Re: [PyrNet-L] Flock Guardian Pyr Problem

["Timothy M. Parks" <timparks@pacbell.net>]

>    I believe that part of the fun and one of the many purposes for a
>wonderful pyr list like this is to have the opportunities for healthy
>and heated debates. A good debate keep's everybody's blood pumping and
>mind soaring. I do not feel it is necessary for me to take it any
>further than that when they occur.
>    In a very real sense, we are all the same here. In that, no one is
>any better or any worse than the other. We are all individually
>important here. We all have our own precious things to give and receive
>from each other. We have pyr magic here on this list. We have pyr  love,
>experience and wisdom of the ages in our midst. There is a endless well
>of information here from both newcomer's and old timer's alike. I value
>all of you! We all have the right to be wrong and that is a good thing..
>For myself, it's not in the winning it's in the trying.
>    Perhaps the very best lesson life has taught me is not to take
>myself too damn seriously! <bg>
>    Happy pyr Holidays to all and to all a goodnight.
>    Judith, Jonah & Lexi


I really liked this part Judith

I have a family and very much believe in protecting my family as
much as possible which is why I originally got involved with Pyrs...
I think that their breeding for the most part produces the best
Guard Dog.  One that is smart enough to analyze a particular
situation and then determine how much force in needed to remedy
it.  Maybe my thinking is in the clouds, but I don't think so.  I have
also not known of any cases of viciousness brought on by a Pyr
to give the breed any kind of a bad name, however I'm sure there
are Pyr's out there that do have bad genetic breeding or bad training.
But on the whole, I think we can all be very proud of the guarding
instincts of our breed.  And I have full trust in Pyrs...  I want mine
to have enough sense to guard...  not attack...   however, I also want
him to have enough sense to attack should my wife be at home and
is in mortal danger from a robber or something.   Again, we are 
after guarding dogs that have enough sense to figure out the situation.
A dog that attacks first and questions later is just stupid and vicious,
a trait you would find more with a pit bull, not a pyr. (errr...  that was
a low blow...  lol... )  In any case, we still do not even know if this dog
is a pyr, but even if it is, we can only expect a few bad apples for 
what ever reasons, but on the whole, I think we can still be very 
proud of our breed, and those associated with Pyrs.

Tim Parks
Sacramento