Sapphire has been different, shall we say, lately. It has been, umm..., well....
sooo much BETTER!
We are so proud of that puppy. I noticed the change Wednesday, when the weather turned cooler. I was out playing with Sapphire, and I convinced her to come when I called although I hadn't actually said come until she was already coming. (She likes to play chase outside, and, while she is good in the house - usually anyway, she almost never comes outside unless she knows she is wearing a leash.) I later told her to "drop it" when she had a big piece of wood mulch, and she started to run away, but she came again when I called her and dropped it. (That is another command she obeys in the house but not outside. Do I see a pattern here?
) I did other things with Sapphire also, but, overall, she was behaving really well. I'm not a really good trainer, or she would probably be pretty solid by now, so I was glad to see some progress.
Today, something else happened... Prepare to be shocked and not about the door!
Sapphire opened the back door and burst in while a lady who teaches us piano was here giving lessons. Then, she ran, wagging her tail, right up to the lady, whose name I don't know how to spell, and allowed herself to be petted. She didn't even bark at Caleb, the lady's little boy, except for twice when he tried to hide. She wanted to give kisses to the same little boy that she lunged at two and half months ago, and she only sniffed Caleb's baby brother politely, but still wagging her tail.
BTW, my mother talked to Mrs. Jackie ?? (I don't know her name), the Great Pyr breeder, about Pyrs, but something came up that I think is relevant. She said that Pyr puppies will give a warning bark at predators, but they won't confront them until they are mature. I guess Sapphire isn't fear aggressive at all; she is just being a normal LGD puppy!
Based upon her current reactions, however, I wouldn't want to be on her bad side once she is an adult!
I am so glad that Sapphire is learning to be more respectful and obedient!!!
Sofia
