my dog is rounding everyone up

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my 2 year old collie is rounding everyone up .
how do i stop this ?
when he is at the yard he gets free rein to wander , he keeps out of the way and comes when called , but me and the kids were playing with him today and the kids were jumping over the jumps that were up in the school with him , which he loved but when they were running with him he was trying to bite there arms when they were flapping about, it was only because he was excited, is there any way i can stop this??
 
We have the same problem with my Collie. I rang the collie rescue centre as mine has serious OCD when the kids are about (barks at them and rounds them up) and they said it's the wrong environment for what is bred to be a working dog, he just can't cope with the excitability of chidren. He is fab in a one on one situation.

I had to rehome him with my mum who has a quieter life and he is much happier, he's put on weight as he isn't as stressed but still shows the same behaviour when I take the children round.

Sorry that seemed a really negative post. My dogs reactions were quite extreme, he used to run around them until he was exhausted.
 
he gets plenty exercise at least 2-3 hrs a day
cant take him to agility etc because he is really nervous , but i have the agility hoops and cones in the garden and he does this for 20 mins 3/4 times per week and goes to the country park to swim twice a week and the beech every 2nd week!
 
Take him to sheep dog lessons!?? That is what they are bred for.

I take mine - he loves it and it has calmed him down a lot!!

He also listens to be more...much better than normal obedience classes!

I had 20 obedience lessons with him and had no real improvement - but 6 sheep dog lessons has worked wonders!
 
We have always had collies and find they do mellow as they get older. Our present dog however gets OTT if the kids go on the trampoline, it seems to set him off.
He will spend hours quietly stalking our hens.

However when he was younger he was manic and would chase cars for miles.
 
Maybe don't let him run loose when you're at the yard. You could have real problems if he actually bites a child.
 
Read up on the DOG Whisperer--Ceasar Milan.

He is bloody brilliant at dealing with dogs.(he's on Tv too showing you how to deal with unwanted behaviour)

Your dog has no respect for the children and that is dangerous..followers always respect their pack leaders and will not come close unless invited.

Neither does he have respect for you either..you are not being assertive enough.... a follower will not come close to another dog/human if the pack leader say so.

Firstly i would suggest working in the back garden if big enough. You need to be in an enviroment you can control. Practice the firstly the kids walking about then gradually increase the exciteemnt level.

Keep a lead on teh dog place the collor high up the neck (to the top) this is an area of teh dog which is more sensitive and your correction commands with the lead will be more effective.

Have the dog stand with you, if he trieds to join in correct with a pull to the side NOT back. make him be submissive at all time s. so sitting is good. as this improves do the exercice not holdong onto the leaad let it drop so you can pick it up again if you need to. You now need to put yourself (as pack leader between yourself and the children if he goes to join in. Stand tall and calm but assertive body language with your arm outstretch and open flat palm facing the dog convey exactly what you want him to do which it NO, sit, lie down, if he tries to go aroung you Block him at every step u ntil he realises that this behaviour is not wanted if he does not listen you can correct using the lead with a correecting pull to the side.

Of course most importantly do not start any kind of correction therary until the dog has been walked frist. thsi is to remove any excess energy before you start the training so their energy levels are lower...also to establish pack leader roill always ask that your dog walk by your side or behind (NEVER INFRONT) as then who is the leader? not you! They pick up on this and in their mind they are the leader.

Read up on Ceaser milan I rate him very highly
 
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We have always had collies and find they do mellow as they get older. Our present dog however gets OTT if the kids go on the trampoline, it seems to set him off.
He will spend hours quietly stalking our hens.

However when he was younger he was manic and would chase cars for miles.

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I never understand why owners let this behaviour happen in teh first place.

If you have a child who ran around screaming when someone was on a trampoline you would bloody well make sure that they were told off and not allowed to do it again.....

you wouldnt let a child run after a stranger...why let a dog get away with it....

I'm sorry but there is no excuse for not having a well behaved dog at all times regardless of age or breed...

it's exercise DISIPLINE and affection in that order.
after all you disipline your children why not your dog??
 
jay-d I think you've probably never had a higly strung Collie before. They tend to go into a zone when they get into a frenzy and will listen to nothing. I tried evrything with mine including Ceaser Milans methods, dog training etc but the only thing that worked for him was changing his environment. He was very well behaved in any other area but couldn't cope with the kids around.

I never tried sheepdog classes though, they sound good.
 
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jay-d I think you've probably never had a higly strung Collie before. They tend to go into a zone when they get into a frenzy and will listen to nothing. I tried evrything with mine including Ceaser Milans methods, dog training etc but the only thing that worked for him was changing his environment. He was very well behaved in any other area but couldn't cope with the kids around.

I never tried sheepdog classes though, they sound good.

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I don't think thats true

No i don't have a collie but there are 2 at my yard and everytime someone turns out the dogs go mad rounding up herding the horses barking and generally out of control.....

but they don't do it with me!! I don't permit it from them.
 
You have to stop this behaviour before your dog hurts someone. Keep him away when the children are running around. You say he is nervous, training classes would help this and then hopefully you could move onto agility or something similar to stimulate his brain. How much proper exercise does he have each day other than agility in the garden etc, collies are bred to be on the go all day, he really needs at least 2 good long walks each day to use up his energy. I have had a collie, a rescue who who took in at 9 months old. He is the only dog I have ever been unable to trust around my children , despite never having less than 3 GSDs, so was rehomed after a year of trying to solve the problem.
 
When you say the yard, is it your yard or are you on livery? If you are on livery, and some of the children are not yours, then I definitely think that you should not be allowing him to run free there. I guess if he bites your kids it's your concern.
 
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