"The Welsh Terrier if very energetic and active. He loves to play with children and can handle rough play. He is curious, happy, and spunky. An active family suits him well. By socializing the Welsh Terrier well, you can avoid problems with timidity or aggressiveness. They can show dominance with other pets so should be introduced early. Welsh Terriers often enjoy swimming. Most like to dig. Some are hard to housebreak (especially females). A very intelligent and clever breed, the Welsh Terrier is smart enough to know what you want and outsmart you to divert you from your intentions. They need variety but firmness and consistency in their training."
Most of this rings true. Chuy is VERY energetic and active. Every once in a while she gets a case of the “zoomies” and runs around in big loops at full speed (and her top speed is pretty speedy). She is super curious, happy and spunky. Andrew left his sock drawer just the tiniest bit open once and she emptied it. He walked in and she acted all proud, “I got them all out, every one!” She likes water A LOT (although we have not progressed to swimming yet, we are getting closer).
And she is clever. Welsh Terriers are not known for being particularly obedient, but it’s not because they are not smart enough to know what you want. They enjoy learning, they just don’t enjoy doing the same thing over and over. So they don’t like to sit over and over. We’ve heard you have to mix it up to keep them interested. We took a basic obedience class and she did pretty well, but it ended at the end of February. Since then, I think she’s been getting a little bored. And when she’s bored, she makes her own fun.
She has lots of toys that are supposed to keep her thinking as well as playing. The Kong is pretty basic. You stick some good tasting stuff in the center and she has to lick it out. Not that mentally stimulating, but still a good diversion.
We also have the waggle, which is a similar thing, but we still little pieces of food in the sides. She has figured out that they will come out as she rolls, but she can’t get it to work on a regular basis. So this one is still making her think.
But still, I don’t think she’s getting enough intellectual stimulation. I started looking into three possibilities that I thought we would all enjoy: agility training, earthdog trials, and flyball. I have tried places all over Austin, but they are currently winding up their classes for the summer since it’s about to get too hot! Maybe an intermediate obedience course is in order…
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