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Caya pees every time her Foster Mom comes to visit. I don't know if it is because she is excited to see FM, because she was the first person to give her love and attention, or if there are bad memories associated with FM because Caya was so scared when FM took her into her care.
All breeds have certain tendencies but there are exceptions to the rules. It is easy enough for people to find the exceptions but those tendencies are still there and still true. I know the next time we adopt a dog, hopefully not for a good long time, we will probably not get a lab blend or a shepherd blend because we are not the best about training and walking the dogs. We took them to classes and have done some private training but we have been bad about follow through. We have a nice size back yard that the dogs can run and play in so we have been bad about walking them and they are awful on leashes.
That said, they only get on the bed and stay off all other furniture. They get off the bed when we say down. They do not eat until they are sitting and we release them. They do know and respond to basic commands. This is how I know that their other issues are based on our inconsistencies and not their intelligence.
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