It must be something in her genes...

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This is Tilly when we found her wet, cold and abandoned 5 years ago. She was a pitiful sight. We already had three rescued dogs but she was the first puppy we found. She was probably barely 6 weeks old at the time and still in need of her mother. She looked so innocent, more like a little lamb than a little dog. Tilly is now in her prime, she is the smallest of our dogs but the lamb has developed into more of a lion! She is the most energetic, affectionate and jealous animal. I suspect she may be the most intelligent too as she responds immediately to her name, comes when she is called, sits and gives her paw and talks to us in gentle little howls when she is displeased in some way. The others are not quick to respond. The lion side is not so cute, she chases the cats up the trees and she has to have a victim to nip at and her victim is the biggest dog in the pack, Greta the half German Shepherd. Mostly Greta runs away but occasionally when pushed too far Greta responds and a fight ensues. The result is that the two dogs are now enemies and we have to keep them separated because Greta is strong enough to kill Tilly and Tilly will not run away from a fight. We think she may have some bull terrier in her from what we have read about the breed. Tilly runs free during the day with three of the other dogs and is always the first to greet us when we come home, rushing excitedly to the car with her tail turning circles. No one would guess that she has a darker side to her nature.