Re: [PyrNet-L] Biting Pyr

["Daniel J Olson" <SCARS5@prodigy.net>]

This sounds just like my Sheika, she doen't bark at the doorbell or at
anyone that comes in.  She likes to do her barking when the house is dark
and the floor creeks when I am upstairs getting into bed.
DeeDee and Sheika
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Rausch <mrausch@evansville.net>
To: pyrnet-l@gamerz.net <pyrnet-l@gamerz.net>
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: [PyrNet-L] Biting Pyr


>I have a question as I have been reading (and responding) to this post.
>Everyone has responded that people cannot "just walk into their house" and
>the dogs bark like crazy when someone knocks on the door.  Noah doesn't do
>this (thank God).  Now he barks like crazy if I'm out in the yard and
>someone approaches but when he's inside he could care less.  People walk in
>and out all the time (primarily kids) and he usually just cocks his head up
>to see who it is and then "resting time" again.  He doesn't bark when
>someone is at the door.  Is it his temperment or is it the fact that since
>we got him at 8 weeks we've had a rather busy household and people coming
>and going is normal for him?  Now, he isn't always like this as once when
we
>were walking a man he hadn't seen for a while startled us:  he growled,
>lunged, and snapped but never bit--so I know he has it in him.
>What is your opinion--maybe he's so happy to be inside that he doesn't want
>to "make any wave" and have to go out?  VBG
>Cheryl R.
>