Dutch Shepherd Forum

Sitting in bed watching TV, Sadie starts to bark, she has never barked once we go to bed. So I get up to look, Thalie, of course, is still on her bed with a disturbed look on her face, I walk by Sadie who is up and alert, I open my bedroom door, turn the hallway light on and look downstairs, I look at Sadie to tell her to go downstairs to investigate............what does she do??? Puts her head down and slinks back into the bedroom..........

Actually, she did her job well! She's supposed to alert you; you're the boss and the one to take care of whatever it is!

So shes a watch dog but not an attack dog

So did you discover what it was?

Ok Leigh you got me there ! Thalie would go downstairs and investigate when I told her to. Thalie also had search and hold training, where Sadie......not so much. I did go down but all was kosher. Probably just house noises, I have creaky floors. She didnt even follow me down, she stayed at the top of the stairs watching.

LOL mom you fell for it!

Choochi wrote:LOL mom you fell for it!

Choochi wrote:LOL mom you fell for it!

During the day she is " the dog who cried wolf" Always barking at something, leaf, frog in the pool, thalie, but at night she is super quiet, so when she did bark, I got up to look, and she had me.

I usually only look when Thalie barks, because she NEVER barks, and when she does, I know there is something there.

leih merigian wrote:

Actually, she did her job well! She's supposed to alert you; you're the boss and the one to take care of whatever it is!

Exactly. I expect my dogs to alert me to any unknown noises at night, and slow whomever down long enough for me to get to my gun. Both of the two seconds.

Mine is always alert except the one time when some jerk broke into my car just outside an open window next to where the dog sleeps.