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

["Judith Stroh Miller" <jsmiller@newmex.com>]

My boy was everyones friend, he loved everyone, it was not until he 
was 17 months old that he met a person that he was unsure of.  He was 
also raised by my very alpha spayed girl and she decided when it was 
time for him to take the next step, she would not let him go out in 
the field alone until he was over 10 months old, she hovered and 
scolded if he did.  Very slowly in his second year, he has begun to 
realize that not everyone is a nice guy and he is now starting to 
guard his property and home and at times act quite serious about it. 
He also will pull his head away, if someone wants to touch him, that 
he does not want touching him. He is becoming quite discerning now. 
There has been lots of talk about the males letting the girls do all 
the work, then step in at the last minute <vbg>. Whether this has 
been the case all along, or if he has finally matured, I love it and 
find their development really quite fascinating. Until a few months 
ago, his bark would start on a high note and then lower to the big 
boof, now it's all big, low, serious business.  Which tells me, he is 
confident about himself now. When his bark was higher, he would stand 
and leap and posture before running out to see what was going on, now 
he just charges ahead. Guess my baby boy has finally grown up!

You don't say how old your girl is, but if she is skittish around new 
situations, you may want to take her to some dog obedience classes, 
if you haven't already.  Not only are they learning and working, but 
the socialization really helps their confidence.  I worked really 
hard on socializing Kazak and exposing him to all types of 
situations.  The only thing he still balks at are those dreaded gas 
meters. Must be the slight hissing sound they make, he really hates 
them. Strange, as the oxygen units at the nursing home don't bother 
him at all.
Judith & Kazak < gee mom, are you sure that great, big, gray snake 
won't get me>

On 24 Nov 98, at 11:29, Natalie Lewis wrote:

> You mean there's hope for mine?  LOL  She runs and hides from just about
> everything, and then turns around and grins like mad when we come and get
> her.
>