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Originally posted by jereed:
Part Coyote could be interesting. Still pretty close to wild. Interesting thing you've got going there Rocking...

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Originally posted by MarylandGator:
Spend $1,600 on it. She'll be your friend for life.

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Originally posted by Termigator:

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Originally posted by MarylandGator:
Spend $1,600 on it. She'll be your friend for life.

You're all heart.

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Originally posted by MarylandGator:
Spend $1,600 on it. She'll be your friend for life.

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Originally posted by rockingc:

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Originally posted by MarylandGator:
Spend $1,600 on it. She'll be your friend for life.

I bet when Maryland was a young boy they had to tie pork chops to his ankles to get the dogs to play with him.

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Originally posted by rockingc:

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Originally posted by jereed:
Part Coyote could be interesting. Still pretty close to wild. Interesting thing you've got going there Rocking...

Going to be a challenge I think.

Amy plans to keep her grandson for a couple of days, the puppy may warmup quicker to a smaller person, but I'm afraid she may snap at him if he tried to pet her.

She's staying out more when I'm outside now, playing and digging holes in the yard so maybe I will be able to pet her soon.

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Originally posted by mrclean2401:

When I was a kid we had two small puppies that were found in the woods near a friends house. They must have been born to a wild dog. We got them when they were very small, and they were the cutest dogs. They acted fairly normal most of the time, but when it came to their food they would try to kill eachother or anyone who came near them. It was hard for us to realize, but as cute as they were, they were basically wild animals. We tried for some time to 'train' them, but had to eventually get rid of them. It sounds to me that your situation might be similar. The dog seems a bit young to have developed a fear of humans through abuse. Anyway I wish you all the best, I know how challenging the situation can be!

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Originally posted by CDGator:

Any success with the puppy RC?

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Originally posted by NativeGatorGal:
If she was born to a mother who was scared of humans, that behavior can be transferred to the pups.

Can you post a pic of her? Sometimes I can identify breeds by looking at them. (Comes from working at an animal shelter.) Sweet puppy is easily changed to Sweetie-Pie or Sweetie. (Unless you call your wife that!)

I think you're off to a good start, though. Keep at it, she'll come around!

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Originally posted by rockingc:

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Originally posted by NativeGatorGal:
If she was born to a mother who was scared of humans, that behavior can be transferred to the pups.

Can you post a pic of her? Sometimes I can identify breeds by looking at them. (Comes from working at an animal shelter.) Sweet puppy is easily changed to Sweetie-Pie or Sweetie. (Unless you call your wife that!)

I think you're off to a good start, though. Keep at it, she'll come around!

Sorry NativeGatorGal, I missed this post.
I can't post a pic, but she definitely is part collie, maybe all collie, white and camel in color with sharp snout.

You may be exactly right about her mother. I saw a dog in the area that may be her mother, and see seemed very scared of humans.

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Originally posted by rockingc:
I may call her sweetie-pie, she just looks like she could be really sweet.

Edit: I just fed her, and called her Sweetie-Pie. I felt kind of silly saying sweetie-pie outside.

What about Suzie? That's close to sweetie and I had a sister named Sue that really loved animals.

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Originally posted by rockingc:
I bought Suzie some new rawhide chew bones today, she sniffed, then chewed and then either buried it or lost it.

Still won't let me pet her, but I'm working on her.