Dog trouble

[paulsmithy83 567]

Hi all I have a collie x who is 18 weeks old sire was a collie dam was greyhound, she's a cracking little pup retrieves tennis balls and anything I throw at any distance, lead training great but she's that keen on anything that

Moves I'm having few probs most are prob thinking it's a great thing but sometimes to much can be a prob to. She has a habit of chasing joggers and snapping at the ankles of them and same to bikers. What's the best way to over come this. I know some collies have higher herding instincts then others could this just be her following the collie trait. So what do you think might help solve this

[rocky1 942]

just puppies mate mine use 2 don it ,has,nt done it for ages now its 12month ,it will grow out of it

[paulsmithy83 567]

I know it's a silly one but this is the first dog of mine to do it and again it's my first collie x so just wanted some info as. I've heard it can be big problems in collies with higher then normal herding instincts just wanted way to help her get out it wouldn't mind but she's not biting the joggers gentle she's proper going for it

[paulsmithy83 567]

I know it's a silly one but this is the first dog of mine to do it and again it's my first collie x so just wanted some info as. I've heard it can be big problems in collies with higher then normal herding instincts just wanted way to help her get out it wouldn't mind but she's not biting the joggers gentle she's proper going for it

[tb25 4,627]

keep her on the lead for a bit,i wouldent have a pup of the lead if it was doing that mate

[paulsmithy83 567]

keep her on the lead for a bit,i wouldent have a pup of the lead if it was doing that mate

im going to till i can figour out the best method to solve it but being on the lead all time isnt a perminent solution would like some advice on helping her get over it, as said she might naturaly grow out of it but dont want to leave anything to chance as that would be irresponsible as a dog owner to do so ,so any help much appreciated thanks all

[tb25 4,627]

am new to the game my self so al let folk who no more than me advise you my pups around the same age and will chase my lad when hes running over the park,and with being a strong pup i wont have this,the pup gets told shes older nuff to no now when shes doing something wrong i no she still a pup but i wont have her knocking him over,mine being a pup will run up to folk over the park now and then but past week or to she seems to no i dont realy like it,only realy take het to the park is to get her good with other dogs

[tb25 4,627]

recall mate,plenty of fuss when she comes back,try taking her were there is no jogger or just keep her on the lead if she pulls to them,pull her back,with a NO

[tb25 4,627]

should keep her on a lead till recall is good enyways especially round certain places

[paulsmithy83 567]

should keep her on a lead till recall is good enyways especially round certain places

her recal is great until something is moving at a pace, she will walk to heal off lead aswell shes unbelievable clever, smartest lurcher ive ever to own and no dout thats the collie in her, shes great round livestock now with help off a ram lol so training will be easy just need the right method with this

[ftm 3,357]

hi there mate i havent got lurchers now but only ever had 1st cross collie greyhounds 20 years experience you MUST let the dog know whos boss or your in for a bad time mate as collies try to be the leader at an early age .when dog goes for a person take it by scruff ov neck and rag it around quite vigourusly [dont be namby pamby ] really let it know you wont tolerate it! i have to say this tho some collie crosses are biters and a few ov mine had to bite the bullet if you can stop it biting people tho they do turn out very good dogs.[bANNED TEXT] ever you do dont start the dog off to early as they tend to bark when chasing as you know there not the fastest cross ov lurcher and frustration makes them bark and you dont want farmer hearing dog if your poaching or owt let me know if theres anything else you need to know as im fond ov collie crosses

[albert64 1,882]

its just a game to her mate

try her on a long line

and when a jogger etc goes past give her a bit of slack

and just as she goes to take off after them

give her a sharp tug and a stearn no

it wont take long to break the habit

she will stop she's only a pup

albert

[matmorgan 49]

keep her on the lead for a bit,i wouldent have a pup of the lead if it was doing that mate

im going to till i can figour out the best method to solve it but being on the lead all time isnt a perminent solution would like some advice on helping her get over it, as said she might naturaly grow out of it but dont want to leave anything to chance as that would be irresponsible as a dog owner to do so ,so any help much appreciated thanks all

keeping it on the lead is the solution imho.when it starts to behave around joggers and bikers on the lead then give it another go off.if it plays up straight back on.

[paulsmithy83 567]

cheers for the advice lads i'l give it a go and let you know how she does and ftm i was thinkin at starting around 11-12 months with her on lamp as next season should start round then, what do you recon, thats when i usualy start my dogs or should i wait that little longer and make it pay in the long run

[STUNTMAN 552]

Paul- Same thing happen to me. I had a Heeler off a MO. Cattle Ranch shipped to N.J. in the States. I had this pup off lead in NYC @ 4 months. OB was fantastic, but when somthing moved fast around him it was on human, biker,cow, horse what ever. I looked into what the command was for cattle dogs and I just came up with "drop" with that said he would drop right there when i said this. I use a ball , he was ball crazy and I would make him drop in the middle of a retrieve. As he got older he got real mean and i had to be on his ass 24/7 or somebody was getting bit. At 5 i put him on a farm with rodeo bulls and he was in his glory good and in short work on control.