She barks a lot but barks ferociously only when danger like bears is in our driveway. Otherwise, it is tiny calm barks to alert us to stuff. I should read about guard dog breeds as I know nothing about it. None of my dogs ever exhibited her high guarding instinct.
I pet her between my legs when she gets tense for no apparent reason inside the house and barks. I dont want to encourage the frenzy of barking at everything. So far, she rarely barks at people with dogs on the street when she is inside. But sometimes.
She is so very good though and a cuddler.