My dog was from Kapona and Jabina Zlatan - Amanda's B litter. He turned 1 in March. He's got a fantastic temperament. Thank God. We've had a few hiccups due to adolescence and the fact that he was attacked by another dog. I can't imagine what I would have had to go through if he wasn't stable.
Would I say he's an easy dog for a beginner? No. But he's teaching me a lot. He's so freaking smart, and reads my every emotion (not always a good thing). He was potty trained at 11-12 weeks (alerting by going and sitting by the door every time) and sleeping outside his crate at 4 months - although I still crate him when I go to work. He's been fine left alone outside his crate when I've gone grocery shopping, but nothing more than an hour or two. He's not a destructive chewer, no handler aggression, VERY pack oriented, biddable, has SUPER focus, up for anything, not scared of thunderstorms or fireworks, and is very affectionate. He also loves my other dog. This dog wants to work and play, but has a nice off switch in the house. If I didn't work him or play with him for an hour or two a day minimum, he'd be a nightmare. He needs to burn off energy and use his mind in order to settle in the house.
I will say he's becoming aloof. He doesn't necessarily want strangers petting him. His first instinct is to sit back when people he doesn't know reach for him (I usually stop them in their tracks before this happens). He's not scared of them. He doesn't cower or run away and hide. He ignores them when off leash after he checks them out with a quick smell...lol. After he checks them out, he has no interest in them.
