We’ve got a Border Collie puppy who’s nearly 4 months old, and he’s becoming a total nightmare!
He chases anything that moves, runs after us and nips at our legs or grabs our clothes—basically anything he can get his teeth into to bite us.
He does the same with the chickens, the goat and my cats.
Not to mention he jumps up at everyone who visits, regardless of whether they’re dressed up or not!
Plus, with his sharp little claws, he’s always batting at us with his front paws and it really hurts. We have two young children and we don’t want them getting bitten or scratched; it’s really upsetting.
Since he first arrived, I’ve been saying ‘no Chipie, no’ in a firm voice whenever he’s naughty, but I don't think he’s listening. He just wants his own way. He hides under the sofa or a cupboard and then starts all over again as soon as I’m not looking.
He makes off with everything in his path... whether it's shoes, clothes, stones, kitchen roll, or the newspaper—sometimes he shreds it so much you can barely read the headlines!
As for walks on the lead, as long as it's long enough for him to come and go as he pleases, everything is fine. But the moment I shorten it, he starts thrashing around on the ground—he’d practically choke himself on the end of the lead!
We live in the countryside but I don't dare let him off the lead in the fields because if he doesn't want to come back, the more I call him, the further he runs away...
People we know say we should take him to puppy classes, but we don't have much time and there isn't a training club anywhere near where we live...
We’ve had him for six weeks now and it’s getting worse and worse. Does anyone have any good advice? We’re at our wits' end... Thanks in advance to anyone who can help, because it's becoming unbearable now—to be honest, I'm fed up with this mutt...
