To give you an idea of how big she is, that is a male size 16 shoe on the top right hand corner.
Ursula wants me to say how wonderful Daisy is. She truly is. But…she needs to be with larger animals that can hold their own. She terrorized Merlin again today, and trapped one of the cats. Fortunately there was no more damage, but she is lightning quick and knows what she wants. We are so sad that we can’t keep her. Here is some more info that might help you make up your mind that she is the perfect dog for you. I am being honest and totally candid in my observations. She deserves a forever home where she can relax and thrive.
Daisy is a fabulous dog. She is beautiful, elegant and 150% goofy puppy.
She is totally crate trained. She sleeps there at night and when we go out. She has no problem going in her crate. It is rare that she is in it during the day because someone is almost always here with her.
She has had only 1 potty accident. We all work with her every day for at least 15 minutes (to get her to respond to all of us) and I walk her 1 to 2 x per day. We try to take her out at least hourly to try and burn off energy. (I set the timer during school hours). She is very active, loves to play and shows no aggression toward humans about food. She is vocal and has her own language to communicate her needs (and wishes). I take her in the car M-F morning to drop off and pick up one of my kids. She is terrified of people who walk by the car so we have been desensitizing with hot dog tidbits if she sits quietly as they walk by. She loves riding in the car, it’s the parking lots with people she can’t stand. She has total human contact and thrives on it. The problem is with the other animals who interfere with her happiness. She does play rough with Merlin, but this wasn’t play it was pure assault. We have a very definite daily routine and she has adapted to it very well. She is very smart.
We are heartbroken, she is wonderful with us (emphasis “us” ) but has no tolerance for outsiders. She is “ok” with one of our cats, but the other one she wants to eat half the time and play with the other half. The cat is less than interested in playing. She has learned to open most of our doors (sliders, screens, and bedroom) and which window to look out to see what she wants to see. We got a gentle leader harness and she works almost perfectly with it (even with Bubbles). She is food motivated and a pleasure to work with without distractions. She loves the car, certain toys, and makes up her own games like rolling down the hill, or watching her ball roll down the hill and then fetching it. She has shown zero aggression towards us, but looks scary (foaming mouth, deep growl) to those invading her space.
We have tried everything we can think of to help her 2 incidents in two days are just too much. I think she would be an ideal dog for a single person or couple without other animals or children. She is absolutely devoted. A little too devoted. She thinks her job is getting us all together and keeping us that way.
So why did I give her a chewy bone with a history of dominance with Merlin? It was very early, Merlin wasn’t up yet (he sleeps in) and I wanted to see if she would actually eat it if he wasn’t around instead of burying it (in the couch). I thought she had eaten it. Until Merlin jumped on the couch and Daisy flipped out. I immediately knew where it was.
Poor Merlin, the photo I took of his wound actually didn’t do it justice, I had his snout in my other hand and the flap was not hanging down. He loves to play with Daisy and doesn’t understand when she is mean.
