Introducing Samantha - a 7 y.o. owner surrender; she was originally adopted out from us back in 2007, but then her Dad died in 2009 followed by her Mom’s increasing medical issues brought her back to us.
We don't know how she is with cats but she interacts well with other dogs when she is off-leash, even when meeting them for the first time. She knows to let her crotchety foster brother alone and is slowly learning to actually play with her foster sister; we’ve gotten some play bows and a bit of subtle romping so far. She is house and crate trained.
Samantha knows sit and stay very well, walks decent on leash – there is subtle tension on the leash but by no means is she trying to walk you. She has been tested a couple of times for off-leash work and has done well, but this is also when she has been with her foster fur-siblings. Her recall is decent but needs work. She knows 'down' and 'off' but needs to work on it. She loves to swim - not necessarily play fetch in the water but to just swim. The first two experiments in off-leash walking went very well, but she isn't at a trustworthy level yet. She does enjoy playing fetch and will keep going and going. Surprisingly, Samantha is careful where she walks – she makes sure she doesn’t step into “land-mines” at home or at the park, even during playtime.
One problem that we are working on is that she is leash defensive when meeting new dogs - after a couple of minutes of practice walk-bys then walking side-by-side with new dogs she is then ok.
Samantha has already graduated to sleep time freedom, but she is crated
when I leave; this is for her stressed out foster brother’s sake. She has a history of being good with kids of all ages.
More about Samantha
Good with Dogs, Good with Older/Considerate Kids Only, Good with Adults, Somewhat vocal, Does Good in the Car, Leashtrained, Cratetrained, Plays fetch, Likes to play with toys, Likes to swim, Obedient, Affectionate, Eager To Please, Intelligent, Even-tempered
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