How long have you had your dog and when did the behavior first manifest?
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Is your dog sensitive to sound, touch, or movement?
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Does your dog normally have visual access to people passing the house? If so, does he become reactive when a person passes? Describe his physical reaction.
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Where is your dog normally when someone comes to the door?
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What does your dog do when an unfamiliar person enters the home?
Describe his physical reaction in as much detail as possible.
What do you do when your dog has this reaction, and how does he respond?
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When reacting, does your dog move towards the visitor or away from the visitor?
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When your dog reacts, can you interrupt and get his attention?
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Are there specific motions or details about a person that tends to trigger a reaction?
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Does your dog's reaction depend on the time of day or who is home?
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If you have more than one dog - does your dog's reaction change based on whether the other dog is around?
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Does your dog's reaction to a visitor lessen with repeated exposure, and/or decrease after the person has been in your house for a period of time? If so, how many exposures / how long does it take?
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Can visitors eventually pet your dog? Does any specific type of petting elicit a display of fear or aggression?
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If a visitor stans up, leaves, and re-enters the room, or walks away, how does your dog respond?
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Does your dog react if a visitor approaches a family member or specific location / resource?
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If your dog growls or otherwise warns visitors, what is your reaction, and how does your dog respond?
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Is your dog managed in any way during visits?
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Has your dog ever bitten a visitor?
If so, please describe - date, who was there, detailed description of the incident, number of bites, severity of bites, location on the human's body of bites, severity of bites, what happened before and after.
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Has your dog's behavior towards strangers become more intense or frequent? If so, did a specific incident precede or coincide with the change?
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What, if anything, has been done to address the issue? What were the results?
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Can you offer any other information that might be helpful?