Once, when I showed up early one Friday for dinner and my friends were not home yet,
I found myself in the situation of having to introduce their new mailman
- his first day on the job - to Daisy.
Daisy was barking menacingly and the mailman was terrified.
I told the mailman the dog’s name was Daisy, and to sweetly call her
and then scratch her behind the ears. He did so.
Friends for life they became after that. Daisy was always like that.
Friend had an Akita. Wasn’t happy with me until friend told it I was OK.
Subsequent visits - “Hiya Charley how ya doin’?” He would come over and stand up and put his paws on my shoulder while I scratched and rubbed behind his ears. He could look me straight in the eye. I’m six foot.
He’d go back and lay down. He kept an eye on everything. Very Mellow Dog.