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So lately Durzo has found is big dog bark. He has barked at people at the door and some people on the sidewalk too (if they're behaving weirdly like just standing and watching us).
It has always been more of an, "I don't know you/what are you doing" bark.
But something new happened today on our hike. Bruce (my husband) and I were stopped on the trail waiting for our friends to*come back down.
Bruce was on one side of the narrow trail, I was on the other with Durzo.
A couple came walking up so I crouched down and took hold of Durzo's collar, telling him to sit. I thought he'd try to run up and want to play.
Instead he big dog barked and growled. It was a serious, "I'm warning you, you come any closer to my human and I'll bite," bark and growl. He stayed in a sit the entire time though.
The couple took a very wide berth around us, and the guy commented something about Durzo being on his way to being a good protector.
It was really unusual because usually Durzo likes greeting people, and he loves the attention. Usually I have to keep him from jumping excitedly all over everyone (when they're not acting strangely).
Later on while walking again we saw a dog with his two owners, and another couple walking as well.
He had no issues with these people.
It just made me wonder what caused him to react to the first couple.
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It has always been more of an, "I don't know you/what are you doing" bark.
But something new happened today on our hike. Bruce (my husband) and I were stopped on the trail waiting for our friends to*come back down.
Bruce was on one side of the narrow trail, I was on the other with Durzo.
A couple came walking up so I crouched down and took hold of Durzo's collar, telling him to sit. I thought he'd try to run up and want to play.
Instead he big dog barked and growled. It was a serious, "I'm warning you, you come any closer to my human and I'll bite," bark and growl. He stayed in a sit the entire time though.
The couple took a very wide berth around us, and the guy commented something about Durzo being on his way to being a good protector.
It was really unusual because usually Durzo likes greeting people, and he loves the attention. Usually I have to keep him from jumping excitedly all over everyone (when they're not acting strangely).
Later on while walking again we saw a dog with his two owners, and another couple walking as well.
He had no issues with these people.
It just made me wonder what caused him to react to the first couple.
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