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We've been leading Chloe by the collar in the morning, going downstairs to let her out. This has been teaching her not to bark and nip our heels while she goes down. My husband found that if we let her go down without our hands on the collar, and we keep warning "Nice....nice....," firmly, she...

Hi Everyone, Thanks for advice with a lot of steps to take. I did belong to Sheltie Shack when that was running and I recognize some names here. We haven't used the crate at night for maybe 2yrs. Yes, there's evidence in her behavior that former owners kept her in it too long. Some...

Hi Everyone, It's good to find you. We have a 3 yr. old Sheltie, Blue Merl,Chloe, that we adopted from a rescue, at 9 months. We absolutely love her but she came with behavioral issues. When the rescue received her from her first family, she was filthy and came with no accoutrements one...