What a protector he is!

[craZ4HERKIE]

I took the boys out for a last pee at about 12am, and we walked to check the mail. All of a sudden Herkie refuses to go anywhere, so I rely on his instincts and check out my surroundings. Well, lo and behold, there's a man walking towards us...shuffling actually, with no shirt on. I try to head back towards the house, but H-dog was having none of it...he wouldn't move forward, backwards nothing! He was holding his ground...and was in his "stance" ..chest forward, ears forward..legs back...nub standing straight. I speak to the man, just because I feel that I should acknowledge his presence...and give him the idea that I'm not afraid. Then he speaks to me, and Herkie begins to bark at him (kuma was whimpering ) still standing his ground. Once the man passes us, Herkie finally will move. Needless to say, we didn't walk straight home, we took a roundabout route so he wouldn't see where we were going. All he was doing was checking his mail, I don't think he had any plans on bothering me, but Herkie was going to see to it that he didnt't appicon. It sure does suck, and is scary, being a single woman, walking her dogs at all hours of the night! And this too shall pass

 

[SoleilBxrs]

appicon Good Job Herk! appicon

way to keep your momma safe! Im a single mom too (dad has moved back to norcal for work.. we're soon to follow ) isn't it great that we have dogs that watch out for us :D

-Kat

 

[LuVsHeRBoXeR]

Whoa^^^, that was your 666th post Sorry, I couldn't help it.

Good for your boys

 

[lisabethshaw]

I think its great!

I think it is wonderful that you have two dogs who want to protect you! Well, one dog who wants to protect you while the other one is wimpering! (I am sure my big Shiva will be the one wimpering while his tiny sister will be the one growling and holding her ground!)

I have always felt safer with a big dog at my side - not because they will necessarily do anything in case of an actual threat, but because most strangers are afraid enough of a big dog to keep their distance!

Lisa

 

[hogan's mom]

Way to go Herkie! I love the piece of mind I have with having my two also. Although I'm not quite a single mom - DH works nights so I am home alone from 5:30pm - 3:00am or whenever he gets in. There have been several occasions where they "protected" me like that. Hogan and Hilda are fantastic watch dogs.

 

[daisyscrazy]

Yeh Herkie!!!! You protect your mommy! Daisy is the same way... She always walks in front of me now that DH is deployed... And checks the windows at night... I love my boxer...

 

[Hs'ing Mom]

Yay Herkie! Way to go!

Chloe also decided to protect me last week. We live in the country, and I mean country! LOL! We have a gravel road that leads to our driveway, and then goes on back behind our property to the neighbor's homes.

I had taken Chloe outside around 10:30pm and I could hear someone walking on the gravel. When I would quit walking, they would quit. When I would start back walking, they would start back walking. When I would stop walking, I could hear their feet sliding in the gravel, to make a quick stop. I could tell they weren't too far away from us at that point. Here I am, no flashlight or anything at all to help us. Hubby was in the shower, no help there.

Once Chloe realized what was going on, she let out the biggest growl that has ever escaped from her mouth! Her growl made me jump because I had never heard her growl in a "big girl" way.

Anyway, on the way back to my front door, she kept her eyes on whoever it was. I couldn't see anything at all because it was so dark. I have no idea who would be out at that time around here.

I sure was proud of her! Now, we have a huge flashlight to take with us.

Isn't it amazing how they protect us!!!!

 

[Evie&Adam]

Your stories are the very reason I always listen to the dogs. They have great instincts about what is going on around us and even what kind of a person someone is!! One day when we were at Petsmart waiting for class to begin - a guy walked by me and Adam. As he passed, he bumped into Adam. Freaked Adam out!!! Well, Adam growled and lunged forward. They guy got so aggressive towards me!! Telling me to get my dog out of the store. Well, first off, this guy scared Adam by bumping him. Second, he obviously hated dogs, so why is he in a petstore?? Well, luckily my DH was around and stepped in. This guy nearly assaulted my DH!!!! Adam knew this guy was trouble!!

Always listen to your babies!! They know!

 

[beausmommy]

My boys are just the opposite. If someone is around us outside, Bailey (10lbs.) barks like he'll take a leg off and Beau just seems curious. Inside, it's a different story. If someone they don't recognize comes in, Bailey runs to them, but Beau backs off and growls under his breath. I guess he'll be good protection if anyone tries to break in but not if someone abducts me from outside!

 

[Luvnmyboxer]

Thank goodness Titan and I have never encountered a "scary" situation like any of those you all had. But I have no doubt (hope I"m not proven wrong) that he would stand his ground to protect me. Anytime we go someplace new and strange to him, he goes in front of me and stops to look around and check the place out before he looks back at me like "its ok mom come on". In the house if he hears a car pull up in the drive (we live in the country too, out by ourselves) he gets his stance with puffed out chest, stiff legs, just growling and barking up a storm (which is fine by me.) Once he sees who it is and recognizes them then he's back to normal. He may not be the best disciplined dog or do the "right" things according to some people, but he's just fine by me and hasn't tried to hurt me or anyone else so I'm not going to stop him.