We got an 10 month old border collie about a months ago. The owner said she didn't have the time for him anymore (she had 4 including him) two of which were his parents. He was riddled with fleas, a bad stomach, no micro chip and it seems he was pretty much left to his own devises . He's doing so much better now and has settled in wonderfully. Full check up at the vets and was given the all clear. Seems much happier now. Previous owner said he was good with other animals and kids which I believe was true as he's great with our 3 year old and our cat. Indoors he's the perfect dog, very loving and well behaved.
Its early days but i'm just looking for some tips on a few things. The main being that he tries to heard cars. He doesn't try to heard kids or cats, just cars. He's walked 3 times a day, the middle walk can be a pain as I have the pram and he lunges and barks towards the cars. Thank fully I can keep good control of him. I've read online about trying to distract them with a toy, but he doesn't have much interest in them. He likes tug of war but looses interest before we do. Doesn't play fetch and doesn't get excited often about toys. Occasionally he does he's actually in the garden now playing with his teddy but that will last a few minutes at best. He's getting better on the lead doesn't pull as much now but still the issue with the cars. He also wants to play with other dogs. Pulls towards them, tail wagging. Other owners that let him approach he plays and sniffs the other dog in a friendly way, no aggression. I don't think he would have issues with other dogs as he was with 3 others with the previous owner. DP is going to take him to his parents this week to socialize him with their lab. I understand he's already 10 months old and it might be harder to train him. In the last month he's learnt sit, lie down and paw. But the big one I want to tackle is the cars. Is there hope ? . I would also like to eventually train him off the lead and to play fetch so he can have a good run round. I adore him so much already. I want to take him to some training classes but none are running at the moment due to covid, so we need to make a start ourselves. If I can't tackle these issues then that's fine, he's a good dog but there's room for improvement. Some success stories would be nice to give me a bit of hope.
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Nymeriastark1 · 22/06/2020 11:03
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