[Shelby427]

Shelby is to a point - when someone comes to our door and knocks, she'll bark. When we let the person in, we tell them her name so they can say hi, and if we're good with the people, so is Shelby. Now, my dad walked in the house unannounced one day to use the bathroom when he stopped by and Shelby let out the long winded woooo woooo bark (not like ruff ruff) but she stood behind me when she did it. I told my dad to say hi and then she was fine. If she sees people in our yard through the window, she pays no mind. If we're outside and someone walks up, she'll run up to them, but only to give kisses. I think if someone were to come to our home and was hostile, she'd know the difference. She scared off the cable guy once when I was out with her because he got startled when he saw her and ran. Ergo, she ran and almost took me off my feet with the leash in my hand. But I'm not sure if she was actually being protective or if she was just trying to say hi - considering she wasn't acting aggressive at all. It sounds like you have a wonderfully temperamented dog! Good for you! Looks like all your hard work has paid off.