How To Stop A Border Collie Biting

The Border Collie is probably one of the most energetic breeds of dog. They are bred for herding, therefore, required lots of exercise and should not be purchased lightly. When you have a Border Collie you will need to put about 2 hours a day at minimum into there exercise daily to keep them under control. One of the most common issues for Border Collies due to lack of exercise is biting. Since these are herding dogs and have a lot of energy, if not exercised properly they can start to try and herd their owners or anything else that moves and that can lead to aggression.

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Watching a little Border Collie puppy run around growling, chasing and nipping at everything that moves may seem cute, but remember this behavior if not controlled at a young age will only get worse. In an ideal situation you want to start training at a young age you want them to know that biting is not okay. To start when your Border Collie puppy bites say, “Stop” in a very stern voice, then “No bite” in a lower tone. Then walk away, don’t touch the puppy again until it has calmed down. As soon as it has calmed down go directly over and give the puppy praise. It will eventually learn that biting is bad. If this continues, try putting a few screws or coins in a jar or a can. Then when the puppy goes to bite shake it, and say, “No Bite”, the noise should startle your Border Collie puppy. The Border Collie puppy will then associate biting you with the unpleasant sound and stop.

With an adult Border Collie biting is usually a sign of being bored and anxiousness due to lack of exercise, as well as, fear and anxiety. This can be dealt with by providing your Border Collie with plenty of activities. Border Collies love to work and do very well with agility or anything else that your Border Collie can view as a job. Your Border Collie should be have at least two, forty-five minute walks, and twenty of those minutes should be running free in a safe enclosed area playing fetch or Frisbee. As well as, two, thirty minute sessions of agility or something else that will be challenging for your Border Collie. This has to be done every day rain or shine, your Border Collie will not care what the weather is. This will keep your Border Collie from getting aggressive due to boredom.

If you find that your Border Collie is aggressive to new people and other animals, this is probably because of anxiety or fear of new things. The best way to work with Border Collies that are like this is to socialize them. This is because the main reason that they are acting this way is because they were not properly socialized. To properly socialize your Border Collie you will need to start off slow. First introduce two or three dogs with owners, make sure your Border Collie as well as the other dogs are on leashes. Walk your Dog back and forth close to the other dogs, if your Border Collie starts to seem agitated pull him out of the group immediately and place him somewhere he feels safe and give him praise.

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Gradually increase the number of strangers as your Border Collie become more accustomed to strangers, whether it be dogs or other people. This will taken some time, but eventually your Border Collie will learn to socialize and will calmer and less aggressive. So, no matter what the aggression issue is, there is always a solution to be found.