An update from Phoebe's fosterer:
"Hi All,
I've taken on Phoebe for a while to give her a break from kennels and to give her some training to help her move on to her forever home, but to be honest she's not really going to need too much training as she really is very good already.
Everything that's been written about her so far IS NOT the Phoebe we have at home, she has instantly calmed.
Good points:
She responds to commands well:
Sit - Anytime you want - before food - before putting on the lead
Stop - at the edge of each road we cross
Down - If she jumps on the sofa - further training is ongoing but she certainly understands
Out - If she walks into our bedroom
Speak
Paw
She has been totally NON food aggressive, you can take away her food at any time without any reaction.
She has been totally NON dog aggressive, she just gets on with what she's doing when she meets other dogs, she's not really too interested in them but will have a play if in the park. She's NOT been perturbed by two huge Old English Sheepdogs given her attention, has meet other Staffies, Fox Terriers, Scottie, KC Spaniels without any problem whatsoever.
She understands which is her bed (as you'll see below) and she loves it (in fact she's in right now)
There were no separation issues last night when we went to bed and she slept on her bed outside our bedroom door, no whining, no scratching, no complaining at all.
The rescue warned me about her lead play, excessive pulling, over excitement. Just take a look at the video below, this is after one day of good training! You can see quite clearly the slack on the lead. This was our first walk today where she was well rested and well feed so she had a lot of energy but did not display any of the traits mentioned above! I am confident with more training in this area she is going to come on very well.
She will happily play with her toy indoors when YOU want her to.
Bad Points:
Not much to say here really, the only thing at the moment is when we try to wipe her feet when we come in from the muddy park she thinks it's a game, no big deal really!
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I've only had her for a short while, so let's see how she develops. I will keep you all updated.
Generally though, all round she's really very good, I really think she's ready for her permanent home now, she's very calm and she's slotted in here very naturally. If you're thinking about a Staff then she really should be considered.
All the best
Kelvin"
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