Feisty

[Rio]

The last few times we have taken Rio out on an evening he has (for maybe 2 minutes) begun jumping up at whoever has the lead and trying to grab ,clothes,hands,legs (in my hubbys case he even went straight for the groin area) it only lasts like I said a couple of minutes and then Rio settles down. Usually after a lot of 'bad Rio' comments and very stern looks.
Anyone any ideas?
We have just booked a trainer to start proper lead training and walking in packs, but that is next week.

[Cam Atis]

Curiously, Cassie went through that kind of thing. Precisely how you describe it. I just can't remember at what age she did it. She have grown out of it. I am racking my head right now as to what I did to curb it. Cassie is also not fixed.

[Cam Atis]

Circumstances surrounding that was: she was off lead for an hour or two outside the house, while I was cooking breakfast, then I initiate putting her on lead about 8am. Sometimes 9 am (same thing at night, about 8pm-9pm)
SO SHE DID WHAT YOU DESCRIBED ABOVE. And it was annoying. Add to that her habit of blocking my path with her body.

I think this is what I did to curb that behavior of her. I did not let her out first or before me. She was let out but the lead was already on! Being on lead, conveys the message that I am to be followed around, not the reverse.

Later, I re introduce that she be out and about before me (purpose of that is to let her run after the birds all she wanted), then I will put a lead on her to begin simple training anytime I want and she does not protest anymore. She's good now.

from time to time now, off-lead, she tries to play-bite (more like a grab) my hand if she wanted attention if her being in a SIT position doesn't elicit a "Cassie, good girl" from me, I used to worry that it was kind of an attempt to boss me around, but I figured she just wants attention. Now she learns to ignore me if I ignore her coz I am doing something... and she make me pay by ignoring me when she has some birds to observe and follow. But she'll come around after some Cassie Come! commands. I said around as she literally will walk around me about an arms length just enough to be out of reach, she'll lurch then run away, then do her zoomies.

[Rio]

Thanks for the replies Cam, it does sound very logical, I do hope it is just a puppy-phase and we can try to correct it. Hopefully the dog-trainer can steer us in the right direction too.

[Cam Atis]

Goodluck. Perhaps you are already wondering why I need to train cassie myself, there are no dog trainer ever available in my province that's why I had to learn it when I first got my first purebreed dog Cookie and dals are a bunch of stubborn dogs too. They trained me hard.
I also think it is a puppy phase.

[Rio]

Sounds about right, we think we are training them but really it is the other way around, thanks for your tips though.