Rare breed as well as rare souls. My Carolina Dog/American Dingo found me just a day or two after my Phoebe (Brittany Spaniel) passed...he followed me like a shadow and was skiddish around others except me. We never found an owner and was told by neighbors that he'd been abused and then abandoned by his previous owners. He refused to leave my side....we went out of town for the weekend soon after he showed up, my daughter said she didn't see him around the house while my husband and I were away, although I'd left him food and water. Upon our return, after turning onto our road, we noticed him running alongside our car, he excitedly greeted me as I got out of the car. My daughter was in disbelief lol. He quickly became a member of the family. He is my protector and closest animal companion. He has a beautiful, rare soul, a warrior's spirit and the sweetest personality. I will forever be thankful for the day he appeared. Thank you for your video!!
My Dingo became buddies with our little dog about a year ago, he was a stray, didn't even know she was a Carolina dog until about six months ago. Little dog passed away, stray dog adopted us, she is a joy to have around. She's older, I've taken on the task of spoiling her, she seems fine with that.
I have one named Jazz. Very deep and loving dog, very smart. He wants to get into everything and has a mind of his own. Before we knew he was a Dingo, we had a person from "Bark Busters" try to teach him better behavior, and Jazz would look at her as if to say, "You got to be kidding." The training didn't work. He's a handful! But better now--he sticks with me when we walk in large expanses. He is happy and extroverted, like the dingos in this video, and likes meeting people. Some of the descriptions elsewhere paint these dogs as introverted and shy, but that has not been my experience. He enjoys agility training, especially when he knows the other dogs, but at a real event, he is hopelessly distracted. But I'm not giving up. Very enjoyable and accurate video.
We were surprised when we figured out our rescue (from a shelter on Long Island) was a Carolina. Now we're a huge fan of the breed. Our girl Sunshine has such a unique personality - amazingly well-behaved and sweet. Cars will stop in the street to tell me I have a beautiful dog.
We also rescued our girl from a shelter on Long Island(we’re from Massachusetts). We did not know until a few months later that she’s definitely a Carolina. She’s definitely a “Daddy’s” girl as she’s glued to me as much as possible. So glad we chose her and it’s great seeing these videos and learning about the breed.
I have one " Rocky" got him from the pound 9/1/14 I was guessing about a year. The pound said he was a collie mix, I said no way looked like a Dingo. I worked at Universal studios took him to the animal show. They said for sure a dingo. I looked him up on pc every pic of the carolina dog looked like him. I've had 2 shoulder surgery and one replacement also bad knees. When I first got him I put my arms around him it didn't hurt to get up, I said thank you. Now every time I get on the edge of my chair he comes over and helps me up. He escorts me down the hall to go potty also to my bed every night, then hangs around for a good-night hug. I just turned 65. He won't let me go anywhere without him.
I found mine as a stray on the Indiana/Illinois border. Never knew what he was, always thought he was a mix breed. Not until recently thanks to the computer, did I realize he was a Carolina dog or a Dingo. He died 2 years ago at approx 16 years old. Best dog I ever owned, I miss him even today.
We've had 2 Carolina mixed breed dogs. Our most recent was born blind, smartest and most amusing dog ever! We were told she was a Red Heeler/Collie mix and didn't realize she was blind until she was home a few days. We called the Rescue to let them know in case her brothers & sisters had issues. They assumed we wanted to return her! No way!! Highly recommend this breed, she's a personality for sure. I fell in love with her, she looked exactly like one of our dog's at the time. All these years I've been researching their breed, and now I finally know!
When I was younger it seemed that most of the families in my little corner of South Carolina had one or more of these dogs hanging around the porch at mealtimes. Now that they're winding up in shelters and neutered/spayed as they're adopted, it's getting to the point where you see fewer natural dogs and more dogs bred to conform to something that resembles the original but is so much more refined. I'm not sure how I feel about that.
I had a rescue Carolina when I was a teenage in the 1960’s. Very smart and independent, never needed a leash. Totally friendly and loved to play with children. Only problem, he freaked out when anyone, even guests, left. A true pack dog, which I did not understand.
