Rehabbing an Aggressive Australian Shepherd

Now that Christian is more active, she has been loosing weight, loosing to the point of being underwieght. So I have increased her dinner portion. I had stopped feeding her breakfast for several months now, but with all of that activity, I think I will start her up with breakfast again.This morning, I noticed her limping. YIKES!! I immediately checked her front feet for stickers or abrasions, which I didn't find anything wrong. After I was done checking her, I let her go, and NO limp. I ke …

Chris is now free to be a sheepdog puppy! It will take me a little longer to get out of the habit of watching out for her, so she didn't overdo it, though. She was out for most of the day today, and getting herself really dirty like most pups do.With freedom, comes trouble. She got in trouble a few times also. With all of the dogs outside with her, she can be more easily coaxed into doing something like wandering where she shouldn't be.I checked on all of them often during the day, since I h …

Well, I finally gave in to all of the pressure and worked Christian on sheep. I had been dying to do sheepdog herding with her again. We took it easy, as she doesn't run around like a crazy girl, like some pups do when working sheep. Just a few minutes, nice and easy, to give her some satisfaction, along with me. She did fine, and seems to have good balance, stopping on a dime when she brought them right to me.I let her play at Dog Day with the puppies for about 5 minutes. She had a great t …

We have been allowing Christian more and more freedom. She now is coming with us to go and feed the livestock, instead of being left behind in the house. Her attitude remains real good, and I bet she can't wait to get those eyes back on the sheep.I do tie her up with the others, when we do work sheep or give lessons. She gets to watch the others, and especially the sheep for a time. Occasionally, I let her out to play with Annie and Silas, our two visiting Canadian Border collies. She reall …

Christian's rehabilitation is going along at an excellent rate. I have not seen her in the least, limp since the first week after her surgery. We have been going on daily leashed walks, with the other two Border collies coming along also. This pack walk, allows the pack to keep itself as a pack, as they are migrating together, as a unit.This reminder that the girls are in the same pack, helps them to keep their hierarchy in check. I am the pack leader, and the girls follow. The walks reinfor …