How do I stop this behavior?

And hitting him does? No that's only making it worse and if you continue doing it your dog will not only fear the hand that feeds him .. He will have absolutely no respect for you. Why not try the most logical thing if you know he get's startled by you sneaking up on him without giving any warning give him some advanced notice that your on your way out to him call his name from enough distance to let him know your coming. He should come out of his house anyway once he hears his owner's voice hell all mine do.

 

He does know my voice, when I go for walks and come back, Im always talking to whoever I went with, so he does get advanced notice, but he still barks, and doesnt stop when I tell him to. I realize that he may be protecting his territory, but he cant be doing it to the extreme that he is willing to bite someone. Laws here are unless they break into your house you are at fault :mad:

 

Im not going to call him out of the house every single time I want to walk around... Thats just ridiculous. It will confuse the hell out of him because Im calling him out just to walk by him...

 

you have to take the dog and spend more time with him . i mean get him in your lap . sit down in the yard and play for 1 hour or more . 2-3 times aday . show him as much love as you can . never be afraid or he will know it . if you don't get him under control now you are screwed . but you can do it . long walks stop 2-3 times and sit down to rest and just play and show him you love him and will take care of him and he should come around . if not you know what you have to do . good luck and be careful .

 

And he's not going to ... He know's whoever is with you coming home from those walks is a stranger he doesn't know them so he's being territorial he's barking at the stranger not you. If you want him to get use to all of these strange people your going to need to socialize him more with other people and situations. Some dogs are just more territorial than others as long as he is not protecting his territory from his owner than there is really not a problem but don't sneak up on him either give him some notice your coming before hand. Dogs bark at strangers and you as his owner should know that if he is that territorial don't allow people who he doesn't know to go into his territory at all. If you can't control the situation maybe it's best you re home him with someone who can. You need to know your dogs and how to control these situations. If you concerned about this behavior I would hire a behavior specialist it sounded like one thing at first but now it sounds like another. We can't see the dog online and the situation so it's really hard to say for sure what is going on. Knowing the laws you need to be extra safe in making sure that strangers can't just wonder into your yard. Tight security is important.

 

So he barks and growls in his house at first maybe he doesn't know who you are:rolleyes: The question is when you come home and walk by him while he is in the house can you call him out and will he continue to bark and growl at YOU once he is out of the house once he realizes who it is that walked by him?

 

I will always call my girl out everytime i walk to her run, and stage, i guess im just happy to see them after a shit day at work and will talk and walk and see them jump around haha

 

Hell yeah I mean shit some dogs just get freaked out if they are in a dark dog house and someone just walks by maybe he just doesn't know who it is at first and barks and growls as an initial protective instinct BUT you should be able to call him out of that house and he should come to you with no problem because he know's his daddy or mommy is home. If he won't come out by hearing your voice than your dog doesn't respect you and fears his owner. And something else is going on and you need to find a behavior specialist to dig deeper.

 

Im not going to rehome a dog that could bite someone. Im also not going to waste hundreds of dollars on a trainer, mostly because he wont do it everytime. He has only done it 3 times. But to answer your other post, no I cant call him out, I have to pull him out.

 

never hit a dog,it will only make things worst.ever try offering a treat when u call him out?u can try that n after a few times give atreat every other time he comes out...after a while he'll come out when u call him without any treats

 

If its fear aggression dont touch him...lol
it'll make him worse but if you feel like he's testing you and will one day try and scratch into YOU then you have a problem.

 

try those shock collars. Shock him when he growls at you. Hitting it will make it worst in this case.

 

Not starting shit just wondering how many apbt have you owned? I also live in mass but eastern.

 

Sounds like he is protecting his territory (doghouse). I hate to sound like fucki Caesar Milan but you gotta let him know you are the boss of everything including the dog house. Its fear aggression so the last apprach i would take is a physical one. I would practice calling him out of his house for a few minutes a couple times a day with treats, toys, and lots of loving. Also dont let him go into the dog house until you give him permission. Let him know he is in there bc you allow him to be.

 

Hiting the dog is not the solution in this case. The idea about muzzleing him and leading him in and out of the house sounds like a good idea. Id try that . Haveing to anounce that youre comeing every time you walk out to his house is crazy to me. If he gets spooked that easy by his own master he just aint stable. If all fails be responsable and cull the dog.

 

Well I think you have gotten a few good ideas on this thread on what you could try. I don't know how much exp you have working with these dogs. But you need to take a better approach to the situation other than hitting the dog. Like I said I would invest in a muzzle at the very least if you want to put in the work to correcting the problem. It sounds like your more frustrated with the dog than anything your going to have to do some real work with him if you want this problem to get any better. If you don't have the patience and time for it than I suggest you cull him or re home him to someone who has the exp needed that can put in the time and effort to correcting the problem if in fact it can be corrected. Good Luck to you

 

Four, why?

 

Thanks for the advice. Ill let you know what works

 

yeh hitting the dog won't work, probably make things worse in the long run.
I've seen dogs that are chained get aggressive, but they fine when let off or put into a kennel with a run, chaining a dog can change them from what I''ve seen. I personally wouldn't chain my dog but would kennel him.

 

I think chaining them fcks with there head wouldnt do it. If it was in a run it would have to come out eventually and probably happily (for food or exercise). I noticed most chain there dogs why?