thank you for so much useful information. My Border Collie GSP mix is super smart but needs some behaviors tweaked. Your approach matches mine so I’m binging on your videos. I have never had such a bitey puppy, and she was scary to my grandkids, so I probably tried to solve it too soon. She is 19 months old now, she has been easy to train, we’re still working on her tendency to bark and bite to try to make my husband play with her, it’s almost 100% when she’s tired. From the first day i kept a journal on her so i could see her habits and tendencies….at first she could be awake only an hour before needing a nap…so 10 minutes to that hour over i’d make sure she was in a place to start sleep, early on it was a crate. Now I don’t watch the time as closely because sometimes we’re out all day, but i need breaks and i’ll take her to our nappy room and she will eventually realize we’re taking a break and she will take a nap. the situation she sometimes protests with me, wanting to use me as her pacifier/ chew toy. when she was young there were times i think i was too frustrated and then got angry at the biting, but for at least a 1.5 years i’ve managed to calmly either redirect, tell her no bite, and praise when she’s not biting, but it’s a habit she doesn’t want to get rid of, but she is better…i have her dragging a line at certain times i know she may try it with my husband, she goes up and starts biting and barking, i’ve learned long ago to respond firmly but by not saying much, i try different solutions, sometimes i just put her in a lie down, which stops the tantrum because of the restriction of being in a lie down. i guess since lie down is a fairly new thing i’ve taught for it to work during her tantrum i need to have it be more reliable….any other suggestions? i’ve been trying to at least stop the practicing of this bad behavior by restricting her access to my husband at her cranky times. the problem with my husband is lack of leadership with her, for too long he allowed naughty behavior, so she’s still herding him. the thing to solve is her reaction to people walking by the fence, i know i need to have her on a line to recall her away from the fence. so far i don’t do much because i don’t want to practice her ignoring the command, and i’m busy working the landscape…. your video is such a good reminder to get this done, i know i have to do baby steps. i need to get a long line on her….i have been rewarding her for being quiet, or when she has moved away from the fence…. i know i need to so much more of that, thank you so much for this vlog!
That's what happened with me. Things went great 5 steps forward, then thanks to unleashed dogs coming toward us were back to square 1! It's frustrating but progress is not linear and keeping consistent is key. 🗝 Helpfull video.
It's definitely not linear and I know personally that I have to acknowledge the tiny steps of progress because it's easy not to notice when your dog is offering new great behaviours. We expect so much from dogs! Changing patterns definitely takes some time and consistency. But so worth it! Thanks for commenting!
I will most definitely try this! Almost all of the houses in my area have multiple guard dogs (and houses are close to each other which makes it much harder because when one dog barks, the rest follows XD), but I'll try my best! By the way, I like the new handheld camera approach to your new video! I'm used to just seeing you talk in front of the camera, so it's nice to see a new change in style! Thanks again and awesome vid!
Yes it’s so tough when there are distractions that you can’t get away from. Sometimes I crank the music when the neighbour dogs bark. I also (when it’s not hot) sometimes put Skene in his crate in the car away from the noise and with the radio on enough to drown out sounds and so he gets a break. Glad you like the style of this video because yesterday I finally bought myself a camera for vlogging. More of this style to come! 🙂
@@TheDogVlog Awesome! I'll look forward to it! Also, I'm new to to this channel, but I haven't seen a video on general dog health, so I think that would be a great topic to cover. Thanks, and goodluck!
My year old BC is so reactive and lunges at people and runners. Sometimes he’s fine other times he’s highly reactive. Do you have a video that would help?
@@neilcox2778 This video is a good one to start with. Basically avoid rehearsal - so try to avoid places where there are lots of people or joggers. Also dogs sometimes do not actually have the skill to know how to disengage - they literally don't know how to pull themselves away from certain situations. But the good news is that disengagement can be taught! The video here shows how to mark and treat distractions - do that often, daily if possible, but choose distractions that are easier for your dog than people or joggers - could be birds, planes, cars in the distance, the wind - you can mark and treat nothing and that works too. It teaches your dog a new pattern of response, then eventually they can work up to more difficult distractions. I will eventually do another video on this too. Here's another video that would be helpful to teach your dog to focus on you: ruclips.net/video/uv5bpfKxzmk/видео.html Good luck!
