
When Bess first came to live
at my house, she was a devil dog.
She barked at anyone who came too close
to our house. Her idea of too close
was the parking lot across the street.
Bess was afraid of tall men wearing plaid shirts,
she usually tried to bite any man fitting
this description.
When we have visitors, she will growl
and herd them back to a chair
if the visitor tries to go anywhere in the house.
Once she met a mother and infant at a
local restaurant, when the father came out to
join his wife, Bess lunged at him to protect
the baby. She chased my cats, Ami and
Amigo, until they showed her the error of
her ways by demonstrating their prowess with
their retractable stilettos.
at my house, she was a devil dog.
She barked at anyone who came too close
to our house. Her idea of too close
was the parking lot across the street.
Bess was afraid of tall men wearing plaid shirts,
she usually tried to bite any man fitting
this description.
When we have visitors, she will growl
and herd them back to a chair
if the visitor tries to go anywhere in the house.
Once she met a mother and infant at a
local restaurant, when the father came out to
join his wife, Bess lunged at him to protect
the baby. She chased my cats, Ami and
Amigo, until they showed her the error of
her ways by demonstrating their prowess with
their retractable stilettos.
With training every day for two
years, Bess has become a mostly
good dog. She will heel, come, sit,
stay, lay down and fetch on command.
Although she still has to loudly tell
anyone coming to our front porch
that a large dog lives here.
years, Bess has become a mostly
good dog. She will heel, come, sit,
stay, lay down and fetch on command.
Although she still has to loudly tell
anyone coming to our front porch
that a large dog lives here.