Alice White
#10 Another distinctive feature of the breed is a sense of possessiveness, often turning into uncontrollable greed.
Schipperke does not agree to share his things, especially food, with anyone. Sometimes the rule also applies to things completely unnecessary for a dog. In particular, a delicacy that was not to your taste, the shepherd will still be vigilant to guard against the encroachments of a cat or other animals. Walking down the street with rags found in his teeth and not letting go of the find, even while going to the Schipperke's toilet, is also a common thing. Moreover, the animal tries to carry most of the street finds into the house and hide them somewhere behind a sofa or armchair.
#11 The rest of the little “Flemings” are friendly and cheerful dogs, adoring any adventure, if a person participates in them.
At the same time, the change of ownership is difficult and painful for the breed, so it is more expedient to acquire a Schipperke for responsible people who are not used to giving in to the difficulties that sometimes accompany the training and maintenance of a shepherd.
#12 Schipperke are dogs of accelerated development.
Forget about the period of habituation and adaptation "holidays" - it is necessary to correct the behavior of the puppy from the very moment when he was outside the kennel. The breeder's joke that the Schipperke is a breed that needs to be brought up “yesterday”, although this does not mean that the representatives of this family are unteachable in principle. On the contrary, the "Belgians" are intelligent and inquisitive pets, so a two-month-old puppy is completely ready to learn the basics of training.
