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This is Ellie & we adopted her last week She's a lab mix & VERY smart! VERY! She knows most commands & LOVES to talk! However she is leash aggressive towards other dogs who are also on a leash. We also have a 13 year old who isn't able to go on hikes with us anymore because of her age a 10-15 mile hike is too much for her these days. Ellie is 2 years & loves to get out. We are taking this slow & won't take her out too much on the trails until we deal with this. But we do walk her out close to the house & down the street. We have heard that food works great but she knows that a dog is coming down the trail even before we could get a treat out of our pockets. When we brought her home we had let her meet the older dog in the front yard & Daisy (the older dog) had no leash on. Ellie got a little excited but we walked her next to Daisy while she sniffed & did her thing. Now Ellie can walk with Daisy while she's on a leash & it's no big deal.
Well Some dogs get this idea in there heads to protect the owner from others within that range of a leash. Taking her to a CLASS where other dogs are on leash will help! BUT Make sure you inform the Trainer! We had these dogs in class when I took them one rottie had to be started in another room & slowly add dogs took a long time to get him around a room full of dogs. Others not so long.
Congratx on your new puppy! Labs are wonderful but have a high tendency to be super hyper.
When my lab/pit mix sees another dog, even yards away, she gets so excited that she seem to show all the sign of 'aggression' except growling or teeth showin. Other pet owners were convinced my dog wants to charge at their dog, when in fact, all she wanted to do was to say hi, play with me!
Some dogs, like labs, unless trained, can be super hyper and overly excited just by the sight of their favorite things. To fix this, I would have dog sit, facing me, while I distract her with treats (hot dogs or ham works very well to keep a hyper dog attention on you). Or if I had no treats on me, I would go around the other owner, wait behind a parked car or bush that is between us so my dog can't see, or move past the other dog as fast as you can while telling her "let's go!"
Work on sit, stay and leave it commands really applies to these walks.
Oh just a quick note, use front clip harnesses. They work great! Avoid back clip until she is loose leash trained.
Head guards work too, but I refuse to continue using it, especially front clip works better and in my opinion, appears more humane. My dog hated having a head guard around her head.
Please do not use shock collars and pinch collars. Studies have shown that these used long term causes psychological damage to your dog.
This is slightly off topic, but I looked at the pic and see one potential problem:
Remove her food and water dish from next to her bed and place it in another room. Placing her food next to her bed can create problems with resource guarding and food aggression. Dogs view their beds as their safe spot and keeping the food there will cause a lot of dogs to begin protecting it with a resource guarding instinct. It's best to have it in a public place like the kitchen.
When I look at her profile, I see some Shar Pei features in the shape of her skull and earset. This would explain why she may be more prone to certain aggressive or protective tendencies on the leash.
I own a large breed that has also become leash aggressive late in life after being charged at by offleash dogs too many times on our walks. What works for me is remaining absolutely silent, calm, continuing to walk in a straight line, and ignoring the other dog completely, no verbal commands yelling "stop it" "no" or anything that would contribute more energy to the situation and make the dog get more riled up. If she escalates or barks doing anything beyond spinning with hackles up, I will give a quick jerk on the training color and a fast "no" reprimand, but always continue walking as normal. The faster this happens and we continue to keep walking, the faster the situation is diffused without adding drama, and we continue on our way to focus on more positive aspects of the walk along with praise.
This is slightly off topic, but I looked at the pic and see one potential problem:
Remove her food and water dish from next to her bed and place it in another room. Placing her food next to her bed can create problems with resource guarding and food aggression. Dogs view their beds as their safe spot and keeping the food there will cause a lot of dogs to begin protecting it with a resource guarding instinct. It's best to have it in a public place like the kitchen.
When I look at her profile, I see some Shar Pei features in the shape of her skull and earset. This would explain why she may be more prone to certain aggressive or protective tendencies on the leash.
That's not her food bowl next to her that's the other dogs bowl & her bed lol. The water bowl has been moved because it's too close to the front door. She is crate trained & until she learns NOT to chase the cats she will stay there unless we are home. She won't hurt them she just wants to play. Our vet said she has some Shepard in her too because of how alert she is. It's always hard to tell with a mix breed unless you saw the other dog.
That's not her food bowl next to her that's the other dogs bowl & her bed lol.
Anybody's food bowl kept next to her bed can cause resource guarding. She doesn't know who's food it's supposed to be, only that it's hers now because it's kept in her space.
Just trying to help you avoid more potential issues with her resource guarding around your other animals
Anybody's food bowl kept next to her bed can cause resource guarding. She doesn't know who's food it's supposed to be, only that it's hers now because it's kept in her space.
Just trying to help you avoid more potential issues with her resource guarding around your other animals
We feed them separate from the other but thank you. And she does know remember I said she is SMART!
Oh just a quick note, use front clip harnesses. They work great! Avoid back clip until she is loose leash trained.
Head guards work too, but I refuse to continue using it, especially front clip works better and in my opinion, appears more humane. My dog hated having a head guard around her head.
Please do not use shock collars and pinch collars. Studies have shown that these used long term causes psychological damage to your dog.
Prong collar are comparatively safer than flat collars. With the flat collar the dog will just pull and choke themselves, but with the prong collar they won't.
As long as whatever you have is better than whatever the dog wants.
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However she is leash aggressive towards other dogs who are also on a leash. We also have a 13 year old who isn't able to go on hikes with us anymore because of her age a 10-15 mile hike is too much for her these days. 
Ellie is 2 years & loves to get out. We are taking this slow & won't take her out too much on the trails until we deal with this. But we do walk her out close to the house & down the street. We have heard that food works great but she knows that a dog is coming down the trail even before we could get a treat out of our pockets. When we brought her home we had let her meet the older dog in the front yard & Daisy (the older dog) had no leash on. Ellie got a little excited but we walked her next to Daisy while she sniffed & did her thing. Now Ellie can walk with Daisy while she's on a leash & it's no big deal.