Our Grand Daughter brought her Carolina Dog with her when she came to live with us in Texas. The dog had been rescued from a farm south of Atlanta. The mother was a 'wild' dog that was very protective of her puppies. Sadly the mother was put down because she would not let anyone near the pups. The pups were rescued by a local fireman who did not want the pups to also be put down. We recently discovered the Carolina Dog while doing some research, and 'Mocha' has all the breed characteristics. Wonderful, loving dog and we will miss her when our GrandDaughter takes her with her to college.
Beautiful! I adopted my dog from a Southern California shelter in 2012, and she looks just like an American Dingo / Carolina Dog. They said she was a "red german shepherd"/lab mix. I want to test her DNA. She is spayed though which kind of makes me sad. I love these dogs! :D
I have a Carolina Dog/Black and Tan Coon Hound Mix. She takes after her Carolina Dog papa.. She is hands down ( paws down?)the smartest, most sensitive, expressive, and loving dog I have ever known. She is a hunter and a seeker, but she also loves the soft life. It seems she has Peter Pan Puppy Syndrome: she doesn't want to grow up. She will be a puppy as long as she lives and I hope that's a looong time. I got her from a litter of pups that came from New Bern, North Carolina. I feel so fortunate to have found this wonderful companion animal. She is my best friend. We now live in Wisconsin. She is my Carolina dog of the north woods. She LOVES to eat snow. She eats it like a Pacman, and can catch and eat little snow balls I toss to her 99.9% of the time!!!
I adopted a stray Canaan dog who look exactly like carolina dog ,Dingo and shiba ibu. He is very smart dog,independent,loyal and excellent guard. I think this breeds are Underrated , they need more attention.
Mark Gailmor my missy is my best friend. I want another one. The alarm went off earlier we sleeping she got a flashlight and woke me up. She is super smart.
I have a canaan carolina dingo...hes the best dog i have ever had. I love him.mhes so smart...he has so much personality. He was supposed to be a husky shepard. Dna proved otherwise. Theyre perfect dogs. Smaller..yet harty. Obedient yet independent...theyre a whole other level of dog. I have been a shepard or husky man my whole life...saber has changed my mind.
They are called an American Dingo. Your dingo and ours share a very distant ancestor from Asia! They believe they came here between 9,000 and 14,000 years ago on the Bering Straight Land Bridge.
They look similar but they are much more domesticated. In fact, my CD is the best behaved dog that I've owned. I've seen a couple of dingo mutts and they seemed far less manageable.
My dixe dingo was found in the woods in Florida he is the best dog I have owned very protective great gaurd dog 🐕 loves his pack and other dogs strange peaple not so much lol he (turns on) and sits alart and watches them until they leave our area 🤗 he saved me from a drug Addick last week that flipping out on the trail we walk on
I love my Dingo. Someone abandoned him in the parking lot of my office. He is amazing!!! His best friend is my pitbull Apollo. When it comes to Apollo, Rocket (CD) has no sense of personal space and will sit on Apollo. Sometimes he sits right on his head. It is hilarious.
SRS just happens to be where Dr. Brisbin was working in the ecology labs during the 1970s and noticed the dogs wandering about. They weren't unfamiliar to those of us who grew up seeing them around, but prior to his formally naming them Carolina dogs, we referred to them as yeller dogs, porch dogs, or Indian dogs (because of remains found in Indian mounds). He did do a lot as far as establishing some breeding pairs in order to strengthen the numbers and worked hard to continually find other dogs to introduce to what was a becoming a limited gene pool. It's good that he was willing to put in the work to ensure the breed would continue to move forward as it certainly would have been gone in several generations thanks to the amount of building going on and neuter/spay programs.
I've seen a handful of these dogs, very cool. Weirdly, when I got a Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler) I got two people asking me if he was "Real." Thought it was odd, but mine is from an Australian bloodline (got him off a ranch in Idaho, not a breeder- but with AKC paperwork). A breeder explained that some people 'make' a cattle dog with all the mix of the Aussie version, but substitute the true dingo with Carolina dog due to the similar look. But two quick ways to determine is that ACD's and dingoes both howl and can rotate their paws, while Carolina dogs do not/cannot. Dingoes aren't canines, they are canoids and that is why an ACD has those features
@@lawrencewinney3470 yes, they can. They're not true dingos, but are descended from Asian pariah dogs. However, they can and do howl if they feel so inclined and are capable of making those movements you describe.
