My Dog Has bit 3 people

[Hudson Tacheny]

My 4 year old GS has bit 3 people. Each situation has been the same thing, he was in the fenced yard, and one 12 year old boy reached down over the fence to pet him, and he jumped up and left teeth scrape on his chest. Another time a boy hid by our fence and he nipped him in the back leaving no mark. Today he bit a girl he knows as she reached down into his fence to pet him. He has fence line aggression if you can call it that, but when people are in the yard or the house, he has never shown any type of aggression to anyone. He barks at the door, and barks at anyone passing the fence line, even people he knows, but once inside the fence he is totally fine. I am really nervous about todays event. I am taking him back to his original trainer, and meeting with his vet tomorrow, any suggestions would be appreciated.

[carmspack]

grrrr -- management .

If you know the dog has a problem and a history at the fence line then prevent the dog from being there . So simple. Put the dog into a safe enclosure closer to your house , in a nicely landscaped sheltered area providing some esthetic appeal and shade and windbreak for the dog.

Level the ground , put down patio tiles or poured concrete . Get an escape proof kennel and when the dog is not under your direct supervision (with training and consistent response from your dog) then the dog is put into this 10 x 10 or whatever size you want to make it kennel. This way people can't reach over . He won't be fence running or agitated by passersby or dogs . If the dog can jump up and scrape the chest of a 12 year old dog I bet you anything the dog can and , one day, will, jump the fence . Big fiasco.

3 times --- . Original trainer is not responsible to how you manage the dog for the rest of his life . You have to do it.

You openly admit the dog has fence line aggression -- take him away from the fence .

[curedba]

Put a muzzle on him when he is outside or simply do not leave him out there unattended or build a bigger fence


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[Anthony8858]

For starters, you need to fix that fence.

It's obviously too short, if someone had their back nipped by the dog.
Again, ... If a girl was able to "reach down into the fenced yard", it's just too easy for someone to access the dog.

Put an extension on the fence.
Put signs, warning people to stay away from the fence.
Secure any openings that might endanger someone standing near the fence.

AND, you also need to train your dog to stay away from the fence

[JakodaCD OA]

I would say this is a really easy fix since you say he is fine in all other situations,,

Agree with the above, PREVENT people from sticking their hands OVER the fence..

[llombardo]

I would go with a 6-8 ft privacy fence and work with him from there.

[LoveEcho]

Why was this allowed to happen more than once?

[kiya]

Do not allow your dog to be in a situation where obviously he WILL bite again and unfortunately suffer the consequence.
He may have gotten away with the last 3 situations but next time you could be in serious liability.

[arycrest]

I have most of my yard double fenced with 4' between the outer most fence and the inner one ... maybe something like this would help.

[wolfstraum]

New higher fence - preferably solid. Do not leave dog out unsupervised - Put up signs - DO NOT TRESPASS - DO NOT PET DOG

This is not a hard fix. This is manageable. This is your responsibility to handle more responsibly knowing there is a problem. I only hope your dog does not pay the price for your lack of diligence so far. If you love the dog and want to keep him safe - change the way you are managing him or he will have to be put down if someone sues you.

Lee