Re:Dogs rush to help when owners cry, study suggests
by oldmanhorton on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @11:24AM
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I know a ton of people with dogs and have heard every owner say that, and only one or two were serious. The joke is usually that the dogs like people too much and would think the intruder was a new friend. Perhaps it's a regional thing but I don't think most expect protection from their dogs
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Re:Dogs rush to help when owners cry, study suggests
by WillPostForFood on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @11:31AM
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Agree - the only real protection is as early warning (barking). Then the intruder licking begins.
Re:Dogs rush to help when owners cry, study suggests
by code_duck on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @11:41AM
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Dogs act very differently with strangers that the dog sees accepted by the owner then strangers who are unknown. Have you never been growled at by a dog that is tense and bristling? Or had one lunge to bite you?
Re:Dogs rush to help when owners cry, study suggests
by DeathRabbit on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @12:25PM
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Yep. I have no doubts than in such a situation my golden retriever would dive behind me...I love that little derpy bundle of love. Not that anyone expects a Golden to be a guard dog.
Re:Dogs rush to help when owners cry, study suggests
by dvtv75 on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @09:51PM
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There's a YouTube video that I can't find where three greyhounds are in a house, when someone kicks the door in. The greyhounds panic and hide behind the furniture while the guy helps himself to the contents.
Definitely not good guard dogs.
Re:Dogs rush to help when owners cry, study suggests
by dvtv75 on Friday July 27, 2018 @07:12AM
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Found the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7mspVXGoik
There are two greyhounds, not three.
If I was downvoted for saying that greyhounds aren't good guard dogs, then whoever did that should probably actually meet some greyhounds. The muzzles they wear aren't to stop them biting people, they're to stop them nipping at each other during races, and to protect small dogs and other animals when they're not racing.
They're sight hounds - silent watchers with an unbelievably friendly, trusting, and loving nature, and once they've tired of your attention they will wander away to sleep off the excitement.