My neighbor's dogs know me. I took care of them plenty of times when the family went on vacations.
But the dogs charge at me in an aggressive manner when they are in the front yard and I go out toward the street (still in my yard). They are labs and have known me since they were puppies. Why do they bark like that and charge at me as if they are going to hurt me? It startles me but they've never ever hurt me. Once they get a foot away they realize who I am and stop. Aren't dogs supposed to smell people a bigger distance away than one foot?
But the dogs charge at me in an aggressive manner when they are in the front yard and I go out toward the street (still in my yard). They are labs and have known me since they were puppies. Why do they bark like that and charge at me as if they are going to hurt me? It startles me but they've never ever hurt me. Once they get a foot away they realize who I am and stop. Aren't dogs supposed to smell people a bigger distance away than one foot?