Re: [pyrnet] new behavior-growling at small dog

[mapleway@iolinc.net (McConnell, Chrissy)]

    This is funny.  Moses has a thing for Huskies particularly white ones or
if they're not around....Samoyeds and sometimes Akitas.  But it's not to
jump them, he "likes" 'em.  :)  His first crush was a white Husky who's
owner asked us to hold while she went in the ring with another.  She warned
us to watch her as she was in heat.  Mo was only about eight months old at
the time, the Husky was calmly sitting there and he decided to just scoot
her backwards underneath him while she was sitting.  We stopped him of
course but since then, if he sees Huskies, his teeth chatter while he
dances, drools, whines....it's pathetic. LOL  We've seen this particular one
a few more times and he just doesn't know what to do.  If there aren't any
Huskies around, anything that reminds him seems to get at least a slight
reaction.  He's nearly 2 1/2 now so looks like it may be a permanent fetish.
:)
    On the other hand, Rajah had a grudge against our old chow mix but that
was because Bear started a few squabbles that Raj tried to ignore and then
finally decided not to.  Kayla will bark at anything through the fence but
once she's out seems to love everyone.
    They're hard to figure out sometimes.  :)

Later!
Chrissy


> -  My Molly  does not  mind small dogs, but has a  thing for black labs
and
> boxers.  We used to have a neighbor lab that "ran out the door" and was a
> nuisance in the neighborhood.  SHe used to see me shooing it out of our
yard
> all the  time, and away from us on walks.  One day when  he broke into our
> yard, she took a hunk out of his hind leg.  I know  because it was left on
> the driveway  She tried to get me for vet bills, but the fact that my dogs
> were contained and it was hers violating the leash law, the case did not
> make it into the courts.  She had been warned  in the past also, which
that
> eviidence proved handy.
>
>      As for boxers, when we are on cape cod in the  summer, there is this
> boxer that is walked on the canal which daily wants to eat Molly.  I put
her
> into a sit and we wait til he passes.  Good thing the owner is able to
> restrain him-- albeit not easily.
>
>      Whenever my dogs go to the groomer, I have to remember to remind them
> of the  above.  Wouldnt you know it, the last time I had them groomed at
the
> end of a kennel vacation, the girls forget and brought in 3 labs.  They
> could not believe how quickly Mollys demeanor shifted.
>
> Nancy