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the reason i cant fence off an area as it is our house paddock that is 5 acres, which is full of driveways, sheds, garden beds, a pool, its kind of hard to explain. When no one is home he is tied to an old flying fox about 100m long, so he can run up and down. I think my only option is to make sure i'm watching when he is running free. But again, thanks for the replies. And he did get bitten by a snake about 2 weeks ago, but we mate it to the vet just in time

thanks for all the replies. I guess fencing really is the only option, i just feel horrible locking him in. He is kelpie and needs to run. And it would be a hugeeeee job fencing the area as it about 5 acres and can not really be any smaller, thats hard to explain with out seeing my house. I used to have a golden retriever and italian greyhound who never wandered, but i guess they are a completely different type of dog. Also, another question, do kelpies learn from getting bitten by snakes? Haha it really sounds like i have a wild dog on my hands. I am going to try to teach him to stay away from snakes, and snake proof the area around my house as much as possible, but snakes will always be around. I am going on holidays soon and will really focus on training him and making sure he learns things.

I have a 1 year old kelpie and we live on a property so its is hard to give him an enclosed area. He often goes down the road and annoys my neighbors and i am always being called to come and pick him up. Does anyone know how to train him to stay around the house and not walk too far. Also, if someone could tell me how to teach him to stop chasing cars that would be a big help. I just find it hard because if he chases one, I will call him back and eventually he will come, but i cant tell him off after he has come to me, so it's really hard to catch him doing and tell him off then. any replies would be helpful. thankyou!