I train my dogs separately but when I have them together I still continue training. For example my dog Asha was walking loose with Skene but Skene still needs a lot of one on one during our excursions because it’s still my priority to prevent him from rehearsing any reactions to sounds. Also when I have the dogs together I will often put 2 on a boundary while the other gets trained. Boundary training is really useful and something I’ll talk about more later as well. So glad you found the video helpful!
Are any of your dogs less focussed on food? My girl is super smart, but it's difficult when she's not listening because she doesn't care about food at all (even hot dogs, cheese, etc) and toys aren't great for calm behaviours.
In some situations my dogs Raven or Skene are not so interested in food but that’s usually when there are other distractions that seem more important to them than food. I do a few things: I try to train when they are hungry. I try to use foods they like best and I will vary them - ie Skene likes chicken but if I only use chicken for training he gets tired of it so I will use something like dehydrated beef from the pet store sometimes. I keep training sessions short and I do them either indoors or in low distraction areas. I also work a lot on eye contact exercises and having my dogs check in with me. Also, and this is super important, make sure you are truly having fun with training. It’s easy for us to get frustrated but *especially* for dogs not so food motivated, we really need to build a happy and fun relationship with them. Keep sessions short and set them up for success. I hope that gives you a few ideas.
Small steps. Use some of your dog’s food and mix with higher value food that your dog REALLY loves. Think about what your dog loves to do naturally. My youngest dogs were not super food motivated but they really love the interaction and games now.
All these positive only trainers with Border Collies to make them look good 👀...... when you have a reactive Rottweiler who wants to rip Susans Cockerpoo to shreds on the narrow footpath and you have run out of treats? Now what? 🤷♂️
thank you for so much useful information. My Border Collie GSP mix is super smart but needs some behaviors tweaked. Your approach matches mine so I’m binging on your videos.
I have never had such a bitey puppy, and she was scary to my grandkids, so I probably tried to solve it too soon. She is 19 months old now, she has been easy to train, we’re still working on her tendency to bark and bite to try to make my husband play with her, it’s almost 100% when she’s tired. From the first day i kept a journal on her so i could see her habits and tendencies….at first she could be awake only an hour before needing a nap…so 10 minutes to that hour over i’d make sure she was in a place to start sleep, early on it was a crate. Now I don’t watch the time as closely because sometimes we’re out all day, but i need breaks and i’ll take her to our nappy room and she will eventually realize we’re taking a break and she will take a nap.
the situation she sometimes protests with me, wanting to use me as her pacifier/ chew toy. when she was young there were times i think i was too frustrated and then got angry at the biting, but for at least a 1.5 years i’ve managed to calmly either redirect, tell her no bite, and praise when she’s not biting, but it’s a habit she doesn’t want to get rid of, but she is better…i have her dragging a line at certain times i know she may try it with my husband, she goes up and starts biting and barking, i’ve learned long ago to respond firmly but by not saying much, i try different solutions, sometimes i just put her in a lie down, which stops the tantrum because of the restriction of being in a lie down.
i guess since lie down is a fairly new thing i’ve taught for it to work during her tantrum i need to have it be more reliable….any other suggestions? i’ve been trying to at least stop the practicing of this bad behavior by restricting her access to my husband at her cranky times.
the problem with my husband is lack of leadership with her, for too long he allowed naughty behavior, so she’s still herding him.
the thing to solve is her reaction to people walking by the fence, i know i need to have her on a line to recall her away from the fence. so far i don’t do much because i don’t want to practice her ignoring the command, and i’m busy working the landscape….
your video is such a good reminder to get this done, i know i have to do baby steps. i need to get a long line on her….i have been rewarding her for being quiet, or when she has moved away from the fence….
i know i need to so much more of that,
thank you so much for this vlog!
I love your videos, are so useful and encouraging. I am getting great tools from your advises and applying them with my fur friend!
I love love love your videos they’re help me so much with my border collie ❤
I'm working with my very reactive 1 year old Malinois, similar setup to you with lot of fields and squirrels.
That's what happened with me. Things went great 5 steps forward, then thanks to unleashed dogs coming toward us were back to square 1! It's frustrating but progress is not linear and keeping consistent is key. 🗝
Helpfull video.
It's definitely not linear and I know personally that I have to acknowledge the tiny steps of progress because it's easy not to notice when your dog is offering new great behaviours. We expect so much from dogs! Changing patterns definitely takes some time and consistency. But so worth it! Thanks for commenting!
