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Expert: christine - 9/3/2008


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Hi, I've been reading a lot of negative articles about keeping border collies and young children. We have an 8 week old BC and 2 children aged 2 and 3. Zac (the BC) does try to herd them if the run about with him. How can I teach him not to do this? I assume I need to make him below them in the 'pack'? When he tries to herd them I tell him no firmly and he immediately becomes submissive. Is this the right tact? I never leave him alone with the children and he is kept seperate down in the kitchen and brought up to play with them fully supervised...

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well considering i myself am mothering a young female border collie  also w/ a little presents in the house. i often seem to catch her growling at her.
i would suggest to have the children punish them often so he 5thinks of them as a higher rank. good luck;).

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i can answer questions about the average lifespan of a border collie dog. i can suggest certain vets. i can answer questions about how to train a breed such as this. i know how to identify certain illnesses. i can answer questions about how to punish them and i also know a lot about the types of behavior and why they would act up.

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i have a border collie dog that is one and a half. she runs away mainly because i think she is in the heat meaning she wants to get pregnant. i know certain punishments from when she comes home after a runaway. when she is sick i know right away by the behavior. i know types of foods that can make her live longer.i can predict amounts of food that will fulfill her hunger.

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i have researched and observed the types of behavior for a while.

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