There are many recognized classifications of dog aggression, including dominance-related aggression; fear aggression; maternal aggression; play aggression; displaced aggression; pain aggression; and barrier/frustration aggression. Most dogs who display aggressive behavior fall into more than one of these categories.
A dog's bite was likely a result of a combination of barrier aggression and pain aggression. Dogs who are kept on chains and behind wire or electronic fences are constantly visually stimulated into a state of arousal whenever someone or something (a person, another dog, a car) passes by. They see an intruder and they bark.
What may have initially been friendly barking intensifies and they bark more aggressively as they realize that they have the power to make intruders leave. The aggressive behavior is reinforced, everyday, with each success, and the aggression escalates.
A big mistake is to add the electric shock collar and the fence. When the dog pushes the boundary limits of the fence, he gets shocked in the neck. His mind now associates the pain of the shock with the passersby, and he's really aroused! Not only are they intruding, but now they're fighting back and hurting him. When he does finally burst through the fence or snaps his chain, he attacks the unlucky person who happens to be passing by at that moment!
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