I am very lucky to own one of these dogs he is fantastic he's my best friend he goes with me everywhere I go is he been sleeping in bed right now on a pillow. He's my buddy. Try it's my way of crazy that he and I are so close
Mine is a Canaan Carolina. He's amazing...I'm gonna breed him. I want a pack of his sons. If I'm not home..he opens his own water..from package to bottle....he's so intelligent he knows if he's had a table scrap before...and gives you that puppy look when you are eating it. He's super protective...the most interesting thing to me is his strength..he looks like he would weigh 30 lbs..but he's 60 lbs. He's all muscle. They are perfect..he was supposed to be a Shepard husky...I knew he was something when. He stopped growing at 8 months. I named him John deer saber mayer. I'm in Indiana. If anyone has a female Canaan or Carolina I will drive to breed him. The world needs more sabers...and I have only had Shepard's and huskys.
These dogs are waaaaay different to Dingo's. Plus, actual Australian Dingo's are not even dogs, they belong to their own genetic group - being not quiet wolf/not quiet dog makes them their own Canidae species in their own right. Most species in this group can produce fertile offspring..for example coyotes can hybridize with wolves, and produce fertile offspring, yet they are not the same species. As a matter of fact, Red wolves are actually coyote hybrids - despite people thinking they are a unique wolf subspecies. People often think that Dingo's have to be dogs because they can breed with normal dogs, this is simply not true.
It's well known that these dogs aren't dingos and are descendants of Asian pariah dogs that followed humans across the Bering Strait into North America.
Anxiety can be released in many different ways. This caring, concerned and intellectual Carolina Dog is an amazing animal and wants to please, to gain favor and to be-of-value within its Family pack. Owning a Carolina Dog is a life-style that includes daily activities with its human family. The Carolina dog is not a back yard dog. Ostracized to confinement and or isolation from its family pack is a form of punishment. Being ostracized creates intense emotions including but not limited to anxiety; vulnerability and worthlessness and counter productive for all intensive purposes and interferes with The Carolina Dogs natural desire to please; essentially; when feelings are hurt there is a disconnect and there is no willingness to please. If you think about it, its the same with humans. Who wants a door shut in your face?
Dingos especially Carolina Dingos are best in the country where they can dig they love to dig, its less stressing and they dont have to deal with stress and anxiety unlike a city where theres no free land to roam all concrete, cant dig, loud noises in a small apartment not mentally healthy for them, they are wild and country dogs.
Your comments were illuminating.When I adopted Scout I was told she had come from an abusive/neglectful situation, living in a kennel in back yard for first 11 months of life.She w as so afraid they had to carry her out for a meet and greet,and then carry her to the car where she proceeded to shed hair on the ride home ,it was literally raining hair.Subsequently discovered she was afraid of doors,stairs ,noises.Very submissive,a bit neurotic.When the Az humane Society contacted me in a follow-up I told them she was so willing to please she was almost obsequious.2 months later,she is still somewhat timid,but clearly feels comfortable around my 12 year old shit-tzu and soon to be 3 year old Australian Cattle dog.wrestles with Ranger and is respectful of my little Winston.She knows what grass is now,no longer fears stairs.She loves and knows the daily routine(I am retired) and is no longer afraid of meeting people.A beautiful dog,I so recommend the breed.She highly intelligent,willing to please and follows me everywhere
Rare breed as well as rare souls. My Carolina Dog/American Dingo found me just a day or two after my Phoebe (Brittany Spaniel) passed...he followed me like a shadow and was skiddish around others except me. We never found an owner and was told by neighbors that he'd been abused and then abandoned by his previous owners. He refused to leave my side....we went out of town for the weekend soon after he showed up, my daughter said she didn't see him around the house while my husband and I were away, although I'd left him food and water. Upon our return, after turning onto our road, we noticed him running alongside our car, he excitedly greeted me as I got out of the car. My daughter was in disbelief lol. He quickly became a member of the family. He is my protector and closest animal companion. He has a beautiful, rare soul, a warrior's spirit and the sweetest personality.
I will forever be thankful for the day he appeared.
Thank you for your video!!
My Dingo became buddies with our little dog about a year ago, he was a stray, didn't even know she was a Carolina dog until about six months ago. Little dog passed away, stray dog adopted us, she is a joy to have around. She's older, I've taken on the task of spoiling her, she seems fine with that.
