Oh, absolutely right, MQ....I don't shush her if anyone's approaching the house. Unfortunately she still thinks our letter-carrier and paper-delivery people are "stealing our stuff", so she barks at them from inside the house...but, too funny: when she hears a strange noise outside, she barks, runs to me to be picked up, then gruffs from that vantage point...yep...really brave...:rolleyes: