Re: [PyrNet-L] Care, Chat: Is this a Pyr behavior?

["Beverly Coate" <bcoate@cwis.net>]

Guess I really scared this girl huh,  Didn't mean to, but I do know of
other dogs that have gone though windows and screens to get back to the
livestock.  I wouldn't put a lot of money in some nice drapes for a while. 
<g>
Beverly Coate
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> On Sun, 22 Nov 1998 01:52:43 -0500, Beverly Coates wrote:
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> >> Its my guess she is looking for an escape route.  Watch out for broken
> >> windows, huh Mitzi.  <g>
> 
> On Sun, 22 Nov 1998 01:52:43 -0500, Michaelene Sullivan wrote:
> 
> >So, in other words, what you are telling me is not only does a Pyr have
> >virtually no recall, they will destroy window coverings and break
windows to
> >get out of the house? I really need to KNOW this one!
> 
> Oh, you poor thing! <vbg!!>. I've never had ANY of my Pyrs try to escape
in any way. I 
> used to laugh at the stories about what escape artists they were. And
then I got a rescue 
> Pyr in to foster a month or so ago. That dog put Houdini to shame! She
dug, jumped, 
> clawed or chewed her way out of everything. When she finally jumped out
of my son's 
> bedroom window I gave her to Beverly Coates to keep in her "way bad heavy
duty dogs 
> pens". She's even gotten out on Beverly so I didn't feel so bad <wink>.
> If it makes you feel better, I've never had any of mine destroy window
blinds or window 
> frames or anything of the sort. I've lost a shoe or 2 to a puppy, and I
do recall a phone 
> book torn to shreds from a puppy, but that's the extent of it. 
> Shepherds are actually known to be a LOT more destructive than Pyrs when
left alone. I 
> think Willow just wants to look out the window.
> ~Mitzi  Potter   
>