My dog guards the backyard from neighbors and visitors. How to stop?

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My dog is very territorial of the backyard - with bordering neighbors and visitors. Is there any way to fix this? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed

Debi Matlack · Accepted Answer

The first best thing you cn do with a territorial dog is invest in obedience training. This will allow you to have greater control over her when she displays her aggressions to those she feels are 'trespassing'. Additionally, makes sure she gets plenty of physical and mental stimulation. Take her for long walks, runs, play ball or fetch, take her with you wherever you can, rides in the car, anything and everything to tired her body and mind. A tired dog is a happy dog. Highly intelligent dogs are often the most anxious and therefore need a 'job'. She seems to have chosen guarding her yard as her job, you need to convince her to choose somethign else as her primary function. Never punish her for being protective as this may escalate the aggression. Try teaching her tricks or tasks, get her a Kong toy to keep herself entertained, even consider a slow feeder or a puzzle feeder to make her work and think about how to get food and treats and therefore keep her mind occupied with matters other than who's in the next back yard. Also, I highly recommend the books by Victoria Stillwell. He training methods are always based on positive training and never punishment.

My dog guards the backyard from neighbors and visitors. How to stop?

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