BorderCollies
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- Jun 11, 2012
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- Border Collie - Nelly
My mother and I are moving in with my stepdad in a few months, and he has three Dachshunds. Two of them are 6 years old. The oldest one is Katie, she's 15. Gets along with everyone and everything.
I have a fair amount of dog experience - I own, work, and foster Border Collies...However, with Border Collies, I'm used to them wanting to herd the cats. Or, if they want to chase, they aren't dead-set on wanting to kill them...like the two youngest Dachshunds are. I understand the background of this breed, that they were bred to tunnel and kill their prey. They like to kill any prey they can get ahold of. The other day, they killed a 6ft+ King Snake in our yard.
However, I need them to NOT want to kill my 3 cats! Any time one of them sees the cats, it is all they can focus on.
I have one of the two staying with me for a couple months here at my house.
I need some advice. I am willing to use any training tool/method that might work. Anybody have experience with this?
I have a fair amount of dog experience - I own, work, and foster Border Collies...However, with Border Collies, I'm used to them wanting to herd the cats. Or, if they want to chase, they aren't dead-set on wanting to kill them...like the two youngest Dachshunds are. I understand the background of this breed, that they were bred to tunnel and kill their prey. They like to kill any prey they can get ahold of. The other day, they killed a 6ft+ King Snake in our yard.
However, I need them to NOT want to kill my 3 cats! Any time one of them sees the cats, it is all they can focus on.
I have one of the two staying with me for a couple months here at my house.
I need some advice. I am willing to use any training tool/method that might work. Anybody have experience with this?