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<blockquote data-quote="2/B or not 2/B" data-source="post: 672068" data-attributes="member: 7233"><p>Angie,</p><p>I have an australian cattle dog and here is what I did with her instead of swatting her when she was little. If she would try to bite my clothes or mouth my hands I'd say "ouch" loudly and act like she really hurt me. I'd try to say it loud and sudden enough that it kind of startled her. It only took a few times and she got it. Then instead of biting, she'd hear me say ouch and start licking. When puppies play with each other, they fight and bite and learn to stop when they go too far and the other pup cries mercy. If you start by doing this just when they bite your hands and arms, it transfers pretty easily to clothing. Anyhow, she's 3 now and it's still ingrained in her that whenever I say ouch, she lets go.</p><p></p><p>As far as the herding, I don't know about that one. She did it a little bit and i didn't discourage it. She was much more interested in herding the other dogs, the cat, the horses, and the cows. She no longer tries to herd people. She's learned people are the boss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2/B or not 2/B, post: 672068, member: 7233"] Angie, I have an australian cattle dog and here is what I did with her instead of swatting her when she was little. If she would try to bite my clothes or mouth my hands I'd say "ouch" loudly and act like she really hurt me. I'd try to say it loud and sudden enough that it kind of startled her. It only took a few times and she got it. Then instead of biting, she'd hear me say ouch and start licking. When puppies play with each other, they fight and bite and learn to stop when they go too far and the other pup cries mercy. If you start by doing this just when they bite your hands and arms, it transfers pretty easily to clothing. Anyhow, she's 3 now and it's still ingrained in her that whenever I say ouch, she lets go. As far as the herding, I don't know about that one. She did it a little bit and i didn't discourage it. She was much more interested in herding the other dogs, the cat, the horses, and the cows. She no longer tries to herd people. She's learned people are the boss. [/QUOTE]
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