[RKDinOKC]

Since I took my first Golden, Penny to go everywhere with me I trained her to make a snarly face when I made a fist. If someone tired to pet or feed her I would make a fist. The people didn't notice me making a fist, but would sure notiice her making a snarly face. Then they would ask if she bites. Would tell them she might unless I said it is okay. Then they would pet or feed her very tentatively. When I took her on walks in my neighborhood the kids would come up and she would snarl. They ask if she would bite. I told them maybe, but I would tell her it is okay and they would also pet her tenatively. Amazingly ours was one of the few houses in the neighborhood that did not get broken into by presumably the neighborhood kids.

I even took her to work with me on many occasions. She usual laid at my feet and nobody even know she was there. Walking to my car a coworked just walked up and kicker telling me he hated dogs. After being kicked she jumped on him knocking him over, and he was a big guy. Snarling in his face I called her off. Told him if he ever did anything like that again, I would not call her off. He was an arse hole to eberyone and gave me a wide berth after that. Other co-workers told me he told them about it and appreciated my dog.

Penny was a fantastic dog, very very smart. Pepper seems slower to learn, but her first couple of years with us she was mom's dog and just needed to be her companion.