Ladybird aka my Lady, is the daughter of Mally & Dodger.  She is the first puppy I have ever owned, that I have known since birth...and the experience has been a complete mixed blessing!  My first thought when we decided to keep her, was that she would listen to me better then all the other dogs I had owned, because I had been working with her from birth.  For the first few months of her life that was true, but as she started getting older, and really started bonding with her daddy, I noticed that her focus on me was fading and getting her to listen to me was becoming increasingly difficult.  I really had to start taking Lady out alone with me for some one on one time in order to fix her "selective listening" with me.  It took me about 4 months of hard work to regain her focus on me, and just as we had made progress with all of that, she was attacked by a couple of neighbour dogs.  After that experience, my once "happy to meet any dog" pup, became reactive to any dog that came up to us. I then had about 1 year of hard work fixing her insecurities...and MINE...when other dogs would approach us.  After that year, we were both better, and Lady became my main work mate again, joining me at sessions and helping many dogs with distraction and socialization over the years.  Lady became a refresher course for me, from the perspective of an owner with a problem pooch, in the hard work that is involved in fixing issues with our dogs.  I thank God for reminding me what is feels like to be in my clients shoes, by blessing me with Lady and humbling me with all the experiences we have been through together.  Of all of our dogs, Lady is by far our most snuggly dog.  She thinks she is a lap dog, and will snuggle up with you for as long as you can handle the love.  Our Ladybird loves retrieving anything you throw, she loves finding anything you hide, and loves to be out playing in the forest and on the trails as much as possible!