My dumb dog

I have a Mini Australian Shepherd dog named Thyra. (Tee-ra). Her name is German for "shield". Since her type of dog "shields" sheep, we gave her the name Thyra. Of course we don't have any sheep though! Anyway, she is really really dumb but really really obedient. Just to show how dumb she is, I will give a few examples.

1. One time, when we first moved to our new house, she ran straight throught the screen door.


2. She is scared of my cat!


3. When I shine the red lazer light on the wall, she runs into the wall!


4. One time, when we were gone for a few hours and she was outside, she got her nose stuck in one of the little holes in the fence, and it took a while for us to get her out. She now has a slightly crooked nose.


5. When we first got her about five years ago, her toy fell into the pool. She jumped in after it, but the water was 50 degrees or lower. Now she is terrified of water and hates baths.


6. Let's just say she has a nervous bladder around strangers!

With that said, I have to say that although not the sharpest tool in the shed, she is extremely obedient. For example, she will drop her toy immediately when you say "drop it." She will sit, lay down, roll over, get on her bed, get inside her kennel, and do the trick "shake" usually the first time you tell her to. Even though she can be dumb, it makes her all the more entertaining. It may seem that i don't like her very much with what i said in this post, but i love her immensly and wouldn't trade her for any other dog!