[The Other Harry]

When my dog was about 6 months old, we had a peeping Tom in our backyard (2.5 acres). The drapes were all closed, the doors locked and all lights off in the house. We were all in bed. The dog started going nuts until we let him out. We thought he needed to relieve himself because we saw nothing. He cornered the guy in a tree on the edge of our property and wouldn't let him down. The dog would never allow a stranger to come into the house and remove a child, or even touch a child for that matter. When we would take him to my son's bb games, he wouldn't let anyone lean on our car. This was just a springer spaniel.

That dog deserves a treat.

Now do any of you have a dog who would not alert the family to a prowler?

My dog goes off like an explosion when the postman so much as walks down the opposite side of the street.

No all do, however. Still, someone entering the house in the middle of the night...

All things considered, I don't think DW ever set foot inside the vD house. I don't think it's possible that he did. That doesn't mean he's necessarily innocent, but it goes a long way that direction.

[Texas Yellow Rose]

	My dog goes off like an explosion when the postman so much as walks down the opposite side of the street.
I purchased a red Chow for that very purpose.  (To protect, not chase the postman.) Did you know that Chows are at the bottom of the intelligence list?????  She was absolutely no good at the protection scene.  She wouldn't even bark... UNTIL ... we got our killer Daschund.  We had a pit bull puppy (about 10 months old) staying with us for awhile.   The electricity meter reader came to the gate and I asked him to wait while I put the dog up.  He looked relieved.  I walked over to the Daschund and picked her up and told him OK.  He just stood there and looked at me like I was crazy. "What about him," he asked, pointing to the Pit?  I just shrugged and said he had nothing to worry about.  Not all dogs react as expected.
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