| Re: How much barking is acceptable? Akasha likes to bark at people going by on the street. If she is outside when she starts to bark, I tell her one time to stop, if she continues she immediately comes into the house. I actually usually try to bring her in when I see someone down the road headed our way, it just makes things much easier, but then we don't have a fenced yard and they are on a cable out the back door with me standing right there watching and waiting for them to finish. I don't mind her letting me know someone is out there, but I HATE constant barking. I don't want a dog that annoys my neighbors as well as myself  I would rather just bring her in and remove her from the situation. She has gotten better about only barking once or twice and then stopping. Unless of course it is a moose or something out of the ordinary, then it takes a little bit longer to get her to stop and come in the house.
Keil on the other hand is not a barker at all. I don't recall ever hearing him bark at someone going by on the street. He notices them, but just watches them go by. He definately has that Rottweiler "wait and see" attitude  It has been amazing watching the two of them grow up. They are so different, but yet still so alike in many ways.  (did that make ANY sense?) I just woke up and my brain is still kinda fuzzy
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Akasha, CDX, SchHA, BH, OBI, AD, RE, TDI, TC, CGC
Keil, CDX, BH, RE, AD, TDI, TC, CGC
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