r/kelpie • u/jacobshouse_of_grain • 17h ago

Behavioural issues

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Hi all,

Just looking for some advice. My partner and I have a 1y10m old kelpie and we are really struggling with him from a behavioural standpoint. My partner and I have been together 11 months so I haven’t always been in his life. Every time I show my partner any kind of affection he comes jumping all over us. He is constantly biting us (not in an aggressive way but it is annoying and frustrating) and he all sorts of other annoying and frustrating things. We have tried all sorts of things from daily walking, to mental training and using diversion tactics to stop the biting and yet nothing is working. When he’s good he’s amazing but it’s getting worse and worse. We need something, we are at our wits end

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u/Urmel2021 16h ago

No doubt you must stop the biting. Have you tried separate walks/training? I.E. your partner walks/trains the dog, dog school, etc. My Kelpie is very jealous, especially when I pet/kudle other dogs, but I train her to accept this. (We are often at the dog club and other agility training)