Re: [PyrNet-L] Re: Chat:Behavior, pyr that bit

[Magic Moment <magicm@ameritech.net>]

> >I have a question for you - IF you were there when one of your dogs bit,
> >let's say the person entered your house and was attacking you, and you
> >saw that your Pyr did all the warning behavior before it attacked and
> >your Pyr did everything in it's power to protect you, would you still
> >not trust that Pyr? If that Pyr kept you from serious harm would you
> >still think the same way?
> 
> If he did all the correct warnings, etc 1st? You bet I'd still trust
> him. If he bit an 8 yr old kid who'd been banging on the windows then
> came in the front door? No, I wouldn't trust that dog again. And by
> not being able to trust him that would destroy the bond I had with
> the dog. But GOLDENS have saved their masters in circumstances like
> you mention. So it's a dog thing, not just a Pyr thing.

Ok - the devils advocate in me again - now, what if that 8 year old was
the size of an adult? I say this because my daughter is often mistaken
for an adult and she's only turning 11.

Lisa