Growing up? Fear? Or normal behavior? - Page 1

So, earlier this morning I was at the bottom of my driveway, busy at the moment.  The dogs were all up front doing their business, and then Buck starts barking.  He never barks......Buck is 2 years/4 months old now, a Siberian Husky.  Since he was so far away I yelled out Enough!! Buck, come here!  And he immediately left and came right to me and sat down beside me....as I've trained him to do.  There was a guy walking down the road, he looked shady to me and I had never seen him in this neighborhood before.  I've heard Buck bark a couple of times in the past towards someone, if I wasn't close by......but if I'm up there with him, he never barks at all.  Could it be that if I'm there, he feels no need to protect?  Could it just be a part of him growing up? People say Huskies are suppose to be overly friendly to everyone.......something I kind of disagree with when it comes to the males.  Both of my males are watchful when people walk by the yard.  Now if I take Buck into public, he's pretty much friendly to everyone we talk to. If he doesn't like them when in public, sometimes he'll turn around in the opposite direction of them and sit down. So with him being a Husky......would you say it's more so him barking from territorial behavior/growing up.....or fear? If it was a breed known for protecting I probably wouldn't even ask that question.  It was more of a deep bark, but not a drawn out long bark that I normally hear from a dog who is fearful.

He was being a good watch dog! I noticed my friendly pup's manner and quiet ways have definitely matured into a watchful alertness. When questionable sorts saunter on by, he raises the alert with a deep bark to get my attention. I appreciate that he doesn't go nuts with non-stop yapping. If you are already with him, he's probably smart enough to know you are already alerted.  I'd say, no fear, just doing his job.  Good dog! 

I agree, he's definitely a good dog lol.  He's my buddy.  Anytime I feel physically sick, or something is bothering me, he comes up and sits beside and tries to comfort me. Not to mention he always comes up to you, with a chuckit ball in his mouth, sits down, shakes your hand (without you asking him to shake) We had friends over yesterday and he kept doing that to them, but they loved it so they played fetch with him for a while. He brings it back every time without you even telling him to.  Sometimes he will bring the ball back, strutting around like he's the coolest dog around, and he'll talk to you with the ball in his mouth.  Sounds like a car engine revving up when he does it lol.

Oh, I believe it! My son had a "Bro" party last night! My dog couldn't have been happier, if they made game controllers for dogs, you would have heard him say, hey guys, , I'll get that bad guy for you, LOL  He was positively talking I tell you, the sounds he made, something like "Arryouuuahh", I think it means, "My Turn!" 

They also played a hide and seek game they call "Man Hunt", where he was very helpful for searchers, not so much with the hiders.

LOL

Hey if that fellow looked shady to you, i guarantee he looked even more threatening to your boy!  Good Boy!!!!

Some dogs seem to read people and know the good ones, the neutral ones and the bad ones. Sounds like your Buck is one, keep him close by and he will save you from a whole lot of troubles.

To me, some of the simplest actions/moments displayed by our four legged friends tells us so much. I don't really get into all the breeds acting a certain way but just look at (as long as the bond has been established) a dog looking out for their Master or the pack members. Funny, even the pup, Bella, if I am right there she has no worries. I am the protector. When she was a couple of months old and say a stranger or if at night a strange noise, (I live on a farm) she would give that "what was/is that" bark while running to get to my side or between my legs. Then she was BOLD! But now at 10 mos. she is the protector! She'll let the pack and me know a stranger is near and she's large as can be. And her bark is pretty convincing. One of the things that amazes me about "dog people" and "non dog people" is we are in tune with our dogs. We know their different types of barks and yet the non dog people don't understand and think the dog is just making too much noise.

My take is he was sounding the alarm. Letting the pack know and the Master know, someone "new" is in our area.......pay attention. And you know how we hear many many times how a animal can "sense" or "feel" good people as well as bad people?