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I live alone with my 22 month old mixed breed dog Mo, I thinks he has border collie in him. He has not been around small children or any children much.A neighbor moved in with 2 small children.Tried introducing Mo to the 4 year old, he snapped at her.I am concerned, what should I do?
My best advice is to go to www.k9techsupport.com and read the article on selecting a reputable trainer. If you find someone who uses humane methods and positive reinforcement, you should be able to turn this around.
Read The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., and Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas. Both books have photos and good descriptions of human and dog body language, and ways to reduce the stress a dog is feeling around strange people (and dogs).
Keep open communications with the new neighbors, and let them know you're working on this issue. Tell them that their kids will be safer if they avoid eye contact, approaching, reaching their hands over the dog's head, yelling or screaming, and sudden movements. A 4-year-old may be able to comply some of the time, but a 2-year-old will not. You will have to keep a close eye on everyone - and again, a professional is the best choice to help you work through this issue. Good luck!
That is very dangerous and is a huge liability. its hard to say what has caused this, but it needs to be corrected with training. he is likely to hurt a child and the responsibility will come back on you.
Clear and simple: Your dog was not raised around children and therefore doesn't like children. This is how dog attacks happen and why some dogs are seen as aggressive and dangerous when they really aren't. Keep your dog in your yard and in the meantime, get some training done with a professional and see if they can help you get MO to be nice. Then, if that works, the children need to know how to properly interact with MO and never leave MO alone with them, even after his training.
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