This is tricky. If you have set the dog up to become territorial then you cannot very well blame the dog for biting people who he sees as a threat to the safety of himself or his family.
Any animal with teeth can bite. The most well trained dogs can bite in times of high stress or anxiety.
IMO your meter readers who know you have a dog that bites should not be just walking onto your property. Am I the only one who finds this downright stupid of them?
I have often joked with people that my very laidback 7 year old lab would show the theives where the good stuff is if anyone ever broke in, but seriously I highly doubt it. I know that if someone walked right into my house without knowing him or us that he would go after them. And my 1 year old Newf certainly would! Most people don't even know we have two dogs because you never hear my lab, he never barks. My Newf barks when people come to the door and if he's out doing his buisness and someone comes near the property.
Please do not put Beware Of Dog signs on your property. I used to do tons of work for my local animal control and these do not hold up legally. It is anouncing to the world that you have a "vicious" dog. Cops and ACO's around here tell people to put up No Tresspassing signs instead.
If he is only biting people that are coming into your property without invitation then I personally don't see much of a problem if your intention was to have a gaurd dog. If not then you should rehome him to someone who wants one.
It sounds to me like your dogs spend alot of time outdoors. When this happens a dogs territory expands to not only your house, but the yard they roam as well. You may see a big difference between someone walking through your gate and someone walking through your front door, but to your dog that gate might as well be your bedroom door.
If you have lots of commotion around and people coming and going frequently you should probably find him a new home where it will be much quieter or put him down.
Any animal with teeth can bite. The most well trained dogs can bite in times of high stress or anxiety.
IMO your meter readers who know you have a dog that bites should not be just walking onto your property. Am I the only one who finds this downright stupid of them?
I have often joked with people that my very laidback 7 year old lab would show the theives where the good stuff is if anyone ever broke in, but seriously I highly doubt it. I know that if someone walked right into my house without knowing him or us that he would go after them. And my 1 year old Newf certainly would! Most people don't even know we have two dogs because you never hear my lab, he never barks. My Newf barks when people come to the door and if he's out doing his buisness and someone comes near the property.
Please do not put Beware Of Dog signs on your property. I used to do tons of work for my local animal control and these do not hold up legally. It is anouncing to the world that you have a "vicious" dog. Cops and ACO's around here tell people to put up No Tresspassing signs instead.
If he is only biting people that are coming into your property without invitation then I personally don't see much of a problem if your intention was to have a gaurd dog. If not then you should rehome him to someone who wants one.
It sounds to me like your dogs spend alot of time outdoors. When this happens a dogs territory expands to not only your house, but the yard they roam as well. You may see a big difference between someone walking through your gate and someone walking through your front door, but to your dog that gate might as well be your bedroom door.
If you have lots of commotion around and people coming and going frequently you should probably find him a new home where it will be much quieter or put him down.
