during his year with us Sam has definitely found his voice. i remember how, when he was living in the rescue kennel, he would jump up and down on the door to show how pleased he was to see us, but never bark like the other dogs did. after we took him home, he would howl sadly at night until he realised that we hadn't really left him for good.
it was a good while before he actually barked, but now he has figured it out. he'll bark if there's someone at the door, or something which makes noise in the street, but most of all he'll bark when Great Leader is coming home.
Sam's bark is quite loud, and a bit annoying if there's nothing to worry about. still, it can be useful to have a noisy dog -- a guard who'll deter thieves and other rabble, we thought.
then, my bike was stolen from just outside our door one night, and Sam didn't say a thing. it was my mistake, however, because i hadn't locked it, and someone could easily have been off with it without making much of an aural impression.
however! today, i discovered that someone had tried to take my two-week old replacement bike as well. this time, it was chained to the fence, and so the would-be thief had only succeeded in dislocatign the seat while trying to get it off.
this bike is also located right next to the outer door. and what did Sam do while this epic battle took place? he was an upside-down dog on his bed upstairs, and raised neither head nor voice. as a guard dog, he is a complete and utter failure!
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