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In reply to the discussion: What is your favorite dog breed and why? [View all]leftieNanner
(15,100 posts)We are German Shepherd Dog people. We have had four of them in our family over the course of about 25 years. Gigi, Pete, Annie, and Riley. Smart, sweet, protective, and funny. My neighbor Lisa had two (Zach and Andi) and I had Pete and Gigi. We would walk them with our four children. It drove the dogs nuts when the two older kids would ride a little bit ahead on their bikes and then they would relax as the kids rode back in our direction. And I will tell you that anybody walking down the trail couldn't get far enough away from us - four large GSDs on patrol!
One day, Lisa's husband Bill needed to come into our back yard when I wasn't there, to retrieve something of Lisa's. Well, Bill was there with a friend. Pete knew Bill, but not the friend. So he allowed Bill to come in through the gate, but made it ABUNDANTLY clear to the friend that he had not been properly introduced, Mom wasn't there, and he better clear out if he knew what was good for him. Scared the guy sufficiently that he remained on the other side of the gate. Good boy Pete!