So, here we are, learning about each other. The baying is starting to sound musical, and I can pick up shades of meaning in it, different sounds for different things. Coon or cat up a tree is sheer bedlam. Stranger in the yard is sharp and insistent. Let me in is more plaintive, almost as plaintive as feed me or let me out. Then, there are the odd, almost warbling yelps and cries, when she crawls in my lap or “hugs” me goodnight.
It’s very rewarding, having a close relationship with a dog. To me it is, at least. Guess you couldn’t tell, lol.
My 14 yearr old is a Border Collie/Jack Russell Mix.
A very scary combination. A Supreme ALPHA FEMALE of the First Magnitude, Just Like her Momma.
They’re very affectionate and vocal. I’m learning to appreciate her baying when she can cut loose, and she’s learning the meaning of “shhh” when she shouldn’t, though. A fast learner and a very good girl, she is, for an apparent former hunting dog that was unceremoniously dumped by a busy intersection. No chip, no collar but there was a very red area around her neck where one once was. I put up posters, but no response, so we belong to each other now.