I will most definitely try this! Almost all of the houses in my area have multiple guard dogs (and houses are close to each other which makes it much harder because when one dog barks, the rest follows XD), but I'll try my best! By the way, I like the new handheld camera approach to your new video! I'm used to just seeing you talk in front of the camera, so it's nice to see a new change in style! Thanks again and awesome vid!
Yes it’s so tough when there are distractions that you can’t get away from. Sometimes I crank the music when the neighbour dogs bark. I also (when it’s not hot) sometimes put Skene in his crate in the car away from the noise and with the radio on enough to drown out sounds and so he gets a break. Glad you like the style of this video because yesterday I finally bought myself a camera for vlogging. More of this style to come! 🙂
@@TheDogVlog Awesome! I'll look forward to it! Also, I'm new to to this channel, but I haven't seen a video on general dog health, so I think that would be a great topic to cover. Thanks, and goodluck!
Your videos are so good. So much helpful info, along with great b-roll. You’re the Zak George of Border Collies.
Aw Heidi, that is so nice of you! I appreciate your support! :D Thank you!
The Dog Vlog you’ll take off before too long. Your content is really good and super helpful for dog owners. Go Janet!!
@@YetisPlace That really means a lot to me Heidi. Thank you so much for your comment.
My year old BC is so reactive and lunges at people and runners. Sometimes he’s fine other times he’s highly reactive. Do you have a video that would help?
@@neilcox2778 This video is a good one to start with. Basically avoid rehearsal - so try to avoid places where there are lots of people or joggers. Also dogs sometimes do not actually have the skill to know how to disengage - they literally don't know how to pull themselves away from certain situations. But the good news is that disengagement can be taught! The video here shows how to mark and treat distractions - do that often, daily if possible, but choose distractions that are easier for your dog than people or joggers - could be birds, planes, cars in the distance, the wind - you can mark and treat nothing and that works too. It teaches your dog a new pattern of response, then eventually they can work up to more difficult distractions. I will eventually do another video on this too.
Here's another video that would be helpful to teach your dog to focus on you: ruclips.net/video/uv5bpfKxzmk/видео.html
Good luck!
Yay! I was waiting for this video. It’s incredibly helpful. Thanks Janet😊 I was wondering...do you train your dogs separately or simultaneously?
I train my dogs separately but when I have them together I still continue training. For example my dog Asha was walking loose with Skene but Skene still needs a lot of one on one during our excursions because it’s still my priority to prevent him from rehearsing any reactions to sounds. Also when I have the dogs together I will often put 2 on a boundary while the other gets trained. Boundary training is really useful and something I’ll talk about more later as well. So glad you found the video helpful!
I just subscribed your giving so much info that I can use later on with my 15 week old border collie puppy :-)
I'm so glad it can be helpful! :)
@@TheDogVlog Every info we all share as dog owners / trainers we learn from each other ;-)
Kris Sky definitely!
Are any of your dogs less focussed on food? My girl is super smart, but it's difficult when she's not listening because she doesn't care about food at all (even hot dogs, cheese, etc) and toys aren't great for calm behaviours.
In some situations my dogs Raven or Skene are not so interested in food but that’s usually when there are other distractions that seem more important to them than food. I do a few things: I try to train when they are hungry. I try to use foods they like best and I will vary them - ie Skene likes chicken but if I only use chicken for training he gets tired of it so I will use something like dehydrated beef from the pet store sometimes. I keep training sessions short and I do them either indoors or in low distraction areas. I also work a lot on eye contact exercises and having my dogs check in with me. Also, and this is super important, make sure you are truly having fun with training. It’s easy for us to get frustrated but *especially* for dogs not so food motivated, we really need to build a happy and fun relationship with them. Keep sessions short and set them up for success. I hope that gives you a few ideas.
0:08 who cut the tree!?
Maybe a friend of the squirrel? :D
@@TheDogVlog You didn't, right?
@@TheDogVlog I hope you didn't
Deepa Suresh it’s actually stock footage so I really don’t know.
But...but....my dog doesn't want to work for her kibble...
Small steps. Use some of your dog’s food and mix with higher value food that your dog REALLY loves. Think about what your dog loves to do naturally. My youngest dogs were not super food motivated but they really love the interaction and games now.
All these positive only trainers with Border Collies to make them look good 👀...... when you have a reactive Rottweiler who wants to rip Susans Cockerpoo to shreds on the narrow footpath and you have run out of treats? Now what? 🤷♂️