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<blockquote data-quote="Lannie" data-source="post: 1746740" data-attributes="member: 8202"><p>Wowza, our "little" girl is stepping up to the plate now! There was a "Rogue Roadworker Invader" type person walking down the side of the road yesterday when Maggie and I were out in the cow barn. We NEVER see pedestrians around here, but he had a truck parked not far away, behind some trees, I later discovered. So Jasper (the old grumpy guy) barked and Maggie took off from the barn like a shot to see what was going on. I was filling the water trough, so I didn't see what precipitated this at first, but when I got done and went to look out the door, there was Maggie, all puffed up, tail high, head lowered, STARING that poor guy down from the corner of the pasture closest to his position. Jasper was standing BEHIND her. That's a first, for Maggie to be in front of Jasper to face "a threat." She didn't appear to be barking (Jasper was taking care of the noise part), just staring at the guy and encouraging him to move along.</p><p></p><p>The dogs followed along with the guy until he finally walked behind a line of trees along our front boundary and I heard a truck fire up, then it drove off, little yellow roof-light blinking. Then, and only then, did Maggie relax and come trotting back to the barn to finish chores with me. They probably gave the guy a good rush of adrenaline, although he continued walking at the same pace, which is the best way to avoid having a dog chase you. I wasn't close enough to see if he was sweating, LOL!</p><p></p><p>The bare truth of it is, if he'd come toward the fence, Jasper would have run away (he's scared of people) and Maggie probably would have run up to him, tail wagging, to see if he had cookies in his pocket. But he didn't know that, poor guy.</p><p></p><p>She's turning into such a great dog, and it's wonderful to see her taking on so much responsibility. Jasper really needs to retire, but I'm not worried about that anymore. Maggie is more than able to pick up the slack. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> She's still a big, goofy puppy, but she IS big, and most people don't see "puppy" at all - they just see Big Damn Dog! And I know she's able to take care of any of the smaller predators now by herself.</p><p></p><p>I'm getting her a new pink leather collar with spikes (in case of coyotes) now that she's getting to be all grown up. I think she'll look dazzling! Even if you're a tough girl, you still gotta have a little style, right? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lannie, post: 1746740, member: 8202"] Wowza, our "little" girl is stepping up to the plate now! There was a "Rogue Roadworker Invader" type person walking down the side of the road yesterday when Maggie and I were out in the cow barn. We NEVER see pedestrians around here, but he had a truck parked not far away, behind some trees, I later discovered. So Jasper (the old grumpy guy) barked and Maggie took off from the barn like a shot to see what was going on. I was filling the water trough, so I didn't see what precipitated this at first, but when I got done and went to look out the door, there was Maggie, all puffed up, tail high, head lowered, STARING that poor guy down from the corner of the pasture closest to his position. Jasper was standing BEHIND her. That's a first, for Maggie to be in front of Jasper to face "a threat." She didn't appear to be barking (Jasper was taking care of the noise part), just staring at the guy and encouraging him to move along. The dogs followed along with the guy until he finally walked behind a line of trees along our front boundary and I heard a truck fire up, then it drove off, little yellow roof-light blinking. Then, and only then, did Maggie relax and come trotting back to the barn to finish chores with me. They probably gave the guy a good rush of adrenaline, although he continued walking at the same pace, which is the best way to avoid having a dog chase you. I wasn't close enough to see if he was sweating, LOL! The bare truth of it is, if he'd come toward the fence, Jasper would have run away (he's scared of people) and Maggie probably would have run up to him, tail wagging, to see if he had cookies in his pocket. But he didn't know that, poor guy. She's turning into such a great dog, and it's wonderful to see her taking on so much responsibility. Jasper really needs to retire, but I'm not worried about that anymore. Maggie is more than able to pick up the slack. :) She's still a big, goofy puppy, but she IS big, and most people don't see "puppy" at all - they just see Big Damn Dog! And I know she's able to take care of any of the smaller predators now by herself. I'm getting her a new pink leather collar with spikes (in case of coyotes) now that she's getting to be all grown up. I think she'll look dazzling! Even if you're a tough girl, you still gotta have a little style, right? ;) [/QUOTE]
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