Dogs have a variety of bark styles they use to bring about the change they want. Just out of curiosity, what kind of charging and barking was Stan doing to your son before he turned and picked him up the first time? Did the barking include very hostile, you-better-back-off barking associated with head thrust forward and low, low guttural, growling, some threatening silences and bared teeth or excited, nagging-type barking or lonely, I-need-company-now type barking, or notice-me, notice-me, notice-me or please-don't-leave-me-in-this crate type barking?
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |