TiflovesBCs
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Hi all found this site googling tricks to try to train Bella as I have recently started to use a clicker in reference to training.
I have 3 border collies or rather 2 are mine and 1 is my mums. They are all female. 1 is 11years old and the other 2 are nearly 2.
Jenny is the oldest at 11. We have had her from a pup and she is great. She is obsessed with the ball and playing fetch ... and i mean obsessed. lol. She is a tri coloured border collie. She often forgets how old she is when she goes to the park running round like a 2 year old.
Now for the other two. They are as different from each other but in some regards the same in one problem. I'll get to that in a minute.
Bella is my other border collie she is 2 in february. I have had her from a pup and sadly as it was 11 years since the last puppy I had got the socialisation wrong and she had not been socialised enough when she was a pup and is now suffering from it. She is fearful of both dogs and people. She doesn't enjoy going out for walks as she infact hides if i get the lead out. I've seen trainers for her and they say to reward her with treats for positive reinforcement but Bella is usually a fussy eater in her best days lol so as soon as she steps outside the door nothing is entering her mouth. Now when we take her to the park i can atleast distract her as she is nearly as obsessed with fetch as Jenny is. She does however run towards and bark at other people in the park but does come back when called. Out of her fight and flight instinct she orefers to hide if anyone approaches her or even talks to her even running off into the woods where her head can be seen poking round a tree as she checks to see if the coast is clear. Bella when she is at home is very similar in temperament to Jenny my older dog. She can fall asleep in seconds, loves playing fetch and is responsive to training and trick training (just starting tricks really). She is a calm natured dog in the house away from what stresses her.
Now for my mums dog Zara, she is 2 on april. She is as opposite as you can get from the other two in looks and temperament. She is a tri-coloured short coated, prick eared border collies who i swear is like the energizer bunny. She is really hyper 99% of the time. She is also nervous out of the house but she seems to cope better than zara although she has her problems. She is a very demanding dog who i swear is part cat as she uses her paws alot. If she isnt happy she barks, digs the floor, charges towards you (mainly me she hates it when i move) she doesnt like us or the other 2 dogs going up and down the stairs where she jumps up and barks at me and goes to bite the other dogs. She seems more aggressive especially if we get the leads out. She is also impossible to walk, we've tried haltis, harnesses, stoping n starting, turning back in a circle and such and nothing is working she is very stubborn and strong. she has a bulkier build that Bella. She is a lunger and barker when she sees other dogs or passes people when shes on the lead.
Any Suggestion on anything I could try to help with these problems would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Bella
Jenny
Zara - oh did i forget to mention she had blue eyes too
I have 3 border collies or rather 2 are mine and 1 is my mums. They are all female. 1 is 11years old and the other 2 are nearly 2.
Jenny is the oldest at 11. We have had her from a pup and she is great. She is obsessed with the ball and playing fetch ... and i mean obsessed. lol. She is a tri coloured border collie. She often forgets how old she is when she goes to the park running round like a 2 year old.
Now for the other two. They are as different from each other but in some regards the same in one problem. I'll get to that in a minute.
Bella is my other border collie she is 2 in february. I have had her from a pup and sadly as it was 11 years since the last puppy I had got the socialisation wrong and she had not been socialised enough when she was a pup and is now suffering from it. She is fearful of both dogs and people. She doesn't enjoy going out for walks as she infact hides if i get the lead out. I've seen trainers for her and they say to reward her with treats for positive reinforcement but Bella is usually a fussy eater in her best days lol so as soon as she steps outside the door nothing is entering her mouth. Now when we take her to the park i can atleast distract her as she is nearly as obsessed with fetch as Jenny is. She does however run towards and bark at other people in the park but does come back when called. Out of her fight and flight instinct she orefers to hide if anyone approaches her or even talks to her even running off into the woods where her head can be seen poking round a tree as she checks to see if the coast is clear. Bella when she is at home is very similar in temperament to Jenny my older dog. She can fall asleep in seconds, loves playing fetch and is responsive to training and trick training (just starting tricks really). She is a calm natured dog in the house away from what stresses her.
Now for my mums dog Zara, she is 2 on april. She is as opposite as you can get from the other two in looks and temperament. She is a tri-coloured short coated, prick eared border collies who i swear is like the energizer bunny. She is really hyper 99% of the time. She is also nervous out of the house but she seems to cope better than zara although she has her problems. She is a very demanding dog who i swear is part cat as she uses her paws alot. If she isnt happy she barks, digs the floor, charges towards you (mainly me she hates it when i move) she doesnt like us or the other 2 dogs going up and down the stairs where she jumps up and barks at me and goes to bite the other dogs. She seems more aggressive especially if we get the leads out. She is also impossible to walk, we've tried haltis, harnesses, stoping n starting, turning back in a circle and such and nothing is working she is very stubborn and strong. she has a bulkier build that Bella. She is a lunger and barker when she sees other dogs or passes people when shes on the lead.
Any Suggestion on anything I could try to help with these problems would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Bella
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Jenny
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Zara - oh did i forget to mention she had blue eyes too
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