aDorkable
Posted : 3/31/2010 9:53:55 PM
I don't know if you're referring to Benedict, who I haven't noticed in a while, or Brookcove, both of whom own Maremmas. I have a Great Pyrenees mix who, while aloof to strangers -- not in an aggressive manner, but in an "I pee myself" manner -- is a wonderful house pet. I know that Brookcove has one working dog that she has retired and is trying to turn into a house dog. I don't recall how that was going, other than that s/he wanted to get back to work. For Misha who has never known a job, there is no such problem.
I would add that visible barriers are important to this type of dog. Don't leave them tied out or in an unfenced (even electric fenced) area. They can, and probably will at some point, decide to go someplace else. Not because you're not great and all, but something in those woods made a noise that just had to be investigated. Misha's mom removed a 3 foot spiral tie-out spike from the ground while on a choke chain, and she was undersized.