CHICORY

Female.                                                                                                                                                      $2500

 

Now 8 months old. Chicket is what I call her now and she knows her name. Chicklet is a half standard girl, mom is an australian shepherd and dad is a mini american, as such she can not be registered with the kennel club for political reasons. If she could she would stay with us because I like everything about her. She has stayed quite small, I expect she is done growing in height and will just fill out with muscle tone from this point. So she is about 17 inches tall and currently maybe 20 pounds, I don't actually weigh my dogs and I keep my growing puppies on the light side to make it easier on their growing joints. She will likely always be under 30 pounds even as an adult due to her smaller stature. 

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Chicklet is a sweet obedient girl who loves to please, she is amazing off leash which is where my priority lies. I don't work on leash work here, I am close to a highway and I don't walk my dogs on leash, we are always off leash playing and I need a bomb proof recall and a desire to stay close to me which she has. She is starting to pick up on toys, we have not had a lot of time to do toy work but now that I am making time she is picking it up slowly. She loves to work with us and will do anything for food, she is very eager to please and always wants to know what you expect of her. She is completely crate trained, sleeps all night or if I'm out during the day, no issues in the crate. She is good in the house but due to my lifestyle I would not say she is pet owner house trained. I leave my back door open a lot, so that puppies and expectant or new moms who may not have great bladder control can just come and go in the fenced area as they want, I don't stick to one area of the house so I may not always see someone "asking". This is easier for me. I also don't stay put for long, I am always in and out of the house tending to the farm and other chores and the dogs all know if I go out they are welcome to follow me, and she does. So with this lifestyle I do not have accidents, but if I left the door closed and went and sat on the couch for a few hours, I am pretty sure accidents would happen because they don't understand how to get the door to open for them to go outside.  I NEVER leave her loose if I am not home. No exceptions. She is crate trained for her own safety because aussies get bored and can get into trouble left on their own.  I would say for the breed she is very middle of the road, she is not hyper but she is active, she likes to work and play but is happy to chill out with us. She is very well socialized, has been on may car rides and has attended 3 pet expo's in Mississauga with us and met thousands of people. She never played shy with any of it. She has very good athletic abilities and can up up on a 3.5 foot table no problem at all and I love her structure, she could easily be cleared on my end for a sports dog if someone wanted to do that with her. She would love to play at agility for fun to show off her skill. Many of her relatives are all into sports, and are part of the Super Dogs performance team so we know she has a great back ground. She would also be happy with an active family doing lots of off leash hikes and lots of fun training at home.

 

If you have any questions I may have missed here feel free to reach out any time.