Catahoula Leopard Dogs/Catahoula Curs

They are GREAT dogs Loyal, hard working, goofy, active, playful. Yes, goofy! We adopted Allison shortly after I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. She was about 2 years old. When I had our daughter. I let Allison sniff her. She nuzzled her and I told her no. She never bothered our daughter. She was great with both my kids. The goofiest personality. Loved her walks, but hated the leash. She would nip at the heals of the kids, it took a couple of weeks, but she finally stopped. She did communicate with us. Either by barking, nudge or a look. She was smart. She knew we were going camping when we started packing up the truck. She waited patiently in the backseat until we finished packing it up. I could tell her which car to get into by saying mommy or daddies car. Yep....she understood it. LOL. I miss her! She really liked hide and seek!
They are strong willed. I remember having to lead her around with a leash for a couple of weeks when we first brought her home. She wanted to do what she wanted and paid no one else any attention. The leash trick worked. She was easy to train. Except for the leash on walks. Thankfully we live on a ditch and we just trained her to stay near and obey every command. They are a working dog and need a job. They are a pack dog. They cant be left to their own devices too long. Especially as a puppy. They need to be with their pack. Not left in a backyard or kennel. If they have another dog or a dog walker during the day may be ok.