We got both dogs from a local rescue. We have had Dusty since she was 16 weeks old.
I admit we where very lax with training with Dusty. Although she can do all the basics, come, stay, sit, down. My son (15) , (and of course we do too) does play with her often, and challenges her mentally. She loves that. One of my problems with her, is when we have company come over, she freaks, barking, will not listen to me. I in turn freak, because she is not listening. Anyways, she would also freak in the yard barking if someone walked by the house.
I have really started cracking down on this, now she does 1 bark, with a low growl if someone walks by and is starting to listen to me when I tell her quiet. She has had a few lapses, but we are working on it , DAILY, multiple times. My big problem lies in when people actually try to come into the house. Oh boy , she barks, will not listen, jumps. She does not bite. So , I saw yesterday, a show where there was little dog that did a similar thing, and they just rang the door bell and taught the dog that if barks he doesnt get a treat. I feel we are going to need lots of treats to do this.
Also she does NOT act this way , away from the house. She is the picture of perfection everywhere eles.
So in comes our littlest pup. The breed on both our rescues are border collie mix's.
Oh boy does she want to play , nip, and absolutly drive our older dog bonkers. We take her out of the situation. We give her , her chew toys. Ive been told to let them go at each other. Is this correct? It scares me.
