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It depends in what circumstances. My herding dog, when he was a teen, nipped a human teen who was playing with him after a long day in the snow. He was super riled up and tired. He never did it again, because I made sure he was never riled up and tired and around excitable people. Now at 5 years old, when he gets excited, he pees (ugh), but doesn't nip.

The circumstances you describe are more concerning because we're talking about a behavior that has not corrected itself for years, and now the dog is well into adulthood. I doubt this comes out of the blue, however. Your SIL has to figure out what's triggering the dog - is it guarding resources, getting overwhelmed, or what?

I also want to add, in case your SIL doesn't know, that adult dogs have insanely quick reflexes and are entirely capable of avoiding contact with human skin. That slips a bit when a dog isn't well trained or has fear or fatigue. But this dog is making sure never to hurt people. Otherwise he could bite WAY harder. He's sending a message. Your SIL needs to find out what it is.
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