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I am pretty happy with Jasmine's "guard dog" abilities right now. Obviously that is not her intended role, she is a family dog through and through. But she has developed a suspicion of strangers who encroach on our property. The beauty of this suspicion is that as soon as she sees that I (or another family member) is ok or we tell her "its ok", that suspicion melts away instantly. In public she loves everyone.
We also get a lot of door to door religion people. The kind of people who carry on when we tell them we already have a church that we love etc. They always seem to arrive at inconvenient times too. Jasmine senses my annoyance and growls at them until I tell her it is ok.
Recently I have taken to opening the door partially, and not telling her it is ok. While they are trying to talk to me, Jasmine is growling, and I can usually end the conversation very quickly by saying "so sorry about my dog, she really hates strangers", then I enjoy watching them scurry away in their silly little suits! I then close the door and give her a big treat! Of course Jasmine doesn't go through a door without permission, but they don't know that! I feel kind of guilty using my dog to scare people, but the visits have really been reduced recently, I think word is getting out in the religious community that I have a dangerous dog!
We also get a lot of door to door religion people. The kind of people who carry on when we tell them we already have a church that we love etc. They always seem to arrive at inconvenient times too. Jasmine senses my annoyance and growls at them until I tell her it is ok.
Recently I have taken to opening the door partially, and not telling her it is ok. While they are trying to talk to me, Jasmine is growling, and I can usually end the conversation very quickly by saying "so sorry about my dog, she really hates strangers", then I enjoy watching them scurry away in their silly little suits! I then close the door and give her a big treat! Of course Jasmine doesn't go through a door without permission, but they don't know that! I feel kind of guilty using my dog to scare people, but the visits have really been reduced recently, I think word is getting out in the religious community that I have a dangerous dog!