Me prav zanima, kako bi Oli reagirala na to pocetje, kar je Berry mirno tolerirala.
Sorry, shifting to English now, because I'm really rushed (work/time pressure), but I want to make some comments.
When Monika was very small (baby/toddler) we had a very poorly socialized and in fact downright dangerous sarplaninka (story of how we acquired her another time...). Most people in the village kept a healthy distance from her (as did the postman), and if we ever went out in public with her (rarely) we had to keep a very tight leash on her and make sure no one came too close. But Monika could do whatever she liked; the dog accepted her as one of her own--one of her flock, but to guard, not herd--LGDs are very different in their instincts from herding dogs--move freely around the yard, climb all over her, tug her fur, hug her, use her as a base of support when she was learning to walk...no problems at all (though Monika was never rough with animals, not even as a toddler).
Not that I'm an expert, but I think many/most ausssies are fine with kids--maybe even more trustworthy than border collies, many of whom (in America at any rate) end up in rescue or worse, euthanized, because of biting children. Nice explanation of the problem here:
http://www.bcrescue.org/bcwarning.htmlCertainly it sounds as though Blum and her offspring and Ruby and hers have very gentle and affectionate temperaments. Sirtaki's experience with Tax's progeny is obviously different, and instructive. The main thing is that breeders make the right and responsible decisions about placement for their own particular cases.
As far as Oli is concerned, part of the reason we picked her and not another from the litter was that she was by far the most affectionate and human-oriented of them all, and based on observations of her behavior from birth onwards the breeder felt she would be a relatively easy dog and an excellent choice for a companion for a teenager. And in fact she is an excellent companion, devoted, faithful, attached--but as you all know too well she also has some persistent problem behaviors in public that we're still working hard to curb. Okej, slaba vzgoja pac. We probably could and should have done more earlier on, but she was intended to be Monika's dog and I was hesitant to intervene too much. Lyra was originally selected as Monika's pet but switched her primary loyalty to me since I spent the most time with her, and Monika was cheated of a dog of her own--hence, Oli. I didn't want to steal Oli from her as well, so I stayed more in the background initially.
But the reality is that Monika is in a phase of her life when she simply can't do the daily training that is necessary, and so I've (belatedly) stepped in to pick up the slack, working more intensively with Oli, taking her out more places, etc. I think at this point the bond with Monika is primary and strong enough that my involvement won't interfere with their relationship.
And by the way the offer still holds--survive an afternoon with Oli, get a free bottle of teran! No takers? C'mon, Lilit will give her excellent references. To know Oli is to love her--once you get past that formidable exterior...