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I have a 1 1/2 year old male Pem and a 4 month old female Cardi. We've been a family almost 2 months. Boy, it seems longer..... what does that say????

Debbie(Glencorgi) said:
Pembrokes believe the world is a party just for them; Cardigans wait for the invitation to a great party.

Cardigans look before they leap; Pembrokes run off a cliff and then figure a way to get out of it.

Pembrokes will run with scissors; Cardigans don't.

Nature vs nurture? That's what I had heard and what I was expecting. Well so far, all bets are off. Lulu's breeder told me Lulu was the most mellow puppy in her litter. We thought that would be a good match with Tucker. To date, they are two peas in a pod.

The first week when visitors came Tuck did his usual run as fast as he could to say hello, jump up, insert toungue in guest's mouth, give lots of smooches, then roll over on back and wait for tummy rub. Lulu would straggle behind, stare at guests, then wait to be picked up (no one could resist) and smooched all over. That lasted for all of a week. Now anytime they see a person, known or unknown, it's a race to see who can get there first, who can be more obnoxious and jump higher to give kisses, etc. Ughhhhh! I tried so hard to break this habit from Tucker and now I have 2 doing it.

Lulu is trouble waiting to happen. She has the most mischeivous face when she's looking to get into something. I don't think she's bored, it's like an idea crosses her mind and "how do I do it?".

Tucker is known at Day Care for instigating trouble with his pack of 3-4 other dogs. When the sitter catches on and corrects him he gets a look on his face of how to distance himself from the trouble. Never is he contrite!!!

Lulu is apprently doing the same thing. Only when trouble starts, she runs and stands directly under the sitter's dog (she's still small enough to be a perfect fit).

I will say when she is tired, she is as mellow as can be. She turns into a limp rag doll. But that is pretty rare.

I was also told about differences between male and female temperaments and so far I'm not seeing much difference.

So not a whole lot of insight to share. If there are inherited differences between the breeds, so far it seems living together and the monkey see-monkey do thing has them acting pretty similar.

Susan