Despite his occasional fears, I'm amazed by how well Jamie and I communicate. He's seven months old but I can already take him to the beach, let him off the leash and have absolutely no worries about him running off into danger. I never really had to train him to return to me when called. He just does. I would never try it around cars or somewhere without a fence, but I'm happy I can give him my trust. I've also taught him to heel in one practice. I didn't want him to run ahead of me to the back door when I was bringing him inside, so I would stop and point to the space right next to me. He would come right back and wait until I started walking again. After two days, he now stays right by my side! They really are a very smart breed.
And he's starting to look very fluffy!
I was shocked to look over and catch Dexter and Jamie like this:
Dexter's face is definitely saying "Mom, honestly what the hell do you want?"
