I think I have the dumbest shepherd in NC

You must ask yourself THIS question my friend:

Would I rather have Stacia's problems (i.e. Achilles, who barks and growls at EVERYTHING), or sweet loveable Jak? People don't visit me, my UPS guy doesn't even ring the bell anymore, and no one walks in front of my house LOL. The minute he sees anyone, be it dog or person, or even squirrel, he uses the window sash to STAND IN THE FRONT PICTURE WINDOWS and bark ferociously. He's startled ME more than once I know he's there!

Of course the funniest time was when a local church as handing out goodie bags and I wasn't in the dining room when the lady came to the door. Achilles went over and stood up in the front window and starts to bark and I hear this blood curdling scream. Go running for my front door only to see this woman RUNNING down my front path and away from my house. I was so embarrassed...

Now if this is really what you want, bring Jak on down for a tutorial :wink: . But I am not responsible if no one ever comes to visit you after he watches Achilles in action LOL.

How old is your dog? Some dogs don't get that territorial until they are older. Some dogs are sharper then others & tend to be quicker to bark. My female is the usual sentry at my house. She is usually the first to bark at noise inside or out that is not the usual house noises. My male will not usually bark at noises unless my female is acting like there is someone or something outside that shouldn't be there & then he will chime in & go to check it out. He on the other hand will go nuts if he sees anyone on the street in front of the house or god forbid in the yard or anywhere near my truck. Usually a 25+ foot radius. And he lays on the rug looking out the side windows at the front door a good part of the time watching for any tresspassers. Basicaly, anywhere that he can see !!! He is quite serious & VERY territorial. Together, they have all the bases covered !!! :lol: No one comes very far up my walk unless they really have to & even then....they don't usually ring the bell or come on the front porch. The UPS man usually places any packages on the bottom step of the porch. Sales people pass by my house. Lucky me! The only brave one is the mailman that knows my dogs are well trained & is not afraid to come to the porch to drop off mail & even on occasion ring the bell or come into the yard while I am out in front with my dogs. In the warmer weather with the windows open more, more people outside etc. there is alot of noise at my house alot of the time. So be careful what you wish for !!!