Woodie said:

roughbarked said:

Woodie said:

He did a similar thing a few nights ago. Insisted on “chuck it”, but I managed to get close enough (crouching down) to grab his collar. He didn’t like being dragged back. Buried all fours into the ground. That’s defiance to me.

That didn’t work this time.

Methinks a bit of a “power struggle” so to speak. As I said, he was not naughty per se. Just very defiant and determined to have it his way.

Normally, he’s very compliant with a lead and collar. “Benny Boy… Sit” and he does, and is very compliant an no issues putting a collar or lead on.

je. No issues putting his GPS collar on this morning..

but he has not got all excited up today due to no “chuck it”. That’s what and when is causing the problems methinks. Getting all excited for lengthy periods.

I’ll see how he behaves when the V’s arrive later today.

It is a matter of teaching him something else. He’s wanting to learn more about throw the stick. Beeds to learn about mustering the sheep or something that goes further than the toss the purple stick.

He’s usually very good with what I’ve taught him so far. All the usuals (sit, down, up, play dead etc), He’s not allowed inside during the day and “OUT’, and he does, he doesn’t’ eat until “wait….. wait.” then gesture towards his bowl, doesn’t get in or out of the car until gestured to do so. “on ya mat” at bedtime and a lot of other behavioral things. He doesn’t “jump up” on me anymore when I get home. A gruff “no jumping” stopped that. I crouch down and lots of pats instead.

He came from a working cattle farm, where he failed to make the grade as a working dog.

Considering I’ve only had him a few months, I rekon he’s doing OK. 😁 It’s just this defiant period, which I understand children also go through.

teenagers.