| Re: "fence" aggression
Instead of gardening, you'll need to dedicate a number of outside sessions completely to dog training. Take him out and put him on his teather. Then have a long leash or line attached to his training collar. (I'm assuming you teather him on a buckle collar fastened tightly - if not you should) Then go some distance where you still have the long line in your hand, but watch carefully. The very second someone appears, correct him - do not wait until he is barking. Correct the second you see his ears prick, or him leaning forward to stand up, before he gets emotional. Make it a good forceful correction and tell him in a very strong voice "don't even think about it". You must continue to do this until you see the beginning of the thoughts extinguished. I would not praise him. Praising a dog for "not" doing something does't really connect the dots properly.
After a good session, put him back inside. Continue this work until you see him lying down comfortably whether people are going past or not. When you start seeing this, then you can softly (but no big deal) tell him good dog. Until he reaches this stage, do not teather him out unless it is a training session. It might take only two sessions, it might take 10, but it will be the consistency of the corrections for the thought that will turn this around.  |