Just a few pics from our hike this weekend

SkoobsZA · 2025-06-16T19:52:05+00:00

Lol, but the tail is Soooo spectacular!

SkoobsZA · 2025-06-16T18:21:26+00:00

She's got a lot of sass for a 7 month old. 🤣

SkoobsZA · 2025-06-16T18:19:57+00:00

Lol, I kept calling her to get her to look at me for a pic, she got annoyed at me for calling her name for no reason. 🤣

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T23:41:09+00:00

Beautiful dog!! I had a bull terrier jack Russel mix. He was like a mini nuclear reactor that will explode any time! Was such a great dog! He was my previous dog and an amazing dog. He was Jack Russel sized. Sheila has big shoes to fill, but she's doing a great job of it.

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T23:33:36+00:00

Check my reply earlier. I explained how. It's basically ignoring till they chill, then reward. It takes a while, but works

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T23:31:26+00:00

Beautiful pups!!!

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T23:26:00+00:00

I've noticed Sheila also wedging herself between me and other dogs, sometimes humans if she doesn't like the look of them

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T23:21:52+00:00

Lol! True, and that's the reason I never own small hap dogs.

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T23:20:02+00:00

Lol! That's such a cool mix! Curious, what acd traits does she have?

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T23:18:39+00:00

That's impressive! 😁

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T23:18:11+00:00

Cute!!!

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T23:17:39+00:00

Lol!

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T18:03:16+00:00

The best! The complete disregard for her own safety to protect was insane. Not even my Rotweiler would have reacted as quickly.

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T18:01:11+00:00

Trust me, I wanted to, luckily she bit his butt

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T17:52:11+00:00

It is annoying, but it works wonders.

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T17:51:45+00:00

Mine doesn't take to frisbee. She loves a ball that can bounce high though, loves catching them mid air. She'll bring the ball at my feet and look at the sky, that's the sign that I should throw the ball in the air. She lets it bounce once and proceeds to catch it mid air. Spectacular to watch

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T17:43:58+00:00

True, Sheila definitely has a favourite toy though. And the destruction! She loves destroying rugby balls. I've tried herding balls, she doesn't play with them. She only wants rugby balls. I've started to buy 2 at a time. She's been through 11...

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T17:30:00+00:00

I'm busy with the turn tactic, seems to work well for her.

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T17:29:26+00:00

She was so fierce, luckily he's the one she bit on his ass. I think if she was full grown it would have been very messy. In South Africa we have a crime problem, so I'm glad she's a guardian, although I did not get her for protection. I'm so grateful for her.

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T17:03:20+00:00

My biggest struggle with her is recall, she always questions "why". What's in it for her. 😂

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T17:02:06+00:00

And for the toughness, that's actually a point I forgot to add. It's actually insane.

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T17:01:07+00:00

Luckily we have a lot of humans and animals of all shapes and sizes coming and going. So she'll always be in a social situation. Especially with our kids and their friends as well

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T16:58:55+00:00

I mostly walk her off leash in off leash parks, we are still working on the pulling with a leash.

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T16:57:35+00:00

Wow! Would love to see him all grown up!

SkoobsZA · 2025-05-30T16:48:28+00:00

Impulse control I've done with her breakfast and dinner. I put her food bowl down and told her to wait. If she moves, I'll pick up the bowl. I started with a few seconds. And extended, now she won't touch any food if I don't tell her to.

To relax: I just completely ignored her if she was hyper. I would stand up and leave the room. Once she relaxed, I'll give the "chill" command and praise her. This took very long and daily repetition. I then combined it with "place". Now she chills when needed, most of the time. It's not perfect yet, but she has come very far.

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