He is out of his mind
Fast forward to a couple weeks ago. Some new neighbors moved in on the other side. They have dogs too. A Great Dane and a Weimaraner. Remember, at 60 pounds, Finn is on the small size for a Golden, so it's a safe bet that he's smaller than both of them. He has heard them bark - great big, low, BIG DOG barks. Does this impress him? Does this make him respectful? No. He goes outside, fluffs up his hackles as best he can (his hair on his shoulders is about 6 inches long so when he raises his hackles, he looks like he's wearing a toupee on his shoulders, not scary so much as funny) and barks like he means it. They pretty much ignore him, but he is determined that they will respect him, or something. It totally cracks me up because if he saw them, he'd probably have a heart attack. This is the same dog that stopped mid-pee one day to run away and hide behind Mickael because a robin landed near him. Fortunately, all the dogs are inside dogs, so there's no all day barking around here. Can he not tell by the sound of their barks that they are bigger than him, or does he just not care? Like I said, he's just not right in the head.
Have a great weekend!
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posted by Melanie at 7:57 AM
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I do think with dogs that there's some sort of inverse relationship between size and pecking order... And this may have proven it!
When Finn's cousin Stephen was a 10 pounder, he would stand in our backyard and bark and howl at the giant German Shepherds next door. They would bark and charge the fence and Stephen was sure he could take them!
Our idiot golden retriever, Rusty (now gone to the Bridge, alas), decided at the dog beach one day that he wanted to play with an orange bumper that belonged to two other dogs. Two LARGE Rottweilers. So he just blithely swam out and took it away from them! Apparently his stupidity shocked even them because they just let him do it. But honestly, when I heard about that stunt, I was surprised that I still had a dog.
Goldens are some of the most loving dogs ever. And some of them are also really, really smart and have fabulous common sense. There there are the rest....like my Rusty. It's up to you to decide if Finn belongs in that "the rest" category. {g}
The kicker is that the Great Dane, however large, is likely to be frightened of Ramius.
That is nothing compared to my 4 lb yorkie who 'attacked' a German Shepard and tore his lip. Good thing the GS was a mellow dog and just stared at the yorkie in amazement!
I think Finn is the cutest golden I've seen!
Finn's good looks make up for his lack of reasoning. Neither of my two Goldens can reason. This morning the 7 year old was trying to chase a squirrel UP the tree...
Poor Finn. It's hard to get respect from newcomers in your neighborhood. Maybe he feels he needs to prove that the girl next door is his and those guys don't have a chance! :)
My minpin/chi mix (all 9 pounds of him) loves to bark back at dogs who bark at us while out on walks. He's smart though - he only barks at dogs behind fences! If a dog is loose or on a chain where there's no visible barrier, he's doesn't make a peep and moves to the other side of me! lol Goofy little dog. He absolutely hates the pit bull that is walked down the alley behind the house. You'd think that little guy would rip a leg off if he could get at him.
I'm thinking Finn is using the theory borrowed from the fluffball next door. Smaller dog barks and raises a ruckus. Unfortunately, Finn has not yet met Logical Consequences.
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