dog aggressive with strangers

[tz1]

Our dog stays in the house most of time because she can't be trusted outside alone. She is fine until someone walks down the road or another animal comes down the street and then she is totally uncontrollable. She will run down to the road and bark at people....lunging at their shoes.....she can be very intimidating. I will have to walk down to the road to get her and it is so embarrassing not to mention all I can think is LAWSUIT. Once I get to her she rolls over on her back and begs for leinancy. We have gotten to the point where we can't trust her outside at all....even when we are outside. She has to be on a leash all the time. I feel bad sometimes because the only time she has outside is tied up or in her kennel. Does anyone have any ideas of how to train her not to run out of the yard?

The dog is just a natural guard dog...when she is outside she msut be on a leash, simple as that...I have an Akita who is only 6 months old...yet I would bet my house on him protecting it. Anyone comes to the door, my dog barks at him until I let him know they're ok. I think your dog just needs to be on a leash at all time..Do you have a yard where she can play off leash, with a fence? If not, just make sure she's on a leash at all times

[ESS-lover]

rather than keeping her in the house or tied up outside... you need to socialize her - deliberately and with a plan.

Get others in on it - give them treats, and then walk her on leash , making her sit when someone approaches, (telling her constantly that "it's okay") and have them give her the treat... progress up to petting, etc -- eventually she may still run to people but she will 'sit' for their attention. She may still scare the heck out of them though.

NO DOG should be let out in a yard w/o a fence - period. If you can't fence (or don't want to) - then set her up a 'run' between 2 trees with some heavy duty cable and a chain cut to size on a 'normal' collar or harness not a choke or pinch collar. Home Depot or Lowe's will have everything you need except the collar/harness.

[tz1]

rather than keeping her in the house or tied up outside... you need to socialize her - deliberately and with a plan.

Get others in on it - give them treats, and then walk her on leash , making her sit when someone approaches, (telling her constantly that "it's okay") and have them give her the treat... progress up to petting, etc -- eventually she may still run to people but she will 'sit' for their attention. She may still scare the heck out of them though.

NO DOG should be let out in a yard w/o a fence - period. If you can't fence (or don't want to) - then set her up a 'run' between 2 trees with some heavy duty cable and a chain cut to size on a 'normal' collar or harness not a choke or pinch collar. Home Depot or Lowe's will have everything you need except the collar/harness.

I definitely agree with you about the socializing