Puppies Behaving Very Badly

I had a border collie named River. Same situation. They need a job.

Too many people get dogs for their looks and don't research the needs and habits of a specific breed. People who don't exercise much should not get a dog who needs a lot of outdoor exercise and a job.

River is the smartest dog breed, it needs lots of exercise and things to do, they're not really house dogs but they are great dogs.

For over 50 years I have owned and trained many Border Collies to competition standards in Agility and Obedience. They are not the best dogs for suburban homes with small gardens and given inadequate exercise. (if their brains and bodies are not exercised they can become frustrated and neutotic). Border Collies are bred to work; extremely intelligent and often happier on a farm herding sheep.

Most dogs are bored out of their skulls - stuck in overheated, underventilated, perfume overloaded environments for 22-23hrs per day; dependent on disengaged, 'I'm right and you can't teach me anything about my dog' type owners who refuse to see the harm (if not outright abuse) their poor communications skills are having.

I usually don't like making assumptions but I really don't believe that one dog barking at River made her that aggressive. If it was just towards other dogs then I'd get it but why would it make her aggressive towards people or vehicles, she's definitely been under socialised and probably just not taken out enough. Collies can be quite nervy and 90% of normal people (not working on a farm for example) cannot really exercise a collie as much as is needed for most of them. Many of them are lovely but I don't know why they're such a common family dog because they're not suited to it, they are happiest when they're being worked

River the collie's reactivity was too extreme to be caused by only one event. I believe she was not socialised at the right time. River lit up when the ball was introduced indoors, she was visibly desperate to do that work - therefore the ball could have been utilised as a great training distraction/reward. The ball could have been used to shift her focus onto her owners, and the reward for ignoring bikes and dogs would have been playing ball. In terms of exercise, a collie will need/expect as much exercise as they get - the more you exercise them, the more they will need/expect that amount of exercise. So, while they must have plenty of exercise just like all dogs, they don't necessarily need to run all day - they just have the potential to be able to run all day. They 100% need brain work - problem solving, tasks, training, jobs, work - and this can take any form. Provide a good mix of exercise and brain work, and you CAN have them as house dogs/pets. EG you can train them to do things around the house (collect items, tidy up, move things), you can train dog dancing inside a normal house, you can set up house & garden agility, you can do clicker training, do scent work, and that's on top of the usual trick training and playing with toys. What is under-estimated is the amount of time this will take - but once they understand what training *is*, they can learn anything, which is a very rewarding and amazing experience.

Poor River, working dog getting too little exercise. Herding sheep all day different from little walks on a lead.

Dogs need to learn that they are not the boss and that they can trust their humans. The same with children. They need to be able to trust their parents and that the parent is ultimately the boss. It is amazing how many people can not establish these two fundamentals.

I lost my beautiful baby girl 6 weeks ago, 1 week after got a puppy, he has help me in my healing process, but I treat him the same way I had her ( cocker spaniel no 14

My aussie was like River, but was 7yo when I got her. She had been an indoor dog her entire life until I got her. It took me two years to get her where she didn't become reactive at everything and everyone. She's now much more learned and confident in the outside world. She is still a bit reactive to slow moving cars and still very initially reactive to people in the house. But she is learning.

Who gets a dog to loose weight ?? Wrong reason

The staffie is being a typical puppy. My male golden was terrible with his biting as a pup and even at 14 months old he still likes to mouth me and other people in my family.

Collies are working dogs and need masses of exercise and a job to do.

We have a 16 week old biting Weimaraner puppy so this vid has been super helpful - so has GH's new book, which is an excellent read or listen !! (no commercial or any other relationship).

“Staffy puppies are a handful!” Don’t I know it 😂 my girl is 1 year old now but she almost drove me insane when she was little. Got her some training and she is a great dog now. Still has some work to do. Training never stops.

Great trainer. Love his programmes as they make sense. My naughty pup is 17 weeks and has gone through the chew everything stage now working up short walks as he’s just a baby but he has a thing about traffic so walking in quiet areas but this helped 👍

Chocolate salesman 😂 no way!!!! 🍫

1:57 God, the narrator is UNBEARABLE! You don't need to talk to us like we're idiots, or like you are! Can't watch - out in less than 2 minutes.

Th woman who got a dog after losing her old dog {14yrs} clearly wasn't READY for another dog. She wanted her old dog back, not the new puppy. It can take years to grieve an old dog before one is ready for a new one.