She barked in the elevator at people and when we saw our neighbours in the hall. Then it escalated to our apartment where she basically just barked and growled at our front door constantly. Carts, men, other dogs, skateboards, people pushing bikes, garbage cans. Georgia also went through a three-month phase where she got scared of everything, even things she wasn't scared of as a puppy. She also is a teenager right now, so she really chooses when she listens and doesn't and that can be frustrating. She also showed a proclivity to chase cars when we first got her, which was scary. She is definitely a herder, so some of the struggles have been around her leash/collar and her pulling and tugging and not listening and dragging us to what she wants (she weighs 60 pounds). We got a trainer straight away when we adopted her and have followed our training pretty passionately. Georgia is a really, really well-behaved dog for the most part. So we refer to her as Georgia, Georgie and George. We also loved that her name could be shortened to Georgie, or George, depending on her personality and our mood. Part of our family lives in Georgia, so it's an homage to them. And it's basically "wait" but we hide her toys.Īccording to our dog trainer, she likes me more, but according to her other mom - my partner of nearly six years - that's because I let her get away with everything and I don't ever tell her no. It's heartbreakingly cute and definitely cutting into my "writing a new Tegan and Sara record" time. As soon as we tell her "yes," she runs to the toy and then carries it around the house proudly then returns it to us and goes back to her "place" to wait for us to do it again.
Her favourite games are "wait" and "search." "Wait" is when we place her toys everywhere around her and she has to sit and wait for us to tell her which one we want her to get. I know everyone says that about their dog, but the mix of dog breeds in her means she is happiest when "working" and takes to commands and "jobs" with great enthusiasm. We got her when she was not quite three months old. Georgia is a German Shepard/border collie mix.
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Having made it through an adjustment period, Georgia is now a part of the family - even though she is slowing down progress on the next Tegan and Sara album, which Quin says is underway.įor our new animal-focused feature series, Pet Sounds, Exclaim! caught up with Quin to talk about her power struggles with Georgia, how she still isn't a "dog person," and the timeline for the next Tegan and Sara album (as well as their upcoming memoir, TV show and graphic novels). (This writer has owned a border collie and can confirm that it's very difficult to keep them occupied.) A cross between a border collie and a German Shepard - which are widely regarded as two of the smartest dog breeds - Georgia requires lots of attention and is happiest when working hard. Tegan Quin is a self-proclaimed "clean freak," but the singer-songwriter, who makes up one half of Tegan and Sara, has had her routines disrupted in a major way by her pandemic pup Georgia.