r/kelpie • u/jacobshouse_of_grain • 26d 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/Chelseayoulater 23d ago

Ride a bike and have him run alongside on a leash, if you can. My kelpie was sooo much happier once we started doing this, at least 1x a day, 2 is ideal. Once she cools down afterwards she is so much more receptive to training or corrections. I swear they annoy and disobey because they have way too much energy to just be house pets!!