My Dog snapped at my neighbor's children. Is it because he is not neutered?

My 8month old male dog is really gentle with my 3 little girls. They range in age from 5months to 3years old. But twice now He has bitten my neighbor's child. I know for a fact that they have teased him while he was in his kennel. But he has showed no signs of aggression before. And I made sure he wasn't aggressive at all for the safety of my children.





We have just recently aquired a female dog, and the child was trying to pet her. But he jumped in the way and snapped at her. He has not broken the skin or anything.





Could he be getting aggressive because he is not neutered? The child was over here yesterday playing no problem. and the first time he snapped at the boy the female wasn't around.





I don't want to give him away, neither does my husband, but this is unacceptable. And it only just started the last 3weeks. He has never done anything like this before. And after it happens, he acts like the same dog he always was.

My Dog snapped at my neighbor's children. Is it because he is not neutered?
First of, ask your neighbor to not tease your dog whilst he is in his kennel. Or if you can, arrange for another neighor to check on your dog periodacally during the day. I suggest getting your dog neutered, though, because it certanitly is awful to give dogs up. Get him/her neutered at your vet's office and do the other suggestion.
Reply:My opinion was that he was just trying to show his authority around his female friend. It may be best to keep them apart when company is around.
Reply:I think that kid has done something to the dog that you dont know about.Get rid of the kid before the dog..you have to get to the bottom of this before it escalates
Reply:Nearly 90% of all dog bites occur because the dog is still intact. So it suggests that it's a good idea especially if you have kids, to have your animals spayed/neutered.
Reply:I have a strange feeling it's a Pit Bull, am I right? If it is, get rid of it ASAP! Any 8 month old dog shouldn't be agressive with any child. If you won't do this, make sure you have good home owner's insurance.
Reply:Your dog's snapping isn't because he isn't neutered... my 4month old pup gets along fine... he's just trying to protect his "pack" (the family) because he is showing authority. This dog doesn't know who the child is, so he's thinking that the kid id trying to take over the "pack", so he is being Alpha.


Get him used to the kid, make him socialble, and show him who's the leader. Oh yeah, the first time could also mean he was jealous.
Reply:If the children he is snapping at have been teasing him that is the most likely reason for the biting. All dogs have a threshold where they will bite, and the children teasing him have found his threshold.





You need to be an advocate for your dog. While your dog needs to learn to be accepting of children, the children need to learn to not tease the dog. You need to enforce this since you are the adult in this situation.





The neighbors children do NOT need to interact with your dog if they cannot be respectful. The dog also needs a chance to adjust to having another dog in the house. He is only 8 months old. He is not an adult dog, and you should not expect him to just know how to act. You HAVE to train your dog to do EVERYTHING you expect him to do. He is not a person, and will only understand people rules if you teach them to him.





I also don't think it is a good idea to have added a second dog to the mix. You already have 3 young children and one untrained dog, a second untrained dog will not make things better. It is dogs like yours that end up in shelters before they are one year old.
Reply:Dog are very territorial and will react when anyone tries to cross the line... The kids teasing it is something they will remember..





Remember most dog instincts are being part of a pack and you and your family is part of that pack now... Anyone else that poses a threat to them will get bitten as they are protecting their own adopted pack.





I had two twin wolves (now only one).. they were very good and very loving around family and friends, but for some reason smaller non family children they didn't care for and would get a little aggressive.. Never bite but make it known they were uneasy.. I believe it was because of their nature they saw smaller children as easy prey.. Like I said I controlled this but i was always careful..





Now with the situation of the female dog and your dog.. Thats his and no one better try and come between that.. I don't feel that it's a neutering problem just yet, but neutering will increase his life and make it less likely to obtain certain cancers... I made the mistake of NOT neutering mine and one just recently passed with cancer wrapped around his spleen.. Very common for un-neutered males.





Do you need to get rid of him?? NO.. it's a dogs nature to be like this.. you just need to learn how to control this..
Reply:***********NOT*********** "aggressive"!!!


UN-TRAINED %26amp; ILL-MANNERED %26amp; "GUARDY"!!!





NAIL his damn butt %26amp; YES,NEUTER TOMORROW!!!