How do I deal with an overly jealous and possessive Dog...?

It sounds like the border collies is really the one incharge.

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How to Tell if Your Dog Has a Superiority Complex and What to do About it

Most bad behavior in dogs happens because of a very simple reason. Your dog has a superiority complex. You can take the dog out of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of the dog. Dog’s instincts are basically identical to the instincts of wild dogs and wolves. The only difference is that dogs view humans as part of their 'pack' and wolves and wild dogs do not. The 'leader of the pack' is responsible for the safety and well being of all the pack members. The leader of the pack has certain rights and privileges that come from being the pack leader, such as; the pack leader decides when to show affection or ask for affection, eats before all others in the pack, leads the 'hunt' or walk, and decides what is dangerous to the pack. eg. other dogs. Signs that your dog may feel that he/she is the leader are; pawing at you, staring at you, leaning against you or jumping up on you, nipping and mouthing, barking at you, protective of food or toys, barking at visitors out windows or at fences and when someone comes into your home and pulling on the lead when you are walking, hyperactivity and dominance with other dogs, people and objects, eg. 'humping' Amichein Bonding: These simple steps will get the message across to you dogs that they are not the leader you are, and therefore they do not have to worry about the responsibilities of being the leader. eg. barking at people when they get close to the houes or yard. when you first enter the house from being away, you must show your authority. the leader has a personal bubble of space that can only be penitrated when the leader says so. you must ignore your dogs when you come home until they have settled down. do not look at them, do not acknowledge them and do not pet them. once they have calmed down you may call one of them to you, tell him/her to sit and after they comply you may give them all the love you desire to give. If, however, they start to jump around again you must start all over. They must understand that you will give them affection but only on your terms, no one elses. The second step is gesture eating. The leader always controls the food. The leader always eats before the rest of the pack. Once the leader has gotten his/her fill the rest of the pack is then allowed to eat. I am not a big fan of eating a whole meal infront of my dogs so there is something else you can do that will get the message across just as well. You should never free feed your dogs. This gets the message across that because they have full access to food at all times that they are the leaders. Take a cookie or a cracker and place it on your counter. Place your dogs food bowls beside your cookie and prepare the dogs meal. Before placing your dogs food down for them to eat, make sure that they are watching, and eat your cookie or cracker infront of them. You dont' want to make a big scene, but you do want them to see what you are doing. You want them to think you are eating right out of their food bowls. And when you are finished it looks as if you have taken your fill and the rest of the pack can now eat. Third step. The leader always has a personal space in the house that no one else is allowed into unless allowed by the leader. For me it is my living room. My dogs are not allowed in my living room unless I say it is ok and not before. At first this may be hard to do. The best thing to do is go and get a few baby gates and place them in the opening of the room that is 'off limits' to your dogs. After a while your dogs will get the picture and you will be able to take the gates down. After that it is a constant reminder to your dogs that you are not welcome unless the leader says so. My male, who is a pure bred border collie stud, constantly tests me. He will put one foot into the living room and check to see if I am watching, If I don't see him right away he will put another foot in and check me again. By this time I have caught him and all I need to say is 'out', and he will retreat. However, there are some days that he will test me further and that is when I only need to stand up off the couch and he will back away with a look of, 'I'm sorry, your the leader.' You should never give your dogs full run of the house. Not even when you are home. Fourth step. The leader is always the one to lead the pack on the 'hunt'. The hunt being anytime you and your dogs leave the 'den' house. If your dogs pull on the lead or walk infront of you at anytime, the walk is over and you return to the 'den'. The dogs must understand that the 'hunt' only takes place under your rules. This may take quite a few times, but it is very important to follow all steps. Your dogs will be looking for any sign of weakness from you for them to try and take over again. Practicing 'heal' in a controled environment eg. in the home or in your enclosed yard, on a lead at all times, is a good way to train them for the hunt. All these steps take time and effort, but they will work. I have tested these theory's time and time and time again, not only with my dogs but with numorous clients of mine. This is a way of life with your dogs, not just a quick fix. Once you go back to your old ways your dogs will return to their old ways. By: Sarah Hill - Owner Top Knot Professional Grooming & Paws-itive K9 Consulting

Honestly, an untrained dog can be a real pain - a risk to himself, his owner and to other people and animals. Owning an undisciplined dog may result to:

- Destruction to your home

- Social isolation

- Accidents

- Injuries

- Legal claims against you

- Stress to all concerned

- The dog being unwanted

Canines that always get their own way will believe that life revolves around them and for that reason they must be important. Since dogs are looking for controlling different resources than humans, their bid for power usually goes undetected until it’s too late. Obedience and house training your dog and ensuring he’s not raised to a top position inside the home will keep your relationship with him well-balanced in your favor, as it must be for satisfaction all round.

