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Cake day: December 18th, 2021

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  • This is pretty standard cattle dog behavior. They herd and feel everything with their mouths. My best advice is to try to exercise that herding instinct in your dog to release the need to herd (read bite and nip). My go to with my cow dog is playing soccer, and playing monkey in the middle with a tennis ball. Not only are these great exercise but also mentally stimulating in a way that fulfills the herding instinct in your dog.

    Cattle dogs can also be not so social at times. I like to have guests greet my dog with a treat immediately whenever they come over as a sort of tribute and acknowledgement that they are in HIS home. Its also a good positive reinforcement that when people come over you get a treat and make people a good thing rather than scary. This isn’t sure fired though, but combined with exercising their herding instinct could do a lot to keep that unwanted behavior under control.