We have a new member of the Mac household - Her name is Dorothy.
Dorothy is a Dutch Shepherd that we adopted from NADSR (North America Dutch Shepherd Rescue).
Dorothy is 1 1/2 years old, likes cats (Scared of ours :-) ), likes kids and likes to play...Boy O' boy does she like to play.
I don't know who/where she came from but she is certainly a city/suburbia girl. She is leery of sheep & goats, doesn't know that you need to drop your tail when you crawl under an electrified fence and will only go outside at night if I am with her.
She knows basic commands like: Sit, lay, potty, come and when we walk daily, she walks along side of me without a lead/leash.
Below are a few pic's.
A dog was one of my last preps on the "A" list. I was leaning towards a Belgium Shepherd because I feel that German Shepherds just have too many problems due to inter breeding. I was also concerned with a large dog around MrsMac who has trouble walking on a good day.
My good friend CJS06 suggested that I check out Dutchies. He called them sixty-five pounds of heated missile in a security situation, and have not been interbred.
Well they run north of a $1,000- and I just can't afford that right now so I checked out NADSR organization. I filled out a application, was interviewed and became a pest. I started this process last January.
I was very specific on what I was looking for and didn't settle for less when a dog became available. I know that the good lord had the right dog out there for MrsMac and I.
The only issue we are having is MrsMac's control of Dorothy at the moment.
When I am around she minds MrsMac about 50% of the time. When I am not around, that percentage goes up to above 90%. My good wife just rolls her eyes when she says, "Dorothy come" and she doesn't. I say Dorothy come and she runs over to me and sits to my left side in heel position.
I chuckle and say, "It must be you."
Oh well - All will sort it's self out in time.
Say hi to Dorothy!