I have one named Jazz. Very deep and loving dog, very smart. He wants to get into everything and has a mind of his own. Before we knew he was a Dingo, we had a person from "Bark Busters" try to teach him better behavior, and Jazz would look at her as if to say, "You got to be kidding." The training didn't work. He's a handful! But better now--he sticks with me when we walk in large expanses. He is happy and extroverted, like the dingos in this video, and likes meeting people. Some of the descriptions elsewhere paint these dogs as introverted and shy, but that has not been my experience. He enjoys agility training, especially when he knows the other dogs, but at a real event, he is hopelessly distracted. But I'm not giving up. Very enjoyable and accurate video.
We were surprised when we figured out our rescue (from a shelter on Long Island) was a Carolina. Now we're a huge fan of the breed. Our girl Sunshine has such a unique personality - amazingly well-behaved and sweet. Cars will stop in the street to tell me I have a beautiful dog.
We also rescued our girl from a shelter on Long Island(we’re from Massachusetts). We did not know until a few months later that she’s definitely a Carolina. She’s definitely a “Daddy’s” girl as she’s glued to me as much as possible. So glad we chose her and it’s great seeing these videos and learning about the breed.
Same!!!
I have one " Rocky" got him from the pound 9/1/14 I was guessing about a year. The pound said he was a collie mix, I said no way looked like a Dingo. I worked at Universal studios took him to the animal show. They said for sure a dingo. I looked him up on pc every pic of the carolina dog looked like him. I've had 2 shoulder surgery and one replacement also bad knees. When I first got him I put my arms around him it didn't hurt to get up, I said thank you. Now every time I get on the edge of my chair he comes over and helps me up. He escorts me down the hall to go potty also to my bed every night, then hangs around for a good-night hug. I just turned 65. He won't let me go anywhere without him.
I found mine as a stray on the Indiana/Illinois border. Never knew what he was, always thought he was a mix breed. Not until recently thanks to the computer, did I realize he was a Carolina dog or a Dingo. He died 2 years ago at approx 16 years old. Best dog I ever owned, I miss him even today.
Speechless 😶All these dogs look like my dog. It's like im dreaming..........Jaw dropping. Seriously!
They’re lovely! And often misidentified as Shepard mixes at shelters. Congratulations they’re absolutely wonderful dogs.
We've had 2 Carolina mixed breed dogs. Our most recent was born blind, smartest and most amusing dog ever! We were told she was a Red Heeler/Collie mix and didn't realize she was blind until she was home a few days. We called the Rescue to let them know in case her brothers & sisters had issues. They assumed we wanted to return her! No way!! Highly recommend this breed, she's a personality for sure. I fell in love with her, she looked exactly like one of our dog's at the time. All these years I've been researching their breed, and now I finally know!
My dog looks a lot one of my dogs....I adopted mine from South Carolina...and ;you are right about these dogs being loyal and very protective....
When I was younger it seemed that most of the families in my little corner of South Carolina had one or more of these dogs hanging around the porch at mealtimes. Now that they're winding up in shelters and neutered/spayed as they're adopted, it's getting to the point where you see fewer natural dogs and more dogs bred to conform to something that resembles the original but is so much more refined. I'm not sure how I feel about that.
The drawbacks of fixing animals.
I had a rescue Carolina when I was a teenage in the 1960’s. Very smart and independent, never needed a leash. Totally friendly and loved to play with children. Only problem, he freaked out when anyone, even guests, left. A true pack dog, which I did not understand.
in this video he says that these dogs were discovered in the 70's or 80's. Do you know it was a Carolina dog back then?
I had no idea, a vet told me he was a mutt, but I sensed that there was something different about him, as he hated to be left alone.@@ghomsey5372
Our Grand Daughter brought her Carolina Dog with her when she came to live with us in Texas. The dog had been rescued from a farm south of Atlanta. The mother was a 'wild' dog that was very protective of her puppies. Sadly the mother was put down because she would not let anyone near the pups. The pups were rescued by a local fireman who did not want the pups to also be put down. We recently discovered the Carolina Dog while doing some research, and 'Mocha' has all the breed characteristics. Wonderful, loving dog and we will miss her when our GrandDaughter takes her with her to college.
Smoked the dog and took her pups is crazy
I never heard of these dogs! They're beautiful and seem like great dogs!
Maggy Floeter they are :)
They sure are!
