I have a scenario I'd like candid opinions about:

'A neighbor came and delivered hay and met my female service dog. As we stood there talking for a minute my service dog ran back up to the house and my husband was going in the house and our younger male protection dog (in training doing bite work/ 1+year old) ran outside. As usual he started to play and rough house with our service dog. I don't allow the younger male to rough house with the older dog because it seams that everytime they do she ends up twisting her ankle and limps for a day or two.

As I was talking to the neighbor I saw the male dog "Roll" the other dog and I yelled out his name to make him stop! Big Mistake. The dog looked to where I was standing. He saw the neighbor and fast as lightening he ran down to the pen to my side. He pushed himself in between me & the neighbor as we were standing side by side talking. The dog pushed the neighbor away from me and grabbed his leg and then nipped him on the thigh and still had a hold of his pants. The dog had tried to pull the neighbor away from my side. I was in total shock as to this new & intresting action from the dog. I told the dog no and that the neighbor was a friend. I told him to leave it. But the dog would not take his eyes off the neighbor. I was very glad that the neighbor wasn't the type who panicked and ran.. I can only imagin what would have happened if he did.'

Thoughts regarding training? Behavior? Questions?

A dog "in training doing bite work/ 1+year old)" and not contained any better is like leaving a loaded pistol laying around with kids playing in the house. At some point it's going to go off. Until there is better control established on the dog, it should be better contained.

DFrost

GUD Gawd ya'll, Any time I have services/contractors over my dogs are secured. I wouldn't let your service dog and sport dog mix it up, they aint't playing, they're ranking

 Quote: Dennis Jones

... Any time I have services/contractors over my dogs are secured.

I'm really glad you posted that.

My own dogs, all low-key, all well-trained*, are always always leashed or otherwise secured/contained if service people are coming. No exception.



*Well, in my opinion, anyway!

I agree with all of you. These aren't my dogs btw.

I just have an adorable 7 month old BRT.

 Quote: Connie Sutherland

 Quote: Dennis Jones

... Any time I have services/contractors over my dogs are secured.

I'm really glad you posted that.

My own dogs, all low-key, all well-trained*, are always always leashed or otherwise secured/contained if service people are coming. No exception.



*Well, in my opinion, anyway!

One exception to that rule for me, Maggie. Maggie is my criminal detection dog. she is well tuned to people with evil Karma. every time she took a dislike to someone which is rare, they were a guest of the State at one point or another

Bonnie - I am shocked that you would drop the ball like this, you *know* better!!

What I am going to say may come across as harsh, but this is an *important* issue!!

This wasn't a training or a behavioral issue, it was a management issue. And you as the owner made several serious mistakes.
By your carelessness, you put someone into a potentially dangerous situation, and a needless bite occurred.

Your neighbor would be well within their legal rights to contact animal control and start a lawsuit against you.
Please take some time and *seriously* think about the responsibilities regarding the owning of bite trained dogs - before some else gets injured!

Bonnie, please - learn by this *one time event*, and keep it exactly that, a one time event. You can never let your guard down if you own a serious dog, not once. You always have to see ahead for situations....the dreaded "what if".

 Quote: Bonnie Roof

I agree with all of you. These aren't my dogs btw.

I just have an adorable 7 month old BRT.

She said the dogs aren't hers.

The whole situation, description and all, was in single quotes as if the story in its entirety might have been quoted from elsewhere.


I didn't see that until the O.P.'s second post when I went back and looked carefully. I don't imagine that any of us who replied saw it.

Regardless, whether it was pasted from elsewhere or described family dogs, good answers were given.



However, if it had nothing to do with the O.P., copying and pasting without permission from, say, another board -- not a practice that's encouraged here.