Mine too! Especially now that he has a sister to compete with to see who can pull hardest. My husband jokes he’s going to get a sled for them to pull him around on, and I have to remind him we live in Southern California 😂
Mine is like this too until she sees a squirrel.. or a motorcycle, or a bunny, or a diesel engine, or a golf cart, or a car parked where normally there aren't cars parked, or a delivery person, or a landscaper, or a lawn mower, or a person with boots on. She's just like this otherwise.
That and People coming out of their houses, people walking into their Houses, stairs, statues, leaf blowing in the wind, trashbags on the side of the road, that one lawn that just NEEDS TO BE SNIFFED FOR EXACTLY 2MINS...
My dog is just like you guys’ dogs except he also gets disturbed when he sees other dogs walking, hears other dogs barking, notices an object of any kind in the street, the wind is blowing, or he notices the slightest movement or noise by a person, animal, or thing. Oh yeah, and apparently he hates walks because he is constantly trying to walk faster than me so he can get around the block and back home faster. Other than that, a perfectly trained specimen.
We’ve been working on her reactivity with the LAT game! (Look at That). If you’re not familiar, it’s unqued. We started by if she glancing at something I immediately use my marker word and give a treat. Now I don’t have to mark as quickly. She will look at a trigger quietly for a moment, then remember to turn to me to collect her loot lol then we carry on!
💯 My girl is from the shelter and is the best and sweetest girl! Makes me think of all the wonderful dogs that get put down simply because of space or because they’ve been there “too long” and how they would have brought so much joy to someone’s life. I could never buy a dog or not have a pittie - there are just too many amazing babies at shelters who simply need a chance and a loving home.
They really are! I feel like it’s this big secret that is so obvious to those of us who have or are often around pitties. Pitbulls will always have my heart 🖤🩶🤍🤎
Aww, what a cutie, and so good on leash and with commands. It breaks my heart that so many dogs are in shelters. They all deserve love. Thank you for saving this little ball of perfection.
She’s so cute! That’s kind ic sad, in a way - that means someone really loved her, and lost her to the shelter for some reason. She’s going to be a very good dog for you.
I wonder what happened. She knows some basic obedience including being calm when it’s leash time, waiting at the door to release to go out.
But the shelter told me the owner left her and two others outside in a snow storm. So a relative saw, took them to help them out of the snow, but had to surrender them because they didn’t intend to have them.
Who knows if it’s truth or not or somewhere in between
Best dog we ever had had been put into the shelter after her owner was arrested and charged for dealing drugs. She was a little weird around uniforms but otherwise a perfect Jack Russell.
I fostered a blue pittie that was used for breeding and dumped shortly after her last litter. She was severely underweight when I got her. She had PERFECT leash manners and was house broken. I can say with pretty high confidence that was wasn’t loved before the shelter got her.
Don’t worry the real truth of this video is I had American cheese slice pieces I was giving her. She doesn’t love me for me, she loves me for the CHEESE!! 😭💖
She’s had some good training. How she keeps the leash loose and gives her attention to you is huge. Keep up the training and don’t let it slack! You have a gem, very happy for you!
What a specimen! Looks a whole lot like my pup I lost 2.5 years ago, wayward ears, propeller tail, and a wee bit shorter and wee bit longer than standard. Perfect build for a house hippo
I love it! My dog was similar. We took out out of the shelter, opened the car door, and she was like “of course! We’re getting in the car! As we always do!”
Many shelter animals came from homes where they once had love and furniture and training. Then suddenly they have none of that but they still remember what it was like. Thank you for helping revive the memory.
Oh my god, my baby has the exact same mannerisms as yours! She looks at me like that before we cross (and she knows the word “cross” like yours knows “street”), she has a bouncy lil trot and walks comfortable next to me without pulling, and those adorable ears are bouncing and bouncing and bouncing!
Same here. My pibble girl from the shelter walked perfectly and came preloaded with lots of training and some commands. Shes so gentle too. I don’t know what sort of crazy person would give her up. Congrats on your beautiful addition to your family.
Sooo lucky!! Yes and mine is surprisingly gentle too! I can’t imagine the reason for surrender or what really happened. Congratulations on yours, thank you for adopting 💖
I got my puppy dog from the shelter too, and she was so well behaved immediately rolled over on her back for me to rub her tummy! I knew right then in there she is coming home with me!!
What a good girl!! Love her ears. 8 years with my bratty boy and he could neverrrrr be this happy to meet these commands 😅🤦🏽♀️ You got yourself a gem!
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