Reply #19: Smart, and intensely loyal to her family, and [View All]

[LWolf]

protective of her "herd." She knows the difference between "her" critters and fair game; she lives peacefully with chickens, horses, sheep, cats, and a child, but gleefully chases any and all other animal life off.

She meets strangers with a smile and lots of wags. If they come closer to one of us than she wants them, she "leans" into them and moves them back, without jumping or nipping. I've only once or twice seen her react aggressively to another human, growling and raising her "hackles;" if she sees that human as a threat, so do I.

As a pup, I took her to a group "obedience" class. She failed. We were in "time out" at the other end of the work area for most of the weeks we attended.

She sat, came, stayed, and downed on voice command or hand signal without a problem. She still does. Except when others were near. She would not sit and stay; she HAD to be between me and any other animal or person approaching. She was friendly. She was glad to see them. But she would not allow them to get between the two of us. She still won't.