[Carol Burke]

Originally Posted by Billy's Joey

If I could only handle company as well as I handled the walk I would have it made ! Joey is NOT at all aggressive.... unless provoked !

(EX:)
My DUMB brother came over just before "feeding time at the zoo " ( I call it that because we have 3 cats and another dog along with Joey ) He only met Joey a couple times before and decided to test the waters with him . You CAN NOT imagine the shock I had to hear growling after I turned my back to feed the cats , KNOWING I have tought Joey better then to have any type of food aggression I thought it to be odd . I turned back around to find out what was causing it . I couldn't blame Joey at all ! Before I could say anything Joey bit the crap out of my brother ! After all this I RE -explained to my brother that Joey is NOT like any of the other dogs I have owned DO NOT tease him in any way YOU won't like it ! My brother in turn took that as the first time I told him NOT TO , he went ahead and teased the dog anyway . I could NOT understand why I was standing there explaining to a 37 year old man that, putting your head in the dogs food bowl and growling at him while he is trying to eat is considered teasing the dog !

Your brother is lucky he didn't end up at the emergency room having stiches and your dog picked up by animal control. I know we can't choose our relatives, but I would keep that idiot away from my dogs.