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She's very pretty and when her coat grows back she'll be a real beauty! Do you think she might feel more secure in her crate at night? At least until she gets used to her new home....
 
Thanks everyone! I tried to get her off the bed and in the crate but she was so freaked out that she was glued to my body. I just couldn't do that to her the first night. She was used to sleeping in bed with them. She is crate trained for when they go out of the house but not at night, so I wasn't going to stress her out anymore than she already was.

She's not been trained to walk on a leash really because she lived on a horse farm that was all fenced in with acres and acres to run around on. So I bought her a Julius K9 powerharness today and a patch for it that says Pretty Girl :winkgrin:

The owners also have 3 shih tzus and horses and cats and a bird and kids so she's been exposed to everything that could be in a house at this point, just not been socialized outside of the home so that's the first thing on our agenda after harness comes in :yes:
 
Oh I knew I forgot to answer a question. No she has no formal training of any kind. She kinda sits but not with a hand command or anything. She's pretty much a blank slate and hopefully ready to learn. They hadn't sent in her AKC papers yet either, so now I'll get a chance to give her an official name too :smile2:
 
Well lucky Miss Sadie to have been adopted by you! I have to ask, why did you not want a female, just out of curiousity? I have always had girls and loved them, so feel partial to them. I always wondered what it would be like to have a male, and if there's really a big difference?

Congrats and have fun training her!
 
Sharon7 said:
Well lucky Miss Sadie to have been adopted by you! I have to ask, why did you not want a female, just out of curiousity? I have always had girls and loved them, so feel partial to them. I always wondered what it would be like to have a male, and if there's really a big difference?

Congrats and have fun training her!
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I believe there is a big difference in male and female Shelties, at least in my experiences being around them. To me males are more willing to please with less attitude. I was looking for a hard working dog that is loyal to the bitter end and Trax fit the bill. The females I've had in the past have always had that independent and sometimes obstenant streak. If I'm going to be serious about agility with a dog, I want one that will live to make me happy, if that makes sense.

With Shelties, I feel like females a lot of times are also more fragile mentally. I'm a hard and intense person and if a dog is going to run and hide if I look at them sideways, then it's not the dog for me. Of course a lot more goes into their personality than just their sex but I notice a big difference in personalities with gender.

For the record, my agility instructor also refuses to ever own another female Sheltie for agility. She loves every one of her dogs but wouldn't do it again.

Sadie won't be pushed to be some super agility star so I'm not stressed about her gender. If she turns out to love agility, then great, but Trax is my superstar for the time being :biggrin2:
 
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