Re: [PyrNet-L]Our Pyrfect hero

[dsmith@iolinc.net (Smith, Deborah)]

    Awesome story Sue.  We all hope that our Pyrs have retained their
guardian (angle) trait, especially with children.  It definitely sounds like
Darby has!!!!  :)
    Tears of joy filled my eyes as I read how he saved your daughter and her
friend.  Way to go Darby!!!!!!!!

Chrissy
Rajah and Moses
West Union, WV
dsmith@iolinc.net




>I'm pretty much of a lurker to the list but had something recently happened
>that I thought I would share.  My ten year old daughter and her friend went
>for a walk around the block yesterday.  They had only been gone about five
>minutes when my 2 year old male Pyr, who barks only when warranted (unlike
my
>female) started barking incessently in the yard.  I went outside to see
what
>the fuss was all about, normally he comes immediately when I call him to
come
>in, not this time however.  I follwed his barks to the far side of our two
>acre yard and watched in amazement as he leaped over our five foot fence.
>Perhaps this is not a feat that should be seen as unusual , but for Darby,
>who has two very bad hips it most certainly was.  He had never ever tried
to
>get out of the yard before, much less even jump up.  I rushed out the yard
>behind him chasing him to the next house down the street.  And there was my
>daughter along with her friend pinned up against a tree with an overly
>aggressive Akita growling snarling and lunging toward them. They were
crying
>in fear, they were absolutely petrified.  Needless to say Darby beat me
there
>first, I bent down to pick up a stick to ward the dog off but there was no
>need for that.  Darby, poised as I had never seen him before in his two
years
>stood directly in front of the Akita, enabling my daughter and her friend
to
>run to me. It was almost as if he wanted it to end right there, but as my
>daughter ran to me the Akita lunged for her and then Darby jumped on top of
>the not so smart dog and let him know how stupid it was to pick on a little
>kid  ecspecially one who owned a Pyr.  He was absolutely magnificent, he
>pinned the dog down and never even once had to actually bite him.  The
other
>dog became submissive immediately, got up and ran toward his owner.  With
>that Darby very nonchalantly followed us home almost prancing, head held
>high, knowing he did the right thing.  As far as the Akita owners go, I
went
>to talk to them later that night when I cooled off and they said that the
dog
>had never gone through their electric fencing before and they did apologize
>but then said that perhaps when the two girls walked by their house (in the
>street, not on their property) that the dog saw them as a threat because he
>is very territorial.  So after hearing this I know now when my daughter
goes
>for a walk around the block again, I will be with her along with her 115
>pound guardian angel Pyr.
>
>Sue
>
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