Sheeba was deeply loved by her humans, but unfortunately they find themselves no longer able to care for her because of their ill health. A wonderful neighbor is now caring for Sheeba, and Sheeba's parents have asked that she search for an absolutely perfect new home for her.
Sheeba is a total lovebug, whose favorite position is beside her human snoozing on her back with all four feet in the air. She is easy to train with treats, and she LOVES training with her foster and does sit, down, and come, and is working on long down. Her foster mom reports that Sheeba is the most intelligent dog she has ever met. She would suit someone who enjoys agility or other competitions, or working on a farm. Her focus when doing work is amazing (with treats).
Sheeba walks off leash very well and comes on command. She will sit for a treat without being held for well over a minute. Sheeba's leash manners are a work in progress. When meeting other dogs on walks, she pretty much ignores them when she is off leash. If the dogs insist on saying hello, she is fine, with zero aggression. On leash, she can be highly aggressive with dogs. However, Sheeba is fine on leash with a human that provides firm and consistent commands.
Sheeba will bark aggressively when a stranger goes by the house. She settles when told she is a good girl. Sheeba is house trained and at night she sleeps in a metal x-pen in the bedroom. Fetching a ball is one of her favorite games, although she is still working to get the hang of dropping it.
Sheeba is friendly to humans, dogs and cats. There is an older cat and dog in the house with her that she annoys, because she is a Malinois, but she doesn't harm them. Sheeba hasn't been around small children, but because of her energy level, she may thrive best in a home without small children.
True to her breed, Sheeba is very high energy. She will be a great dog for an adopter who can spend a lot of time with her and will continue with her training. Sheeba pulls when on her leash, but fortunately she walks well off leash, and comes readily when she is called. Being a Malinois, she does require a lot of training time in order to settle her down. Providing Sheeba with a job and perhaps a large yard would help with her exhuberance. If bored, Sheeba can indulge in chewing. She seldom jumps up on her human, but has done so a couple of times when she wants to play. She settles when she is ignored.
Sheeba's foster has been working with her on the commands sit, stay, come, wait, turn around, and cross (the street). She sits at every street crossing and heels well, off and on leash. After about 10 days of training, Sheeba now walks on a loose leash, but only after she has had a long run, and with monitoring while walking. She walks well with the husband of the foster home, and that is with a bunch of dogs on a group walk.
Sheeba is currently fostered in Ajijic, Mexico, and can be adopted to a savvy family locally or in the United States or Canada.
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