If the doorbell rings, the mail person deposits letters
in the box, a car backfires, or the teenager next door is practicing moves with
his skate board, Lily will come running to wherever I am with wide eyes and an
anxious expression. I am not fooled into believing she is coming to protect me
from an intruder or some such. No. Lily is looking for me to protect HER. She’ll
get behind me like I’m her human shield against harm.
If I open the door, but not the storm door which is
locked, Lily will bark so much I cannot hear the other person. This is
particularly annoying at Halloween. I had to start handing out candy through
the bay window because of Lily’s annoying bark. But here’s something
interesting, if I open the door and let the person in, Lily immediately becomes
an attention hound trying whatever she can think of to get them to pet her.
This is the way it is with Golden Retrievers. If you’re
wanting a guard dog, this is not your dog. Now if you need a hug or a dog who
will listen to you whine about your life for a while, now THAT would be Lily’s
super powers. Golden Retrievers are all about service and kindness.
Lily is also great at chasing squirrels. She has never
actually caught one. That was always Liberty and Priss’s (Priss was my cat
before Liberty. They looked almost identical) domain (cats). If I lived in the
wilderness and had to depend on an animal to fetch dinner for me, I would call
the cat—the REAL hunter.
BTW, speaking of squirrels, I haven’t seen Twig today,
but I think I saw the daddy sunning himself on the railing of the deck in a
spot of sunshine. He looked very well fed and seemed pretty content out there.
When it comes to guardian type dogs, I’ve had 2 of them:
Finn and Mac. You would think 18-20 pound dogs wouldn’t be anything to worry
about, but I can tell you both those Scotties were determined, courageous, and
smart. I wouldn’t have wanted to confront them if I were a stranger. They
sounded like big dogs and I think they believed they were big. Those guys were
fearless.
Well, Lily has spent all her energy begging for pats on
the head from company today, so she’s having to rest to rejuvenate.
Do you have a dog or cat? How would you rate them as
guardians? Would they rush in to save you, or hide behind you? What is your
favorite thing about your dog or cat that makes you love them even more?
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