Life is full when you have a hundred pound puppy.
Schatz *wants* to be a good citizen. She just isn't quite sure how to do it yet.
Her leash manners are pretty good. No pulling and jumping. Walking properly in "heel" most of the time. When she meets other dogs she reacts to them as they react to her. A calm dog is met calmly. A yappy dog is met with yapping. A snarly dog gets a snarl. We're working on that. She's getting better at ignoring misbehaved dogs.
I get her attention just by speaking her name or a sharp whistle. The second most effective way to get her attention is a squirt bottle. She has a real aversion to being squirted. We use it when she rough houses a little too exuberantly with the Shih-tzu. And therein lies the title of this thread. Exuberant describes her. Puppy, puppy, puppy!
She is my shadow. I can't go ten feet without her following. Very puppy-like, but mostly, that's insecurity. We're working on that, too. I can now get her to sit/stay for as long as a 75 to 100 foot distance. I have her trained to react to hand signals in addition to spoken commands. When I want her to come, I hold my palm down and toward her, like a target, and she hits it with her nose. She can repeat that successfully, so I know she knows it now. The next thing is to get her to sit when she comes. She does that about half the time. I also use hand signal very slight leash pressure to control her on our walks.
Anyway, here's a picture taken on a recent hike at a lake a few miles from here.
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Squee!
What a gorgeous dog! What a pleasure she is going to be for you.
Thanks for the pic!
She looks a lot like our 7yo, Noelle, although Schatz sounds much better trained 
We are having a hard time on leash when she sees another dog or when someone (extended family or a stranger) comes to our door or comes in our house. We can't get her to stop barking. Much to my (and the teachers') surprise, we actually passed the first level obedience class! I think she knew it was a test. She was the only one in the ring (no distractions) and she did everything I asked her to do.
We socialize at the dog park and she goes to doggy daycare on Fridays, but the minute she goes back on leash or is on our home/property, she acts like a nut if she sees another dog. Don't know what to do about that. Lately she seems deathly afraid of thunderstorms. The other night she finally settled down next to me with her chin resting on my hand at the edge of the bed.
She cries and gets really, really frightened. She'll jump up on whatever I'm on - the bed, a sofa, a kitchen chair. I feel bad for her but I won't (can't) tolerate jumping up, no matter what the reason.
We're working with a GSD trainer. He gets her to do stuff effortlessly. When I try the same thing I get nada! 
I am learning very quickly that things are all VERY subtle. Our human tendency is to speak sharply and use big corrections. But all that does is raise the dogs level of anxiety/excitement/exuberance/whatever. I am learning that saying "no" must more softly, but with more conviction makes a huge difference.
People who train working dogs have a credo: "emotion travels through the leash" and indeed it does. Dogs are far more subtle and far more in tune than we think they are.
Our old Border Collie is the dog alpha. The trainer said for us to actually watch her for clues on how to deal with Schatz. Damned if that's not true. I find the old one watching Schatz and then looking at me as if to say "so what are you going to do about that, Boss?" And if I don't do something damned if that old Yoda dog doesn't do something. Again, all very, very subtle, but amazing to watch once you're tuned in to it all.
I want another baby. I'd have a lot to learn about training, though, if I adopt a doggy bigger than Shrimpy.
what a gorgeous canine! that paw just begs to be shook. and what a beautiful photo too!
i have italian greyhounds, and their sit-stays/recalls are iffy at best -- whole different cup o tea. but, their manners on leash are outstanding. very proud of them lately on walks.
Here's the compulsory puppy pic Daphne is the little one and Trouble is the big boy.
You are a wonder. You are doing very well with her. She is smart to have picked up all you have taught her. Hang in there. You have a very good dog and she will be with you for a long time.
I have a 110lb beast of joy, myself. They're so smart! And need a lot of attention. Mine hates to be ignored. He's 9 this year and still runs & fetches like a 1 yr old.
My boys name is Cash. He's completely light brown/tan. I don't know what the wife & I would do without this guy I'm our lives.
