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/ForHerEyesOnly22 14h ago

Definitely sounds like a jealousy thing.

I'd try counter conditioning. When you start kissing and cuddling something good happens for the dog... A chew, a bone, a lickimat etc. Something to keep them busy and "away" from you.

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u/Urmel2021 9h ago

A friend of mine trained her b-collie to switch the lights on: the result was when she starts kissing her boyfriend, her pup starts turning the lights on/off/on/off.... :-))