TIKI

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Age: 1.5 years old Size: Medium Activity level: Medium but adolescent Good With Dogs?: Male dogs Good With Cats?: Yes

Foster Parent is Victoria A. FPiC  is Peter K.

Tiki is an energetic (medium energy but adolescent!) young dog - 1.5 years old.  She is very responsive to commands and wants to please.  With good direction, she is able to contain her energy and have it directed appropriately.   After she plays outdoors, she is happy to snooze with me or play with her toys indoors. 

She has captured Josh's heart (one of my kitties).  Josh is teaching Tiki how to play with a kitty - they sit on the floor and pretend to snap at each other and Josh whacks Tiki with his paw.  My other cats come around Tiki.  Several have taught her that she better respect them and not push it.  Tiki accepts that.  She would like to chase but gets scolded for it.  I now trust her loose in the house with the cats and she is doing fine.   She would not do well in a house with a cat who was afraid and ran from her.

Tiki is incredibly agile.  She runs, jumps and dashes up our open stairwell without any issues.  Tiki does have some problems with her elbows which will require surgery but you would never know it.  She flies off of our back porch and takes huge flying leaps across the snow to go after the big jolly ball!  Doesn't know the concept of just walking down a few steps when you could leap instead :-) 

She is a smart girl and would be great for training work.  She likes being challenged.  She loves balls and fuzzy squeaky toys.  Chases her tail for sheer delight!  Rolls on her back with all four feet up in the air while she plays with a ball or toy - very, very cute!  She gets this serious face with wrinkles on her forehead when she is concentrating or listening to you.  She does not mind water - walks right into my open shower with me, unlike any of my other dogs.  She is a fun dog!