timwcol2 said:
my dog growls and barks at every one that comes to the front door. he has broken windows from hitting his face against the window when he is barking at people. but if i let someone into the house he is as nice to them as can be. so should i put him down because he is protecting his family? i don't think so.
Sounds
exactly like my "first" Queensland Heeler, Mickey. I quoted "first" because Latigo is my "adopted grand-puppy" until Trish can get out of the barracks and into a place where she can keep him. Mickey broke a pane out of the living room window of our house in Tucson -twice- going after an absolute stranger (probably drunk) pounding on our door in the middle of the night. The first time, I couldn't get a good sight picture on the dude 'cause he was running off too far in the darkness (guess I needed to get an NV scope for the shotgun)
The second time, the guy was demonstrably drunk; just standing there staring at Mickey in the window and pi$$ing his pants all over my front porch.
Speaking of Latigo...
NoKitten said:
Latigo was going crazy when I got back to Yuma after being gone for over a year. Since I lived at that house for over a year and helped raise that pup, it took him a minute but he remembered me and all he wanted was petted. And heelers are generally a little worse in tempermant than pit acording to ATTS.
Latigo's pretty sure that nobody we let into our house is a stranger; just somebody that hasn't played ball or Frisbee with him yet
But woe be unto any fool that walks in uninvited!