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CMP. How you teach all those games? They sound super fun.

Same with Mae (5+ months), just good socialisation I think as she's had plenty of dogs of all ages and types to play, chase and wrestle with on a daily basis. She doesn't herd as such but she certainly stalks, hunkers down and waits in her playing.

Thanks for the clear and concise explanation CptJack, it all makes perfect sense and as I want to run agility with Mae it's a useful perspective to consider. Cheers

Interesting thread. Mae (coming up to 5mnths) plays on some puppy sized agility equipment at the local club, just for fun, including a little A-frame. She also has learnt that she can throw a ball in the air and jump to catch it, which she does for fun. She also spends an hour a day chasing/biting/rolling/fighting her equally mental puppy friends. I've let her do all of this, never pushed or forced to do anything she didn't want to do or work at an effort that she would feel uncomfortable i.e. let her be a puppy. Sounds like you a little more controlling CptJack for the protection of the dog, have a got that right? Is this based on any negative experience?

Sounds just like Mae.......BC's are certainly the brains of an outfit

Mae gets hugs all the time from me, she's just so damn cute I just can't help it. Hugging dogs I don't know though, asking for trouble.

What a funny reaction, obviously a dog with high standards Things are getting better with Mae, just being more vigilant is working. I agree with some of the comments though, a mess on the carpet is my fault not hers, she's so perfect I could never get mad with her anyway.

Mae @ 16 weeks is certainly showing sheepdog/herding traits. She is from working stock but has never seen a sheep or witnessed working dogs...she came to us at 8.5 weeks and we are city bound. She's worked out that there's no point trying to keep up with her ball fetching faster doggie friends so will run out 1/2 way, hunker down watching them quite intensely and then spring up, turn and chase as they come back. She's also worked out that there's no point chasing her faster doggie friends that like to run around in a circle, simply cut straight across and you've got them. She also hunkers down and creeps up on them just like I've seen working dogs do as they approach a sheep/flock.

OK....well it had the foot attached and Google suggests the 'hind shank'. However I think Mae, if she could talk, would have just called it tasty

Well Mae had a lambs lower leg bone, femur I guess, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I made a point of swapping it for a normal toy and just asking her to give so I could check it. All good. Cheers

Thanks guys.....as with everything there is a lot of conflicting info on the web regarding this so that's really helped.

Mae takes or leaves her chew toys whether stuffed our not and so to help teething, teeth cleaning and some entertainment I've been thinking about getting her some raw bones. Anyone have experience with raw bones?

Thanks all, I'm off to get some enzymatic cleaner and keep her out for now.

I've been using water/white vinegar post leaving with average household cleaner, I read it somewhere. Odd thing is she doesn't have a particular spot, just wherever she wants. We do try and keep vigilant, it doesn't help that she just wanders around the living room whereas she seems to settle in the kitchen...so she always looks like she's wanting to pee.

Hi All, This is probably 99% a general dog question but I wondered if anyone else had experienced this. I started Mae's potty training using a crate and pen so keep track and second guess her need to go...seemed to go well and appropriately praised and treated at the right time. She's 14.5 weeks now and won't soil in her bed, in the utility room (long term confinement) during the day when we are out or in the kitchen where she spent most of her time with us when really small (large kitchen with access to the yard). Let her in the living room and you can guarantee she'll pee if you don't watch her like a hawk. This peeing in the living room (carpeted) can happen regardless if she's just been out. Last night she looked like she needed to go so took her out, she went, got treated and praised. 5 mins later she does a small pee on the carpet. She doesn't get scolded but she get's a 'argh!' and scooted outside to where she should pee. I wondered if it was a UTI but she's fine everywhere else and will pee/poop on her walk. She's not going all the time, she just can't be trusted in the living room. I will continue to persevere making sure I track when I think she needs to go and take her out and treat/praise....I am assuming she will grow out of it, just wondered if anyone had experienced something similar and there is light at the end of the tunnel or has something else we can try