Dog number 2. Opi - a rottweiler X collie - came home as an 8 week old "purebred rottweiler" from an accidental litter. The accidental part I can believe - the 'breeder' was idiot enough to have an in-season rott bitch wandering around his farm with his male dogs. But purebred? Nosiree! She's at least half rott though, and I suspect 3/4.
She arrived as a companion for Remy when he was 5 1/2 months old - they still love each other very much at 7 years old (Opi is turning 7 on the 17th) and I can't kennel them separately or Remy goes into a severe depression. Yes, dogs get it too.
Opiis my 'trick' dog - she loves to learn tricks and has the best rollover ever - although it can be a tad violent if I ask her to do it as she's running towards me. She really launches herself (literally) into it, it's like something out of an action movie. It would work well with an explosion sequence behind her I think!
She's done a bit of agility but not much; she didn't listen to me 'wait' cue once and ran up the seesaw thinking it was the dog walk and since then, she'll only do a few jumps before she gets worried and refuses to continue. She does, though, love to do heelwork so I'll be starting competitive obedience training with her soon.
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