We rescued a puppy at three months last Sunday. The lady at the shelter said she thinks the mother was half St Bernard and half wolf, the father is thought to be a GSD.
Should I be worried or take anything particularly into consideration? She has been very easy to train (taught her to sit before we left the shelter) and other than normal puppy problems like housebreaking and teething, is very sweet and loves to play "obedience" where she practices commands for treats. Very trainable from being very food motivated. She is defiant sometimes but I wonder if that is just her being a new puppy?
Could it be that she is low content enough for it not to effect her? I have also read that most 1/2 hybrids are in fact lower content than they are said to be so maybe her mother was not fully 1/2 and 1/2?
I should also add that when we met her she was very good and relaxed around other dogs and cats at the shelter, including a very hyper tiny dog that she paid almost no attention to. We have not been able to socialize her since then as she is completing her rounds of vaccines in the coming weeks.
Any tips or advice?
A few photos
Should I be worried or take anything particularly into consideration? She has been very easy to train (taught her to sit before we left the shelter) and other than normal puppy problems like housebreaking and teething, is very sweet and loves to play "obedience" where she practices commands for treats. Very trainable from being very food motivated. She is defiant sometimes but I wonder if that is just her being a new puppy?
Could it be that she is low content enough for it not to effect her? I have also read that most 1/2 hybrids are in fact lower content than they are said to be so maybe her mother was not fully 1/2 and 1/2?
I should also add that when we met her she was very good and relaxed around other dogs and cats at the shelter, including a very hyper tiny dog that she paid almost no attention to. We have not been able to socialize her since then as she is completing her rounds of vaccines in the coming weeks.
Any tips or advice?
A few photos