1/2: Neato doggo thing happened today. German Shepherd escaped from a house two streets up, and everyone on the neighborhood phone chain was on alert because GS has a *bad* reputation in re: humans. He darted out while recently hip-replaced tenant was being wheeled in through garage. Anywho, long story short...
GS owners and duplexmates found doggo in my back yard. We were eating extra sharp cheddar cheese (from a block) on my back steps, as one does.
Doggo's name is Hawk. He is mah fren...
2/2: ...and likes cheese. He ran over to his pet humans when they got out of their truck. They were very glad to see doggo and everyone else was okay. I received permission to wander by and visit when I am out of my walks, seeing as how I do see Hawk frequently in the fenced-in back yard on my way by.
So yeah. Nifty doggo thing happened.
@thedisasterautist
These are my daughter GS's. I helped raise them as pups. They once or twice ran off to the neighbors and guess what? Made friends and got cheese for snacks until returned home. 😂
@CinnamonGirlE: Hawk apparently is widely considered a menace. Basically, he really does look and act like he will not only kill you but all your friends when he's in the house or back yard and sees you. He's also a runner, every chance he gets, apparently despite the Invisible Fence and such.
He saw me from the alleyway behind the house and barked a lot. I went inside, got the cheese, and came back out. I ate some cheese, talked to him and approached him, which confused him. The cheese...
@CinnamonGirlE: ...spoke to him more convincingly than I, and he relaxed. We were hanging out for maybe five minutes before Robby, his gf, and their duplexmates came by.
Hawk is a little jumpy, yes. He's a rescue and had a hard time adjusting. He is *extremely* loud. I figure that like a lot of doggos he reacts poorly to humans' often sudden fearful reactions and body language to his presence. Doggos don't tend to worry me, and I don't tend to worry them. So we usually get along, even the...
@CinnamonGirlE: ..."attack dogs" and "problem dogs", even most strays and wild doggos. (Gotta treat them more like you would wolves and coyotes, more cautious and more space... and quieter.)
@CinnamonGirlE: They're cagier, more led by non-domestic instinct, don't make as much noise indicators, and have a more sensitive fight-or-flight trigger.
@thedisasterautist
Yes. It's a sense they have. And a respect we must give them.