Re: [pyrnet] not sure about trainer's methods

["kdbooth" <kdbooth@mindspring.com>]

Slightly off subject ...

I may have misinterpreted this, which is easy to do in email,  but why
shouldn't I expect my pyr to attack an intruder?  It's true that we didn't
get pyrs for protection but since having them, I feel much safer, especially
when Bill is on travel and I'm home alone.  I have no doubt that Daisy would
attack an intruder.  She seems to be fine with guests but she definitely
doesn't like the exterminator or the oil man.  We have to crate her when
they're prowling around.  (Right now, all Badger could do to an intruder is
bruise his shins with the e-collar or give him a nice coning in the rear.)


----- Original Message -----
From: Dark Forest Mushrooms <mushroom@gator.net>


  There really is no reason for a dog to jump on a person other
> than for attacking an intruder, for which none of us (I'm sure) expect
> to use a Pyr.
>
> The barking, however, is odd, because there ARE times when I'd like Juma
> to bark, i.e., a stranger coming up the driveway, or a bump in the
> night.
>