Collies are among the few dogs that are perfect for companion dogs for families. Collies are extremely sweet and get along with nearly any being. Cats, other dogs, and children all get along great with this breed of dog. They are so loyal and protective of their family that they are sometimes standoffish and overly protective of them when strangers are present. They are rarely aggressive towards strangers, but it will usually take some time before your collie warms up towards any strangers.
Collies love to participate in family activities. Keeping your dog entertained and busy is an important step in the training process that will keep your Collie out of trouble when home alone or unsupervised. As a puppy handle your Collie multiple times throughout the day, this is vital to making your Collie feel like part of the family. Every experience is new to a puppy, and humans are very strange to them. Without giving your Collie time to get acquainted with people, it may remain shy through its adult years. Collies are so incredibly affectionate that it would be a shame for a Collie to be too afraid to be comfortable around the family.
Also, the earlier you allow your Collie to enter into the family, the more time they have to understand the place in the family. Allowing for the owners to establish themselves as the pack leaders. Before a puppy is rewarded with food, make them work for it. The task doesn’t need to be anything that’s particularly difficult, a simple obedience to the sit or stay command is enough obedience to warrant a reward.
If you take the proper precautions while your Collie is a puppy to ensure they’ve received the proper social training, training down the road will be much easier to handle. Remember a dog is never to young to begin training. With the proper social conditioning, puppy Collies will mature into very loyal members of the family.
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