[Narmowen]

Originally Posted by Shannon

Her coat is just as long as my Golden's The rough-coated collies I have seen, man, they have a LOT more hair than this girl!

It's not terribly hot here at all. It gets to 100 maybe twice a summer, and typically stays in the 80s with minimal humidity. Winters are even more mild. They have plenty of shelter & shade, not to mention soft surfaces

And yes, I definitely know that she just wants to be inside with me! Our Golden we have now was much more destructive than her when we first rescued him. He settled in within a few weeks. I guess I wasn't asking her to be perfect like I might have made it seem in the OP; I was more ranting about the barking!

Which leads me to another barking vice of hers. She's VERY alert and if someone closes a door upstairs or makes noise, she starts barking from downstairs even when she IS inside. Heck, my cousin who is staying with us for a bit just came out of her room at the end of the downstairs hall; puppy started barking from the kitchen. Darn, I forgot to pick up a squirt bottle!

Aaaand, she is being spayed tomorrow

That's a good thing-that she's paying attention in the house! Once you start training her, you'll find a good girl in there!

For the record: my dogs are indoor/outdoor dogs. Sometimes the are outside all day and all night (in kennels). Sometimes they are inside all day and all night (with me). Depends on the weather and other things.

[Caterina]

With the crate and classes, Im sure she will come around in no time.
Good luck!

[Appylvr]

AW! She'll come around... just have patience. Everything is new to her right now...

[hjackma51982]

It all takes time. sounds like you are on the right path though. the kennel is a good start by itself. The obedience training will create a marked differenc too. Just a question, do you have any toys for her that will make her either work or think. All time fave dog toy is a kong. stuff the inside with something and freeze it. it takes a fair bit of time to work the treat out of it and can help ease the transition between having you there and your leaving.

For the jumping, turn around and ignore her until she has all four feet on the ground. Jumping indicates that she wants your attention.So if that consistantly takes your attention away, it won't take her long to put it together.

Have fun with her. She is beautiful.

[Tankstar]

It all just takes time. Remember you just got her, a new place, new people, new dogs, new smells, new LIFE ect. Aussies are smart dogs, and are a people pleaser type of dog. with time she will come around. I dont think that she means she wants the dog to be a outdoor only dog. But a dog who is able to spend awhile outside, instead of inside. If I had a large enough space, and was not afraid my neighboors would posin my dog, I would let him be outside as much as possible too. He loves it outside. But the only outside time he gets is washroom breaks. and then a few hour hike a day.

As for her jumping. If you see her coming, turn your back and ignore her. make her relize jumping will not get her attention at all. and will only let her be ignored.

Crates are great tools. and dogs do really love them. Just dont use it as a time out place. she will only think of it as a place she goes when bad. If she is not crate trained (not sure if you said she was or not) I dont doubt she is as she was a show dog. but if she isnt. start out small amounts of time in the crate., make it fun, feed her in it, give her a good chew (kong stuffed with somthing) in it ect.

[Shannon]

Thanks guys. I pick her up from the vet tomorrow morning...she did fine in surgery today

She most definitely is crate trained. She slept in my room last night and was perfect; but she's always perfect inside. Though I should mention that she was actually quiet for the few times she went out yesterday!

However, just getting her outside is a chore. If you put her leash on, she comes right out. If not...Not happening! I've started only feeding her & giving her treats outside. And Tankstar, we do have a great yard for dogs (we're on about 1/3 an acre) and only have neighbors on two sides-- we back up to a 15 acre open space parcel which is great for letting the dogs run The neighbors we DO have are elderly and probably couldn't hear a noisy dog if they tried to

hjackma, she has plenty of toys, but would rather play with people! She's a spaz and doesn't do one thing for more than ten seconds so any toy she picks up is completely abandoned. My other dog just sits there chewing his Kong or rawhide or..etc and looks at her like she's crazy

Thanks again for the tips. She's coming along

[PaintedRocket]

Awe... she'll be just fine

She hasn't had much time to settle in and settle down yet. She'll get there in time.

[Jennygirl011]

our dogs stay outside mostly unless its too hot, but they do bark sometimes and sometimes I will roll up some newspaper and hit the door or sometimes them on the butt if they keep going.

[painthorse72]

Originally Posted by texasreb

This can seriously injure a dogs hips--ESP one prone to hip dysplasia. There are many equally effective, and less physically aggressive ways to train a dog not to jump. Dog training should NEVER involve any sort of physical punishment, shock and/or pain. Those methods are antiquated and dangerous. The most accepted method is to teach the dog to sit-stay in order to greet someone (owner, friend, friendly stranger, etc.). The dog receives zero attention if it is doing anything other than a sit-stay. If the dog is sitting, it can't be jumping...

I can tell the OP how to train a sit-stay, if she's interested...

I suggest the OP take her dog to a trainer the teaches POSTIVIE reinforcement training methods.

when our now 100 lb german shepherd was a puppy we taught him to sit for attention so that instead of running up and jumping on people (which meant no attention) he would sit at their feet and look up at you like ok love me now ... lol ... hes a big goof and has yet to jump up on people. Of course sometimes he forgets to sit but once he realizes no ones petting him plop goes his behind (just watch your feet) We have two shepherds at home and a jack russell, I work nights so the big guys go in a dog run with rubber matts in the barn and the jack goes to my mil's with my dd but when were home the dogs all three of them are inside with us as a family. I know everyone has different views on dogs but they do so much better as part of the family. We just recently moved and I worry about mine barking at night when Im not home but so far no ones complained. The reason they arent left in the house is the dog run goes outside so if there was a fire I feel a little safer than if they were locked in the house. Good luck with your new girl shes gorgeous. Melissa

[Tankstar]

Originally Posted by Jennygirl011

on the butt if they keep going.

sorry but hitting them is terrible. it teachs them nothing. if you train properly there is no need for physical force.