Hi, Perhaps an interesting topic to be discussed would be the following. I recently had a family member get down on the floor while my puppies were playing and barking at one another. This person got down on all fours and barked at them which produced a started look on the puppies and caused my older dogs to rush at him barking all the way. When I expressed my displeasure and tried to explain that this was a very threatening action and could impact negatively on the socialization of puppies I was accused of being overly protective and not knowing what I was talking about. Unfortunately, my puppies hesitated and then ran over to this person and proceded to lick. In spite of that, I don't think that the fact that these particular puppies did not run away would indicate that this is generally appropriate behavior. This is deliberately vague because I would like to hear some opinions from list members on this type of action, etc. I am honestly not looking for people to agree with me and would like to hear opinions on both sides of the issue. Thanks, Phyllis
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