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Belgian shepherd
Hi, my name is Liz and have a 4 yr old black female belgian, named
Rune. She's a recent addition to my household, adopted in August. I got her from a GS rescue group who assured me she was a GS,just black, or a possible GS mix. She's not a GS, not even a GS mix. I love her but have only ever had mutts and 2 Black and Tan GS, Sometimes I just don't know what to make of her. She's lovely with cats and other dogs, and not much of a barker, except at the door, ( this is all great). But she is v. clingy which is fine, but there's an edge of anxiety, that at times makes me nervous. Now my G Shepherd is clingy too, but you can say no or leave her at home without feeling like a murderer. She is so sensitive she can run her head into the wall playing with out a peep, but if I so much as tug on her leash too hard she acts mortally wounded. She's also v. hard to handle, with grooming, cries when I tried to clean mud off her paws, and was nuts at the vets when he had to examine her. She makes me feel safe, recently scared away a man that tried to snatch my purse. She gets along great with my GS, happy to let Riley be the alpha, which is a miracle bc Riley who loves people and is also a rescue cannot usually tolerate any other dog above 40lbs, esp. females. But she is such a mystery to me at times. She is a huge baby about so mant things, but than fiercely protects me from a would be robber. Her behavior, unpredictable to me, is some insight this breed of dog v. few people local to me seem to know much about the breed, and i cannot afford thousands of dollars, on training that will not work or vets that haven't a clue. Please help. |
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