https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/clinical-discussions/10492/collie-problems---help Hi all Looking for some advice. I have been helping a lovely young couple with their very bouncy,lively border collie. I saw him at 6 mnths of age and he had some issues. He was very hyperactive,very demanding,occasionally destructive,haden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/96748?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:25:25 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:29f85cc3-8fa8-479b-ad51-51b3ab26e720Rachel Jayne<p>With regards more to the questions in your thread (sorry!) it sounds like you have done all the right things &amp; maybe a behaviourist is the correct next step if the owners are struggling now. </p> <p>Hope it all works out for them <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Thumbs_up.png" alt="Thumbs up" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/96746?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:19:59 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:edec524f-cd62-476c-bc22-70916a1e4908Rachel Jayne<p>Same here, as you describe with the bouncing around on the chairs is exactly the same behaviour my collie mix shows when someone comes to the door...</p> <p>Tail up &amp; wagging, ears &amp; body posture relaxed, but will nip...</p> <p>Last week, after initially being very good &amp; rubbing up against the postman &amp; giving licks, he sprung up &amp; nipped him on the bum as he left up the path!<br />(Luckily I think he just bit the fabric of his shorts as the postie didn&#39;t seem to notice!)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files/45/5483.Spot_5F00_posing.jpg"><img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files/45/5483.Spot_5F00_posing.jpg" width="204" border="0" height="163" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/96677?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:47:09 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:338444ba-5d8c-4285-9d45-2367c6880d60Selena Carnell<p>Sounds like a typical collie, mine when she gets over excited will snap and show her teeth but not as an aggressive thing, she will also have a mental 5 mins around the front room.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>