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(2/12) Treacle ~ "smart"

            I was walking Treacle around the streets one day and a guy leaned out the window of the car as they were driving by and said she looked like a "smart" dog. I automatically thought "smart" as in intelligent and thought I guess yes Poodles are known for their intelligence but I said something like: "do you think so?" with not a hint of "really she doesn't act like it" ... but of course the guy was meaning "smart" as in "well dressed".  She'd been recently groomed and I guess in a semi-rural location she may come across as a "pretty city dog" having a "smartly" groomed coat where we see more the working kelpies with their rough & ready coats and attitudes?

I think that may say more about me than anything. I like a trainable dog. Treacle is intelligent in her way for sure, but does not follow directions well, and for me, challenging to train.
When clicker training games I have to be so careful about how I approach her, and the task. She'll just disengage if it's too challenging and then I spend the rest of my time trying to get her back.
She is suspicious of anything new or unusual, will only approach with caution if at all, and abandon at the slightest set-back. 
She was good in class obedience training though, I guess she likes what she likes, certainly does what she likes, willful.
I find myself unskilled with her, a numpty :-)

Having said all that, she has no real behavioural issues that cause any harm, and she is easy to live with :-)
   

Taken on: February 11, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, 1/15 sec (more info) (hide info)

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Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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