hello, my first day, first post. my husband & i have just inherited a 9yr old (that's the guess, we won't know until she arrives with her paperwork) female Llewellyn. tri-coloured and beautiful, unfortunately, the dog has never been off leash, has only had the run of her fenced backyard on a small quiet island, that's the extent of the world as she knows it. she has never been allowed to be free. she has never been taught to come reliably, she's terrified of everything: other dogs, loud noises, strange smells. she is not reliably house trained. my hope is that eventually we can teach her to come, allow her off leash, in other words to have a life and enjoy. we live near a park and the beach---but in a
city, in a
condo on a
very busy street. i am used to standard poodles, i'm hoping there will be some similarities as both are essentially hunting dogs, and very smart. friends, supposed dog experts, have told me without question i will not be able to teach her new tricks. we feel we pretty much have no choice. she has to learn to come on command, she has to learn to pee outside (i can roll up the carpets etc., but she still has to learn about acceptable and non acceptable). my dream is that some day she may enjoy the beach, and possibly other dogs, play chuck it, just run her heart out. she loves food and naturally we'll begin with food to teach her to respond. i'm counting on her innate intelligence to help us, but of course, it's a doubled edged sword.
we will appreciate any suggestions, advice you may have to offer. this is something we never expected, clearly the breed was a bad choice for the deceased relative, they ought to bought a more docile, less energetic breed. nonetheless the dog needs to learn to live in this new world, the traffic is very real. thank you so much.
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