[jennii]

My dog is very hyper, as is the breed. She wasn't my choice as a dog she was actually.. sort of a family dog. But she seemed to cling to me. She's kind of my own now. I throw her toy around a lot in the house or out of the house. But she's always hyper still and follows me everywhere.. which I do not mind. But If I ever have company over, she will nip them occasionally, Bark very loud even once they haven't knocked on the door. She has good instincts or hearing I suppose. I say No Bad Macy but it never seems to change. Also when I have company over, after barking and nipping she's totally friends and in love with them. Possibly a dominance issue. But Also she will not calm down she will annoy the hell out of them or at least annoy me by not leaving them alone. Since there a very loving breed I understand but she will almost demand attention and give them her toy to throw and will stare at it until they do. I say no macy lay down and I feel bad cause I know she wants to play and then my company says it's OK she just wants to play. And it makes me feel worse cause they don't understand... that she can't demand attention the entire VISIT.. almost. Even though I don't mind them playing with her or giving her attention. She just does not understand when to quit. I think she may be a tad more hyper then the ordinary dog. And also sometimes when company is over I will leave her upstairs with the rest of the family because it can get very annoying when she doesn't quit like I explained before. But she will wine continusouly at the door till I let her come down and visit. Emphasize on continusouly. It does get on my angry side, and jealous side. I know pathetic. But she can't have attention 24/7 as much as that sounds lovely it can't happen I do give her a lot of attention otherwise as much as an owner should. And Also when I walk her... she doesn't learn ever that we are not playing tug of war she thinks she's playing the choking game or where sledding in the tundra and trying to drag me. I try to keep her at my hips, but I always have to tug and say no pulling. But even when I do it always seems like she's pulling. I am not the biking type of person and running just isn;'t in my books atm. So I take her to the dog park and throw her toy around. She loves to go for walks but it's so hard for me to take her when I know she's pulling and choking her self and me always saying no pulling sucks. All the time and when people see me say it, it seems like I'm training her. But they don't know it's like this every time. HELP! I used to own a border collie he was pure black and a great dog, he wouldn't pull and walked very nicely I was always good with him and he would learn new tricks and he listend when I said don't pull he was a great family dogdly he had something wrong with his stomach and had to be put down. R.i.p . And it saddens my heart that I can not be as great with my dog macy. It breaks my heart a little when I take her for walks. Please help.

[JudyKayTee]

How old are you?

The dog is clearly in charge and only you can change that. It appears to me that you tell her no, then you tell her no again, then you relent. I don't understand how her behavior gets on your jealous side. Jealous of what?

I think this is so out of control that you need to consult with a trainer.

I also see you comparing this dog with your previous dog - and that's not fair.

[Lucky098]

Wow... This is a mess

First, your commands all need to be one word. "no bad macy" is way too much and no dog will understand it. It should just be "no", or Macy, no. See of that helps.

You have an energetic, wild, herding breed. You need to make her tired... And the dog park isn't going to cut it. She needs to run until she can't anymore. Take her to a large fence in park and let her run off leash while you walk. This is a breed, and her personality is demanding it. If you cannot exercise her properly, rehoming her is another option.

Join a kennel club. Start her in agility. Agility is a lot of fun and will run her tired.

Start obedience with her. All of the problems you are having are easy to fix. You need guidance on how to show her what you want.