Posted on 05/09/2014 9:02:12 AM PDT by heartwood
Now if only he had barked about six hours earlier...
Ping
That deserves a nice steak dinner.
And in other news, the cops did NOT shoot the dog.
“Cooper is the family’s dog — a German Shepherd, Labrador and Golden Retriever “mutt,” “
Good genes in that dog.
Our mutt is Lab-Shepherd - we think.
A 3 yr old is too young not to be supervised, much less left alone outside.
I don’t think it’s in an animal’s instincts to make a lot of noise when they are guarding young out in the wild. That can attract the wrong kind of attention.
Awwww! Link w/pics: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/lost-toddler-cuddled-dog-stay-warm-article-1.1783372
Lucky they didn’t run over the kid, out there roaming around in 4 wheelers.
indeed! awwww... i love doggies!
Scary thought, but I think the dog would have made their presence known.
Dog needs a steak diner for a week. He sure was on duty. To serve and protect. WOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFF
The dog and the boy probably fell asleep. Funny that there is that much grass, that they could not find them.
I was going to mention the same thing. Folks do not often consider the pack instinctive mentality of the family dog. To them, we are simply their "pack". That pack has a hierarchy that they understand completely (at least in their mind). There is an Alpha and they have their place as well. It is ingrained in their instinct, once the bonds are established, to be with, protect and support the pack. We have a terrific lab. For some time, when my son was younger and she was a pup, she had some issues competing for dominance over my son (this was a bit of a problem at times). She played a little rough with him. She is a great watch dog and alerts whenever someone comes on the property. She doesn't like strangers at the door unless me or my wife acknowledges them.
She does have one particular behavior that we have not been able to fully explain. When I (the pack alpha male) is around, she mostly ignores or at least tolerates other dogs. If I am not around, she can be nasty to other dogs when they approach, especially in her yard or with my kids. These are the neighbor's pets I'm talking about. We joke that in our neighborhood, she is the dog bully.
I love a good dog.
Not really. Isn’t it a prairie out there? maybe even a tall-grass prairie?
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