Dinner lunch or dinner dinner?
That is insane. Way too many dogs. We had 3 different Ridgebacks over the years and they rarely barked... left that up to the other dogs. Neighbor bred them for a time, and no barking from hers, but I didn't like the look of them... skinny runty looking dogs. Generally, they don't like socializing with people or dogs outside their pack. Not usually mean, just disinterested. My brother had a friend over once, and the guy (he was a big guy), without being introduced, leaned right over into Tasha's face... so she bit him!
He apologized, said he knew dogs and was stupid to have done that, didn't know why he did it... had to see the dr about the nip under his eye, and of course it had to be reported. My mom was furious! Tasha had a record!
Mad at the dog? No, I think she was a bit horrified and worried, but not mad at the dog. My brother got all her mad! (She was too polite to yell at a guest, but I heard he was embarrassed and left very quickly.) Dog was provoked. To have a big man come into her house and loom over her and suddenly bend over and stick his face right in hers... I think he even said something or made a noise when he did, like woofed at her... hell, I would have bit him if he did that to me. Even the animal control people, who came out the next day to do the report, were understanding, but they still had to do it. Dog got a year probation.
I sure hope Robert doesn't have something bad. Hope Tom't spots are gone in the morning!
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