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  1. Bob I went home last night with a long line. I've been working at my job a lot of hours so now is a difficult training time for me but I took a few minutes and called the dog when I came walking up the drive. He came immediately and acted as though he was looking forward to my attention. That made me excited. I put the long line on to do chores with and it was a little difficult to handle but as I walked around I would look for opportunities when the dog was behind me a little ways then call him as I slaped my leg and walked away and he would come right over. I'll start spend my evenings working on sit and lie down and come. He seems to be a fast learner. I appreciate your help. I'l be in touch.
  2. I'm with you on the training. I've had this problem in the past and can see in the distant future it becomming a problem again so I thought I'd ask when I had the opportunity. When he grips call him off and walk away, then can you give him a good boy and pat on the back or just let things be so he doesn't get over excited about griping next time? How do you add the command in there? Just say it just before you think he is going to grip? Then call him off. I do work goats that get stubborn as well as sticky but also cattle and sheep as well. I just think a little grip and possibly a bark would be a good tool in the box if anything wants to lag behind or get sticky?
  3. I appreciate the advice. I do use "Go Bye" as a clockwise command and come as a recall. Should I? I understand what you mean about the dog wanting to go with you when you move away. I hadn't looked at it that way before, but when I walk away from this pup he will be eager to follow me. If he knows I am trying to catch him he will keep the lead out of reach. If he doesn't think I care he will walk close and if I start to praise him often I can bend over an pet him without him moving away. The problem has been when there is pressure on him to do something else for example stay in the yard and play. Or if he see's me heading out to the goat yard to do chores he will run to the gate to come with but if I call him to catch him before he can get through the gate he will head back so I won't be able to catch him. I live at the end of a dead end road so I let the dog out with or without a lead to go to the bathroom. He does very well at staying in the yard so me or my wife will let him out to run around the house different times during the day. It is getting cold out here so if I open the house door he will always call to me to come in the house. Do you think I should only let him out tied to me? I will get a 50' lead mine is only 12'. I think at his former home he still had some litter mates to run with and he was not expected to come unless all the dogs were going somewhere. His actions lead me to believe that at first he may not have understood but when he did recognise what was going on it quickly became a game because he was willing to come when he wanted to come. For example comming in the house. I'll work at starting a lie down on him. Do you have any problems teaching sit after you have taught lie down? Should sit come first? I had a dog that learned down and then learned sit but would never stay sitting. Just sit for a second on the way to lieing down.
  4. How about when the dog has grip but only wants to grip the head. I have tried holding the head and encouraging the dog to grip at the rear end with a small amount of success. Are there any magic tricks?
  5. I'm new to this board. I have had quite a few dogs before and a couple of very good ones. The last two dogs I had were from one specific line and we did not get along at all. I thought I was a good trainer before this, but these dogs have made me rethink everything. They have gone to someone who could do more than I and I have a new pup. This dog is a nephew to the best dog I ever had and I have high hopes. He was born in April and I just got him a month ago. When he arrived he was scared and I worked very hard at bonding him. He and I get along good now and he is a quick learner. The only thing I am worried about is that he does not have a good "come". When I first got him he was timid and almost afraid of people. Now that he is used to us he likes being petted, but if I try to call him to do anything including pet him he will make a bee line the other way. I put a short line on him in my basemant where he couldn't go very far and practiced letting him explore then stepping on the line so he couldn't get away and calling him in. When he wouldn't come I would give a jerk and then release pressure immediately. Then call again until he came tward me or I had to jerk the line again, when he reached me I would give lots of praise and "goodboys". I don't know if this was the best way but it seemed to work. ??? Then I put him on a long line and tied it to me when I did chores. Now he likes to come with to do chores. However, he knows if I drop the line or if it is out of my reach and he will still follow along and have fun, but if I try to call he will turn and go tward the house, which is very aggravating. I follow him all the way to the house and pick up the end of the line and call him and tug once and he will come and I reward him with lots of petting and "goodboys". I don't know how I am going to bridge the gap from long lead to off leash when he is excited and after stock. I thought about a down or sit but what are your reccomendations on what I have done and what I should do?
  6. I would be very comfortable saying this dog is half border collie and half austrailian blue heeler. Very smart energetic dogs who have a great ability to jump, which most dogs do, but tend to have the spotted or roan appearance like this dog has in places. They also "tend" to be slightly heavier boned than a BC which appears a little in your dog. Great mix!
  7. I'm new to this board but I have trained a couple of dogs so I'm not sure how good this advice is. But it seems to me you use it for a while until she is understanding her job and then start to phase it out. So when she gets "clappy" say "that'll do, go-bye or way-to-me" and use a hand signal. When she gets to the point where she is starting to do the command quickly and almost before you start the "that'll do" then start to either say that'll do quietly then pahse it out or just stop all together. Also do you have a "get out" or a way to get the dog off the sheep? You could try using that and the the "go-bye or way-to-me". If you don't it may be a handy tool to have.
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