neighbors dog is threatening and loose

[mischevious21]

Are you sure this behavior is coming from a Golden?? Very atypical for that breed.....

Arrange a time for a sit-down with your neighbor to discuss the issue and your concerns; I'm certain that this will help.

If it doesn't, and the dog is contained within its own yard, there's not much you can do. If the dog is indeed posing a threat outside of its yard, you could call animal control and speak with them.

However, I would most certainly speak with the owner first.

I know a girl that when she was about 4, was with her mom minding her own buisness, and was attacked by a golden. She still has bad scars on her face to this day.

And when I was like, 8 or 9 a black lab, "great family dog", attacked me out of the blue. I LOVE dogs, and they LOVE me- well, or maybe respect me, I dont know- but I was doing nothing wrong, I was walking towards my step-dad and it came out of no where and tore up my hand. THEN, went after it's owner, for no reason... So trust me, it dosnt matter what breed it is- it's how its trained, raised- and it's own personality. An animal is an animal.

On another note, I have two dogs- a pit bull mix and a husky. The pit mix is almost three, and when we got her (she was between 3-4 months), she had been abused and had A LOT of issues. Luckily though, me and my family are very dominant people, so training wasnt hard and she can now be in the front yard with us, with no problems. BUT, when we first got her, we went from having no fence, to a six foot privet fence because of how aggressive she was to strangers. We didnt wait for any complants- the first time she "went at" someone, she was in the house or out on a leash until the fence was up. If you have a "aggressive" dog, learn to contain it, and conrol it. Simple as that. If you cant, then why do you have a dog?