hi we have a 6 month old border collie purebred male (desexed) pup who althoguh through our best efforts, probably hasnt been trained as well as he should have been and we are now starting to see behavioural problems which we are wanting to get fixed asap
he is starting to show food aggression (growled and barked/tried to bite me last night when i had my hand next to his food bowl - he is getting into a big dog now so this is definitely bad and somethign that needs to be stopped ASAP), is barking at everything - the phone ringing, people walking down the street, and digging up the garden/ripping clothes off the clothesline too. he hasnt had as much excercise over the last fortnight as he usually does (abotu an hour-hour and a half each day), and this has coincided with the digging and clothes line problems (boredom/needing a release for the energy), however the constant barking and food aggression are massive problems that really need to be stopped. he has also over the last month or so become quite aggressive towards our cat (who we have had for about 9 years), and its also significant to note that all of these problems have occured since getting him desexed - however im inclined to believe this is more just a coincidence due to him getting older/becoming more aware
im not ashamed to admit that it might be time to get a professional who really knows what theyre doing to help out with this, and we are looking at sending him to a 'puppy/dog training school' - this one in particular after doing a bit of googling: http://www.petstraining.com.au/html/training.html - where they stay there for 2 weeks and apparently get taught quite a lot
however i realise that you good people are a lot more knowledgeable of dogs and obedience problems than i, and my end outcome is wanting the dog to be a happy pet, but also obedient and not a 'problem dog', and a great addition to our family. we are not made of money, however if this is the best thign for the dog then it is a cost that would be money well spent for the whole family
if you are able to recommend or share your opinions about this kind of thing id really appreciate it
thanks a lot for your time and i hope to add back to the communty where i can
thanks a lot and hope youre having a great weekend
yours sincerely
david brent
