Cleo – Adopted March ‘09
March 1st, 2009 by Brooke
Meet Cleo. Short for Cleopatra and named for her awesome Pharaoh-like eye markings. Miss Cleo is approx 6mos old and just a sweetheart! She loves to climb up in your lap and lavish you with puppy kisses. A VERY energetic and super intelligent little girl who would excel at agility, and seems to have a natural herding instinct. She is very willing to please, super quick to learn new rules and responds right away to a voice correction alone. In the house, she has “Toy ADD” and likes to drag every doggie toy out of the box and bounce from item to item. She loves to play ‘pounce and chase’ with the tennis balls and is learning to bring them back for a fun game of fetch. You sometimes have to remind her that soft, squeeky toys are not for chewing and shredding , but she is learning quickly. She is fabulous with other dogs and displays tons of puppy signals like crouching and muzzle licking, but sometimes can be a bit persistent in her want of attention from her playmates. She has impeccable crate manners and is about 90% potty trained. On leash she is learning to walk in heel position but will occasionally try to scoot in front of you if something spooks her. She can be a little shy and ‘crumply’ about new people (especially little kids) but with a kind word and a treat will willingly approach. With a bit more socialization she will grow up to be the confident young girl that I can see underneath.
Cleo now lives in Western WA with a wonderful family including a Cattle Dog brother “Bandit”. Her new family have plans on trying agility with Cleo – we think she’ll be terrific!
Cleo and her new friend on “adoption day”.