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Puppy training/dominance - please help
Hi all,
We got a Border Collie at 7 weeks - he is now 11 weeks. I am at home all day with him and having had 2 dogs before, am making sure he's looked after, much loved but not spoiled. He's crate trained, sits, gives paw and in general is doing well. I have taken him out in my arms (pre vaccinations) to get him used to sights and sounds and he's done great and loves people. Most of the time, with me, he is fine. Happy to amuse himself, OK to be left for a few hours alone if I go out. Amost perfect. I just have one problem - he is showing major signs of dominance when I want him to do something or not as the case may be. In other words when I show him who's boss - he clearly thinks it's him. This has become more obvious since I a) endeavoured to stop him play biting when it got too hard and b) started lead training him. I have a friend with vast and successful experience in training and she earned his respect within a few hours. He is like a different pup with her. With me, no amount of "no biting", will stop him but worse, in the past few days he has flown back at me almost with teeth bared if I have chastised him and bit harder. Similarly on the lead today he was clearly trying to show me he was top dog and did this again by biting but it is not play biting, he's moved it up a gear. He also hates being brushed. I've brushed him from day 1 but it's a battle. I know he's young and trying to dominate me and it's not going to happen - but - I am lacking in experience of exactly how to show him who's boss. Raising my voice has no effect at all. It's a long time since I trained a puppy and in fact my last dog was the exact opposite - he was very nervous and submissive from day 1 so this is not only new to me but qute upsetting as I just can't see what I am doing wrong. Whilst I keep perservering, any help would be appreciated. Or is this normal puppy behaviour? Lynda |
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