I-Keeshonden idla ngokudlala kakhulu, inengqondo ekhawulezayo kunye nesakhono esinamandla sokutsiba. Banengqiqo, bazimisele ukukholisa, yaye bafunda ngokukhawuleza, nto leyo ethetha ukuba nabo bayakhawuleza ukufunda izinto abantu babo ebebengazimiselanga ukubafundisa zona. Nangona kunjalo, i-Keeshonden yenza i-agility egqwesileyo kunye nezinja zokuthobela. Enyanisweni, le nja iqaqambileyo, neyomeleleyo ifaneleka kangangokuba iye yaqeqeshelwa ukukhonza njengezinja ezikhokela iimfama; kuphela ukungabikho kobungakanani babo okuye kwabathintela ekubeni basetyenziswe ngokubanzi kule ndima.
Bayabathanda abantwana kwaye zizinja zosapho ezibalaseleyo, bekhetha ukuba kufutshane nabantu babo nanini na kunokwenzeka. Ngokuqhelekileyo bahamba kunye nezinye izinja kwaye baya kunandipha ukuleqa kakuhle kwiyadi. I-Keeshonden inomdla kakhulu kwaye inovelwano kwaye ihlala isetyenziswa njengezinja ezithuthuzelayo. Okona kubalulekileyo, ubuncinci uKeeshond, uTikva, wayekwiGround Zero kulandela uhlaselo lwe-11 kaSeptemba ukunceda ukuthuthuzela abahlanguli. Inzala inomkhwa wokubambelela ngakumbi kubanini bayo, ngakumbi kunezinye iintlobo ezininzi. Ukuba umninizo uphumile, okanye kwelinye igumbi emva kocango oluvaliweyo, zisenokuhlala, zilindele ukuba umninizo aphinde avele, nokuba kukho abanye abantu abakufutshane. Abaninzi baye babizwa ngokuba "sisithunzi somnini," okanye "izinja ze-velcro".