Loyal Malshi - Tucker

by Kelly Long
(Lebanon, PA)

Tucker is a 2 year old Malshi and he is a very loyal and loving dog. He is by my side all the time when I am home and he may even be a little possessive of me. His Mama (Shih tzu) lives with us as well and he likes to be the center of attention and when I attend to her or am sitting with her he tries to push her out of the way so that he can sit on my lap and wants me to give him all of the attention. He is very playful and loves to run and is quit fast. He does bark at everythign that is going on outside and will let you know if someone tries to come through the frot door unannounced. He is a smart dog and learned to sit, lay down, shake a paw, and does high 5 too. I am in the process of trying to train him better on the leash because he pulls and wants to chase trucks motorcycles and bicycles and people who pass me when we are out for a walk. I do believe that if I were to take him to obedience training he could and would learn to do so much better onthe leash and on his walks. He LOVES people but will bark at stranges at first. I just LOVE Tucker and am so glad that I decided to keep him when Liz (Tuckers Mama) had her puppies. He is large for his breed 17lbs and was the "Moose" so to speak of the litter. Mama is 10 lbs and papa is 12 lbs so I am not sure where he got his size from. I would have loved to train him to be a therapy dog however he has some issues that would need to be addressed befor I could even consider it and I am beginning to think that maybe he won't be able to do that. BUT who knows... maybe he will... just need alot of training and patience. Well that is about it with my Malshi Tucker. Did I mention that he like to lay on me to sleep... he will drape himself across my stomach and sleep like that for hours or until I can no longer be comfortable and need to make him move. Thank you for letting me share.