Recent content by merrylieux

He is clearly chasing instinctively. He will even chase birds fltying across the sky. When I said he was not a working dog, I meant that I think that is part of the problem-- not enough to do. I have learned/ am learning alot from Parelli-- funny about that quote. You can't force much from...

If he was severely hard-headed or vicious, I would shoot him too-- I wouldn't inflict him on anyone else and I would explain to my daughter that the dog is mentally ill and we don't know how to cure dogs like that. But he really is trainable and doesn't seem to be trying to kill anything. I...

I really like the shock collar and starter pistol ideas-- why not both at once? That could really work on this dog, Thanks! Also the idea of sending the dog when the horses are coming in -- then if he does go for the tails, he can be "corrected"! Thanks so much.

Northern rancher, are you serious or just kidding? My husband jokes about the same thing. If that is the only way to stop him (the dog), well, that is what I need to know. But if it is just laziness or ignorance on my part... that I could fix-- if I had the energy or smarts.

Wow, thanks already for the thoughts. He actually enjoys the challange of getting hit or kicked at in any way. The Missouri Fox trotter stepped on him by accident and broke the heeler's leg last July, but that hasn't stopped him. I wouldn't mind him chasing if he didn't harm the animals, they...

I have a 9 month old male blue heeler from farm stock-- not really a working dog. We have a rooster and two cats that he does not mess with, but he will catch one of the goats and gnaw on her leg, and he will chase the horses, catch their tails and swing from them, shortening all the tails...