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Issue is with an 8 month old border collie mix at work. She is very, very sweet, but has a terrible mouting problem. She was turned in to AC after the man claimed she bit him and the kids. He has tried "disciplining" her (Read beating the #(*& out of her), but he couldn't fix her.
There is no agression behind the nipping, she just gets too excited and has no bite inhibition.
First I tried saying "Eh-eh" in a firm voice and pulling my hands to my body so she couldn't nip them. She responded by trying to jump of and nip them again. Then I repeated it and turned my body, but she still made the attempt.
If I step on her leash so she can't get to me, she does better, but I can't keep doing that forever. If I try saying "no" in anything harsher that a firm voice or making a sharp noise to startle her, she hits the ground and shakes.
I'm working with her on some basic obedience, but what can I do about the mouthing. It happens when she gets overstimulated, so I'm trying to desensitize her to being touched and handled, but I'm not sure where to go from here.
There is no agression behind the nipping, she just gets too excited and has no bite inhibition.
First I tried saying "Eh-eh" in a firm voice and pulling my hands to my body so she couldn't nip them. She responded by trying to jump of and nip them again. Then I repeated it and turned my body, but she still made the attempt.
If I step on her leash so she can't get to me, she does better, but I can't keep doing that forever. If I try saying "no" in anything harsher that a firm voice or making a sharp noise to startle her, she hits the ground and shakes.
I'm working with her on some basic obedience, but what can I do about the mouthing. It happens when she gets overstimulated, so I'm trying to desensitize her to being touched and handled, but I'm not sure where to go from here.