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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

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, I'm so glad you responded, I was hoping for your insight! Stan would definately bark in a threatening way. He would actually lunge & bite at my sons pants legs, then run for cover lol. It was not a bark for attention, but also not totally ferocious if that makes any sense. It was more of an "I'm scared of you but this is my space & you need to leave" type behavior.