Beautiful! I adopted my dog from a Southern California shelter in 2012, and she looks just like an American Dingo / Carolina Dog. They said she was a "red german shepherd"/lab mix. I want to test her DNA. She is spayed though which kind of makes me sad. I love these dogs! :D
no Malinois
Well what did the DNA test say?
I have a Carolina Dog/Black and Tan Coon Hound Mix. She takes after her Carolina Dog papa.. She is hands down ( paws down?)the smartest, most sensitive, expressive, and loving dog I have ever known. She is a hunter and a seeker, but she also loves the soft life. It seems she has Peter Pan Puppy Syndrome: she doesn't want to grow up. She will be a puppy as long as she lives and I hope that's a looong time. I got her from a litter of pups that came from New Bern, North Carolina. I feel so fortunate to have found this wonderful companion animal. She is my best friend. We now live in Wisconsin. She is my Carolina dog of the north woods. She LOVES to eat snow. She eats it like a Pacman, and can catch and eat little snow balls I toss to her 99.9% of the time!!!
My daughter's dog is part dingo. Loaded with personality. Very protective.
I adopted a stray Canaan dog who look exactly like carolina dog ,Dingo and shiba ibu. He is very smart dog,independent,loyal and excellent guard. I think this breeds are Underrated , they need more attention.
thank you so much for sharing this video. i may be adopting a few very soon.
Mark Gailmor my missy is my best friend. I want another one. The alarm went off earlier we sleeping she got a flashlight and woke me up. She is super smart.
We got a lab retriever mix turns out to be all dingo Carolina dogs are very good dogs really enjoyed living with mine
Mine is one too, wouldn't trade my boy for the world, he's my best friend! :)
I have a canaan carolina dingo...hes the best dog i have ever had. I love him.mhes so smart...he has so much personality. He was supposed to be a husky shepard. Dna proved otherwise. Theyre perfect dogs. Smaller..yet harty. Obedient yet independent...theyre a whole other level of dog. I have been a shepard or husky man my whole life...saber has changed my mind.
I would LOVE to have one join my family! Where could I get one?
Im from Aus and wow these dogs look very similar to dingo's
They are called an American Dingo. Your dingo and ours share a very distant ancestor from Asia! They believe they came here between 9,000 and 14,000 years ago on the Bering Straight Land Bridge.
They look similar but they are much more domesticated. In fact, my CD is the best behaved dog that I've owned. I've seen a couple of dingo mutts and they seemed far less manageable.
My dixe dingo was found in the woods in Florida he is the best dog I have owned very protective great gaurd dog 🐕 loves his pack and other dogs strange peaple not so much lol he (turns on) and sits alart and watches them until they leave our area 🤗 he saved me from a drug Addick last week that flipping out on the trail we walk on
I love my Dingo. Someone abandoned him in the parking lot of my office. He is amazing!!! His best friend is my pitbull Apollo. When it comes to Apollo, Rocket (CD) has no sense of personal space and will sit on Apollo. Sometimes he sits right on his head. It is hilarious.
I believe that they were first observed in modern times at the Savannah River Site, SC.
SRS just happens to be where Dr. Brisbin was working in the ecology labs during the 1970s and noticed the dogs wandering about. They weren't unfamiliar to those of us who grew up seeing them around, but prior to his formally naming them Carolina dogs, we referred to them as yeller dogs, porch dogs, or Indian dogs (because of remains found in Indian mounds). He did do a lot as far as establishing some breeding pairs in order to strengthen the numbers and worked hard to continually find other dogs to introduce to what was a becoming a limited gene pool. It's good that he was willing to put in the work to ensure the breed would continue to move forward as it certainly would have been gone in several generations thanks to the amount of building going on and neuter/spay programs.
I have a Whippet Carolina dog mix. She is perfect.
Thank you for sharing this. I have a great one myself.. she is mixed with Basenji too.
The same with my daughter's dog . I call him gramas boy .
The only dog native to the US since Chihuahuas, calupohs and xoloitzcuiltlis are also north American.
