.

When I first met Bella I almost decided not to get her because of the Chow breed, and my knowledge of how aggressive and dangerous they can be, but Bella is a better dog than almost any dog I know, but like others said here, much of her great behavior comes from very strong discipline from me. I work with her every single day on obedience commands. This is not a breed mix you can allow to get away with anything it wants. This mix of breeds absolutely requires a strong leader.

By: mai

mai — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:19:09 +0000

i have a lab/chow mix named daisy and she is the most amazing dog i’ve ever known. she loves attention and is constantly licking people and she loves hugs. sometimes she’ll put her head on my lap so i pet her. she loves being indoors and outdoors. she’s patient, easily trained and always wants to make us happy. what i love is that she doesn’t bark unless she’s alerting us to a strange person we don’t know outside. she protects us and loves us and is the best dog in the whole world : – )

By: Ky

Ky — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:36:48 +0000

i have a 6 moth old lab/chow mix and hes the nicest dog you could ask for and he learned many tricks within the first few weeks. i got him when he was 9 weeks old

By: tabatha

tabatha — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:25:41 +0000

im so to hear about buddy i have a lab/chow mix and his name is jack! he is the best dog i have ever had but i totaly understand about be aggrasive to other people there are very few people that he will allow into our home! There is this one guy that i know not saying any names that for some reason he doesn’t like at all, every time he see’s him he try’s to attack him and we have no idea why? but he is a very loyal dog! we just recently had a baby boy and we were so terrified about what he would do but he has been so great with him. now sometime’s he does get a little to close for comfort but i dont ever leave him alone or in the same room with my son! but our biggest worry is once the baby start’s crawling what’s gonna happen? what if the baby try’s to grab his tail or try’s to play with him and jack try’s to bite him? I really don’t want to put him down, he is not allowed to go to a shelter to be adopted out because he is very animal aggresive and killed a neighbor’s dog it was a little chiuhua and now they say if we take him to a pound he has to be put down so if some1 could help me with this problem let me know! but overall he is a great guard dog, very loyal, and is my best friend!! Now just remember a chow chow is very well known for snapping on people including it’s owners for no reason and very unexpectedly!! i hope all is well and you have better lucky with your new fur kid’s. If you have any questions about your new animals email me my mother is a certified dog obedience trainer!!!

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:38:48 +0000

How dare you blame it on the breed! It wasnt the dog, it was his owner. I have owned a lab/chow male for almost a year now and hes the most friendly,affectionate, and loyal dog out there. Any dog can do this its not the breed its the owner that didnt know how to train it. I have seen ferocious Shitzu’s and teddy bear rotweillers. i would reccomend the lab/chow mix to everyone and anyone.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:33:34 +0000

We have a lab/chow, Cocoa, who is a giant marshmallow. He has never bitten, or even nipped. He is big, and he’s got a mean bark, but to prove to friends that he’s harmless, I’ll open his mouth and just hold my hand in it. Cocoa will literally sit there with your hand in his mouth and just stare at you. He is incredibly energetic, even at about 8 years old, and his intelligence is variable. Some days he’ll do some of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen a dog do, and then other days he’ll open three or four gates to get out of the yard. He’s a big sweetheart that’s petrified of thunder, and hides under anything close during rainstorms. We didn’t train him at all, though we got him when I was in HS, and so when he was a puppy I played rough with him. I would roll him around and pull his feet, ears and tail. Now, he doesn’t care what you do with him. You can play with his paws, scratch his belly, rub his ears, and he’s as docile as can be. We were wary at first when we found out he had chow in him, but he’s done everything in the world to set that bad word to bed.

By: Becca

Becca — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:23:55 +0000

it’s not the breed.

I have a lab chow mix named Beckett and he’s the best, smartest, dog we’ve ever had. He would never hurt a fly. He is a lover and showers people in kisses.

He’s a little skittish around little dogs, but please don’t generalize about animals. Beckett is proof that Lab chow mixes can be amazing creatures.