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Shadow was house trained promptly. We took her out often and kept her over papers in the mudroom when we couldn’t watch her closely. We reduced the area of papered floor over a short time. When we removed them altogether she waited for us to come home and take her out. I understand that it doesn’t always work that well so I am still proud of Shadow for that.
As a young puppy Shadow didn’t look so much like a Shetland sheep dog, Her ears stood straight up as if she were always listening. Maybe there is some greater benefit to puppies over older dogs in fine tuned and directional hearing? Button, Judy’s Rat Terrier, was about 2 years old when Shadow came on the scene and although she would always look like one she was not too patient with puppies. Shadow quickly learned to keep her distance but mimicked us in picking up Buttons leash and taking her for a walk. I was never able to catch her in the act with a camera because Shadow was also a ham and quickly posed for a picture. Maybe she just thought I had something to eat because I lifted the camera to my face like it was food.
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