Shelby Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 My puppy is 14 months old (Ivy). I have an older dog that she plays with. That dog loves to chase balls! But when I through something for him she jumps up bites him on the scruff of the neck then drags him somewhere else, but when I tell her to leave him alone like off or leave it or even come she doesn't stop. She is good at all other times she comes runnning at me when i call her or she gets off when I tell her off and all those other things. WHAT DO I DO? SHE WON'T LISTEN TO ME WHEN SHE GETS IN THAT WHAT I CALL HEARDING MODE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieDog Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Does she know what "leave it" means? If not, I doubt she has any clue what you mean when you yell at her to do it. If it were me, I'd either put her up every time she does it (a time out of sorts) or leash/confine her when you play with him to prevent the problem in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
books Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 You might have a better response posting your question in the General Border Collie Discussion forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.L. Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I agree, first you need to make sure your dog understands the "leave it" command. Practice it in set up situations so that your dog can learn what it means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyoBC Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I'm sorry she's not listening to you. They seem to do that every so often. But I would think the best way to prevent it all is to put her on a leash when you play ball with him, at least until she learns "leave it" really good. That's the best help I can offer. Hope it helps. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordercentrics Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Separate play sessions may be in order. That is what we have to do here. Meg has no interest in balls or any other toys, but she will chase Ruby down and grab her if she tries to retrieve. We never have Meg present when we play with Ruby. You need individual play and bonding times with each dog when you have more than one, anyway. Kathy Robbins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajarrel Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 First off, you need to understand that "hearding mode" is just an excuse not to listen to you (and a poor one at that). Working dogs "herd" all the time and listen. Second, you need to stop teaching her to not listen to you. Every time you let her repeat the undesired action when you tell her to stop you teach her that she doesn't have to listen to you. I'd put the 14 month old on a long line, and when you see her thinking about going after your other dog step on the line and say "leave it" or "get out of it" and then praise her (don't be too effusive -- good dog and a pat is fine). Timing here is everything so, if you can't get the timing right, I'd not put your dog in this situation until it has a rock solid "leave it" in other situations. Finally, if she hasn't learned that fetching itself is "fun" (rather than chasing the other dog), some individual play (as others have suggested) might be helpful. If you older dog looses patience with the young 'un, don't reprimand the older one -- this is the way my guys usually learn to respect space. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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