Sar is awesome! Here in the south, the short coat is a must have. So many briers, stickers, swamp mud, and ticks! Plus working in the summer with high humidity and temps, you need to have access to water to cool them, the longer coated dogs would never be dry lol.
Rao, the returned pup, obviously learned he gets a reaction from biting. He will bark and lunge to nip, typical 13 week old mal

, and got pretty mad when I ignored it and walked off. He lunged from behind, and firmly attached himself to my left butt cheek. Lost another pair of jeans.
Once that gets redirected to a tug he should be awesome! For sar, I like the middle pups. Not the bullies, not the quiet ones, but the ones who just seem to blend in the litter. They seem to be the easiest to train, will range easily, and like to work with you. The bullies test your patience every step of the way, do their own thing, and self reward more. The quiet ones don't have the braveness to get up and go on a real busy scene.
I think his new owner thought he was a mental case too lol. She was just very polite about it. In two weeks time, he took over the household, her six year old daughter, and two other dogs. Of course, I'm thinking, well sure, he is a mal

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