Poncho Family of Dogs

[Majunbu]

Jack, are the silverback dogs this way also? I have a dog who is off a double breed silverback bitch who acts exactly as you describe. If she's in the kennel she jumps up and down, chews her house, climbs the kennel like a monkey. Same thing on a chain. Runs all over her spot and try's to dig to china. One would think she'd destroy the house if she was inside the house. As soon as you let her inside the house she's a different dog. Calm and sits around with the kids as if she's an angel. I have friends who saw her in the house and didn't believe it was the same gyp that was outside. Besides this she's a wonderful dog.

[Officially Retired]

Jack, are the silverback dogs this way also? I have a dog who is off a double breed silverback bitch who acts exactly as you describe. If she's in the kennel she jumps up and down, chews her house, climbs the kennel like a monkey. Same thing on a chain. Runs all over her spot and try's to dig to china. One would think she'd destroy the house if she was inside the house. As soon as you let her inside the house she's a different dog. Calm and sits around with the kids as if she's an angel. I have friends who saw her in the house and didn't believe it was the same gyp that was outside. Besides this she's a wonderful dog.

Yes. "The Gorilla" not only looked like a Silverback, but he screamed like a wild ape if he couldn't get what he wanted. HUGE ego ... and a HUGE desire to be with you. The difference with Silverback, though, is he never destroyed anything. Had a full set of perfect teeth even the day he died as an old man. But he would scream and go (pardon the pun) apeshit on his chain ... but in the house was a great animal. Possibly the best house dog I ever had.

Poncho was a horrible house dog (when I was gone). Would eat his way out of crates, my bedroom, etc. ... all just to get where "I was at" ... he was EXTREMELY LOYAL ... but ... he was born to be on a chain. Only towards the very end of his life, when he was dying, was Poncho suitable to be in the house. But many of his offspring and descendants were truly wonderful house dogs.

Jack