Dutch is being bad
 . To day she has drawn blood twice on my arms, I don't think it's anything other than to hard and mouthy playing but it has to stop . she get walks everyday, lots of playing fetch and such and visits a doggy play group twice a week . Is this just being a bad teenager ? . She is my 3rd sheepie and completley different from the other two , they were so laid back compared to her . any suggestions would be much appreciated . 
She isn't all bad , she walks really well, other dogs , joggers, ones on scooters etc. don't bother her at all. And she loves it when we have company altho for the first 5 min it's h.ll on everyone . and at doggy play she gets along well |
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YEP Welcome to the teenage stage 
With her running and jumping up on you, try when she is hypo to totally ignore her, that is cross your arms and turn around and have your back to her and totally ignore her , no eye contact at all either. And just stand there like that ignoring her She will settle they absolutely hate being ignored. 
She will learn then hey no one wants anything to do with me while I am bouncy & silly. 
Then when she stops calmly turn around and say "good Girl" and go about with whatever you were doing then. With the mouthing too, now she is bigger and it hurts more, well try just holding her muzzle not roughly, hold it together and a little shake with using the word, quite firmly in your tone NO. Then let go and walk away and again ignore her, she will click then no bites. With visitors, lead control there, when she is settled after the initial enthusiastic welcome, make her sit then and when she does, treat her then let her off the lead after she has settled down. |
| I hope it gets better for you soon! I remember the headaches from the terrible teenage stage! |
| thanks Lisa I will try the holding her mouth shut .
I have been leashing or crating her when visitors come for the first bit of time and then when she seems to settle I let her loose and she goes nuts again for a time so perhaps I had better leash/crate her longer. But isn't it amazing when my Mom who is 96 visits she does not jump on her.or when Mom gets up (she uses a walker) dutch just trots along beside her. Turning my back and folding my arms does not help she just continues to jump on me and sends me flying . I know it's just high spirits but I'm going to end up with broken arms, head or various other body parts LOL |
Let me know how the no biting technique goes with Dutch, it is the only thing that worked with kelsey when she was my High spirited, over playfull teenager. All the others I never needed to use that way to teach them not to play nip. Kelsey just grew brains later then the rest of them 
If the turning the back on her is not working, then I would suggest when she is all worked up and silly, then pop her straight onto a lead and have control over her and her jumping and just use a simple word like "Down" with pulling the lead in a downwards position as you say it, if she tries to spring up on you while on the lead. You did basic obedience with her, start working that in when she is hypo and jumping up. Make her sit with a correction from the lead, then make her drop to the floor and stay. If she does then reward her let her off the lead and no fuss after with her. If she does not, then try again with treats to entice her to do it with the lead control then only let her off when she is doing what you have asked her to do. That works too Does not take long for them to click no jumping up on people then
I have a slip lead with built in collar that I just slipped over there heads when I was inside to pop them on and have controll on them till they settled down. Have not used it in years, but hey it is still inside and handy, maybe for the next youngster to use on if ever needed.  |
Lisa I think the mouth holding worked  Twice Sat morn I held her mouth closed, not hard just firm and said a loud NO along with it and since then she has not put her mouth on me, tongue yes , teeth no . So keep your fingers crossed and thanks so much for the help
Joahaeyo I think puppy teenage years are as hard as kid teenage years , they just don't last as long |
| That's progress then Jean, wonderful. After a few times doing the muzzle shut and NO then you only need to just say NO and she should stop then. She is learning now No play nips OUCH. |
| Sheepies realy stop acting like a teenager. Woo Syd was 14 and still had bouts of being a nut case around some people. |
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