Maze has some social problems, she's kinda aggressive towards certain dogs and people. But I've worked really hard with her to make sure the incidents are few and far between. She's hardly ever off leash but these past three weeks I've been putting her on the porch since I remembered there's a gate blocking the stairs leading to the yard.
Now our morning routine is: Walk, feed, then put on the porch to enjoy the sun. The front door is open so she can come in and out of the house. Well yesterday morning, we did our usual thing and put her on the stairs. About half an hour later I hear snarling and growling coming from the front yard. She had (for the first time in her life) broke thru the gate and attacked a man walking past the yard. She didn't bite him (thank god!) but she was following him, snarling. I went and got her, apologized to the man and asked if he was alright then continued on. Upon closer inspection of the gate, I noticed someone had kicked out one of the planks on the gate leaving a hole big enough for her to fit through. So now I've got to fix and enforce the gate before she can go back out there.
I have no idea what set her off about this particular guy although I do know that we have had problems with him over his opinion and treatment of Maze while I'm walking her. He said comments to her and I've seen him almost kick her while she's been tyed up outside of a store. I'm not justifying her reaction but just trying to get an idea of what set her off in that particular moment. It's sad to me because we've come so far and now I've got to take a few steps back and try again. I am considering putting Maze in a Feisty Fido class once I get some wheels so hopefully that will help.