Re: [PyrNet-L] Re: Chat:Behavior, pyr that bit

["Mitzi Potter" <Pyrs-R-Us@popline.com>]

On Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:35:35 -0700, Adrienne Wilder wrote:

>> If he did all the correct warnings, etc 1st? You bet I'd still trust
>> him. If he bit an 8 yr old kid who'd been banging on the windows then
>> came in the front door? No, I wouldn't trust that dog again. And by
>> not being able to trust him that would destroy the bond I had with
>> the dog. But GOLDENS have saved their masters in circumstances like
>> you mention. So it's a dog thing, not just a Pyr thing.
>> Mitzi Potter    OKC OK

>This made me smile when you mentioned goldens.... Most golden people 
>feel that a goldens should NEVER show any type of agression...even if 
>their master is being attacked or the dogs themselves are being 
>attacked. It has been a long standing argument....one wether not it is truly 
>aggressive behavior or the simple desire for self preservation.

That's interesting. It's what I *expect* from all my dogs also. But
you can't breed out thousands of years of instinct. And the instinct
for ANY dog is to protect their masters. Just like mothers protect
their kids, dogs will always have it in them to protect us. Not by
"biting" but in hundreds of other ways. Alerting us, barking, and if
need be, hauling that rotten mugger off of us..........
Mitzi Potter    OKC OK
Pyrs-R-Us@popline.com
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