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The dog always needs to be supervised when indoors. Every time the dog goes to the toilet in the house, and he is not caught and corrected, the behaviour is reinforced and he will think it is acceptable behaviour.

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• Take your dog on lead to the area where you would like him to relieve himself

• Use the word “toilet” when the dog is going to the toilet so he learns to associate the word with the action

• Reward with high praise and a treat reward so this behaviour is keenly repeated by the dog

• If the dog tries to jump and play with you ignore this behaviour until the dog focuses on sniffing the ground and starting to cue for the signs of relieving himself

• Remember to be patient – as this may take time

• If consistent, in weeks to a couple of months you should be able to do without the lead and your dog should be able to relieve himself on cue when hearing the command “toilet”

As prevention is better than cure; get in the habit of closing doors and not allowing your dog free access to areas that are unsupervised. NB: Baby dividers between rooms and hallways can be very effective to keep dog out. It is interesting to note that carpeted rooms are attractive to puppies as they hold the scent particularly well.

Make sure your cleaning the urine up completely! There are a number of excellent cleaning products that you can now purchase from pet stores that eliminate the smell of urine or feces. If the pup can smell any urine or feces, remembering it has a much stronger sense of smell than us; it will encourage him to go again on the same spot.

If you are to catch your dog in the act simply give the “a-ah” command. Pick the dog up and place outdoors or on paper so that he can finish his deed there. Remember that if you do not catch the dog within 3 seconds of an undesirable act he will have no comprehension of what you are correcting him for. This may worsen his toileting habits as the dog will learn to be deceptive as he will now want to hide away.

This is perfectly normal when you have more than one dog & with Border Collies. The Borders alway seem like they want to show/tell a new person or dog that this is his turf. I have four dogs my youngest alway get in between me & other dogs. But he's not the alpha, but the tuffest of all. All my dogs go to training class each week. As far as I can tell you, good luck I haven't been able to get him out of the habbit - But I did tone him down a bit...MY WAY - NOT the trainers way.......Anyways GOOD LUCK!!!

He has you imprisoned, and he is mentally abusing you. You have a choice, you can either put up with it and you will have no life with him or you will have to take a stand now before this gets totally out of hand. The first thing I would advise you to do is to see your family and friends, maybe your family will take you back home until you get on your feet. You must make every effort to get a job and to become self sufficient. You are going to have to put your foot down firmly with this bloke. You are responsible for your own life and happiness. Take it a step at a time. Be glad your not pregnant or married to him. Go girl GO.

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Someone once told me the only way to show a dog whos in control is to put the dog on his back and hold his head and stare him down right into his eyes. This may be more difficult for you seeing as it sounds like you have larger dogs. I had a small dog so it was easier and I had good results.

I would consult an experienced dog trainer (positive re-inforcement is always the best first step) or check out the ASPCA website on behavioral issues....a good starting point. Without knowing specifics, such as if your BC is on a leash when another dog comes around, it may be the "fight or flight" syndrome. The BC may be fearful of most dogs and therefore if he knows he cannot run from what he is afraid of because he is on a leash, then he will act aggressive in hopes of scaring away what he fears. This is called "leash aggression" or "leash reactivity".

Dogs do not "think" like we do and your BC is probably confused as to why you are yelling or hitting him when in fact in his mind, he may be frightened of the other dog and doing what he feels is necessary to protect himself. He may become conflicted as to what to do if you are yelling at him as he may assume that you are "joining in" or confused as to why he is being reprimanded for what he feels is necessary for his survival.

As for training him out of this, again, it all depends on more specific details as to the situation. Having worked in the animal welfare world for a few years, I would definitely recommend working with an experienced trainer on this. It may be some confidence building exercises for your BC and some socialization exercises as well.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

Your dog has napolean complex (think's it's much bigger than it is). Pinch the side of your dog's neck every time it starts to go after another dog. Not hard, but hard enough so he stops.

When you do this, you are teaching your dog you are the dominant one by mimicing what an alpha dog does (nips others necks).

Works well, but needs reinforcement from time to time.

dont get it out alot as much anymore !! or just take ur dog 2 a pet store and they will train ur dog 4 u i took my dogs there and it worked so now im da boss !!! LOL but ya just take ur dog 2 get trained some place !!!

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