when Molly was rescued by Miz Minka & Mr Greenthumb...
she was very afraid of all men...even Mr. GT, calm & quiet as he is...
I'd walk her...and she'd shy away from any male who came within view...
I'm pleased to say that she seems to have gotten past that now...
she wiggles with delight whenever she encounters male neighbors...
or workmen who come inside the house...
licking, often jumping up and being a total marshmallow...
she's always been friendly towards women...
she's fine inside with my cats...
but wants to chase any cat she meets outside...
she also still gets very aggressive around other dogs...
particularly if they act aggressively towards her...
if they don't bark, she'll whine and be anxious, but will not bark...
however, anyone coming up on the porch is a different matter...
unless I proactively greet them...
she goes so ballistic...
that even though there may be a closed, heavy screen door...
I've seen men trying to sell something...
keep their distance...which from my point of view...
is a good thing...
of course, her avowed enemies are the delivery guys...
UPS...Fed Ex...USPS & the regular mail carrier...
as well as PG&E & the water company...
all on her "most hated" list...
because they come up onto HER porch...
she goes after them...[barking, not attacking...]
with rabid single-mindedness & malice...
even if I'm standing there...
reassuring her...
being a watchdog is her job...
and she's good at it...
but today...on our walk...
one of these passed by...
and she instantly "alerted"...
staring, with raised hackles until it passed...
we saw another one, farther away, later on...
she froze & watched it too...
while on walks...I've seen her "alert" to a mail carrier...
over a block away... she doesn't do that with ordinary pedestrians...
and as they get closer, she becomes very agitated, barking wildly...
even blocks from home... so it's not a territorial thing...
she'll alert to their trucks too...
as well as these guys...
similar vans can go by...plumbers, yard care, electricians...
NO reaction...if it's "brown"...she freezes...
and watches it as long as she can see it...
all the engines can't sound alike...
and I thought that dog were "color-blind"...
besides...they certainly can't read...
it's a puzzle for sure...
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