I've seen a handful of these dogs, very cool. Weirdly, when I got a Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler) I got two people asking me if he was "Real." Thought it was odd, but mine is from an Australian bloodline (got him off a ranch in Idaho, not a breeder- but with AKC paperwork). A breeder explained that some people 'make' a cattle dog with all the mix of the Aussie version, but substitute the true dingo with Carolina dog due to the similar look. But two quick ways to determine is that ACD's and dingoes both howl and can rotate their paws, while Carolina dogs do not/cannot. Dingoes aren't canines, they are canoids and that is why an ACD has those features
@PC Can they rotate their paws and keep their eye on you 360 degrees rotation as can the Dingo [ still phptoes shown in Dingo section ]
@@lawrencewinney3470 yes, they can. They're not true dingos, but are descended from Asian pariah dogs. However, they can and do howl if they feel so inclined and are capable of making those movements you describe.
Awesome breed
I can relate ❤
Own one. Great dogs
I am very lucky to own one of these dogs he is fantastic he's my best friend he goes with me everywhere I go is he been sleeping in bed right now on a pillow. He's my buddy. Try it's my way of crazy that he and I are so close
Those pictures, video look verrry familiar. Lol
Mine is a Canaan Carolina. He's amazing...I'm gonna breed him. I want a pack of his sons. If I'm not home..he opens his own water..from package to bottle....he's so intelligent he knows if he's had a table scrap before...and gives you that puppy look when you are eating it. He's super protective...the most interesting thing to me is his strength..he looks like he would weigh 30 lbs..but he's 60 lbs. He's all muscle. They are perfect..he was supposed to be a Shepard husky...I knew he was something when. He stopped growing at 8 months. I named him John deer saber mayer. I'm in Indiana. If anyone has a female Canaan or Carolina I will drive to breed him. The world needs more sabers...and I have only had Shepard's and huskys.
I somehow believe this dog the dingo new Guinea dog Canaan dog African village dogs and the Indian pariah dog are related somehow.
I have one! You can see him here instagram.com/milesthe_carolinadog/?hl=en
These dogs are waaaaay different to Dingo's. Plus, actual Australian Dingo's are not even dogs, they belong to their own genetic group - being not quiet wolf/not quiet dog makes them their own Canidae species in their own right. Most species in this group can produce fertile offspring..for example coyotes can hybridize with wolves, and produce fertile offspring, yet they are not the same species. As a matter of fact, Red wolves are actually coyote hybrids - despite people thinking they are a unique wolf subspecies. People often think that Dingo's have to be dogs because they can breed with normal dogs, this is simply not true.
Yeah I mean,that's obvious. Don't know why you felt the need to state that.
It's well known that these dogs aren't dingos and are descendants of Asian pariah dogs that followed humans across the Bering Strait into North America.
Anxiety can be released in many different ways. This caring, concerned and intellectual Carolina Dog is an amazing animal and wants to please, to gain favor and to be-of-value within its Family pack. Owning a Carolina Dog is a life-style that includes daily activities with its human family. The Carolina dog is not a back yard dog. Ostracized to confinement and or isolation from its family pack is a form of punishment. Being ostracized creates intense emotions including but not limited to anxiety; vulnerability and worthlessness and counter productive for all intensive purposes and interferes with The Carolina Dogs natural desire to please; essentially; when feelings are hurt there is a disconnect and there is no willingness to please. If you think about it, its the same with humans. Who wants a door shut in your face?
Dingos especially Carolina Dingos are best in the country where they can dig they love to dig, its less stressing and they dont have to deal with stress and anxiety unlike a city where theres no free land to roam all concrete, cant dig, loud noises in a small apartment not mentally healthy for them, they are wild and country dogs.
Your comments were illuminating.When I adopted Scout I was told she had come from an abusive/neglectful situation, living in a kennel in back yard for first 11 months of life.She w as so afraid they had to carry her out for a meet and greet,and then carry her to the car where she proceeded to shed hair on the ride home ,it was literally raining hair.Subsequently discovered she was afraid of doors,stairs ,noises.Very submissive,a bit neurotic.When the Az humane Society contacted me in a follow-up I told them she was so willing to please she was almost obsequious.2 months later,she is still somewhat timid,but clearly feels comfortable around my 12 year old shit-tzu and soon to be 3 year old Australian Cattle dog.wrestles with Ranger and is respectful of my little Winston.She knows what grass is now,no longer fears stairs.She loves and knows the daily routine(I am retired) and is no longer afraid of meeting people.A beautiful dog,I so recommend the breed.She highly intelligent,willing to please and follows me everywhere