Several months ago, our Husky died unexpectedly from heart failure. This had been my youngest daughter Mary's, favorite dog and a big loss to the family. . A week later, I decided to take Mary to our local animal shelter to see what they had on hand.
It didn't take long to decide on this Jack Russel puppy with long ears; at least that was my description. The puppy was an instant success here at home and Mary named her new friend Sandy.
Sandy is now about 7 or 8 months old, guessing, and she has turned out to be the perfect pet. Although she has chewed up several shoes to the chagrin of my wife Donna.
She is a very intelligent puppy and quick to learn tricks. She loves to perform for snacks and she can sit, lay down, speak, shake hands, stand and play a game we call Love doggy. This is where she starts chewing on a hand and we play keep away with the hand. She runs back and forth to catch it and eventually growls. When we give her a hand we put fingers around her neck so she can't bite. This works up to a frenzy where she is playing but getting more and more aggressive. Then we say, "Love Doggy," and start petting her back as she licks the skin off our hands. It's funny to see her go from attack mode to loving in a second. This is played out in such a way as to never get Sandy upset and is just play; she seems to enjoy the game very much.
Sandy is a very loving dog and loves to lick hands and legs. I have never seen a dog who enjoys licking so much. Is this normal??
We also have a large German Shepard named Abby. Abby did not warm up to Sandy at first but now they are best friends. Abby get's down on her belly so they are equal in height when they play. Sandy seems to have lot's more energy and Abby soon gets annoyed and tries to escape.
