Great job guys!! Mom must be so proud of you.
Gunther isn't much of a guard dog b/c he barks at pretty much anything. Keiko, on the other hand, only barks when she needs to.........so if she does, I know there's a reason.
And she proved (is that a word?) herself to me years ago when she was only about 1 1/2 yrs old. I had gone out with a friend. She had no pockets, so I had her house keys and drivers license. I left before she did, and I forgot I had them until I got home. She lived with her parents still and it was too late to call, so I just set them on the counter and went to bed.
Don't know what time it was, but I woke up to someone saying my name. At which point Keiko jumped off the bed and started growling, while making her way towards the bedroom doorway. I turned on my light and it was my friend wanting to get her stuff(she had keys to my apartment b/c she sometimes walked Keiko for me). At which point Keiko immediately went into friendly greeting mode.
It definitely scared me when she started growling, b/c it was the first time I had ever heard her do that. And she has a very deep growl for a more petite dog. But it did answer my question as to whether she had it in her. I had questioned it b/c she is just so darn friendly with everyone. I questioned her no more.