Aggressive American Foxhound Attacked The Gardener
by Jeremy
(California)
I have a 3 year old American Foxhound/Dane mix who's friendly in neutral areas but has become territorial with places like the backyard and the house. We can slowly introduce someone to him in these areas and he's ok but a couple of days ago, the gardener suddenly came in the backyard and my dog sprinted outside, jumped, and nipped at the him; apparently it was enough to give him a bruise the next day.
This is definitely territorial aggression in my eyes but it's progressed from barking to now, nipping. Not sure how to correct this without making it worse. Thanks for the help!!!