why does my normally well behaved puppy show off in public?

Question

i have a 9 month old border collie cross jack russell that i have had since he was 8 weeks old. he is very obediant in doors and well trained but when we go for a walk where there are other people about he does not listen to a single command, pulls on the lead till he is chocking himself and trys to jump up people which is embarrissing also he is very strong now so he is hard to control. he goes out nearly every day so i dont understand why he is doing this any advice?

Answer 1

Please do not feel like you are the only one. You actually have 3 things going on here.
1) Dogs have a very difficult time generalizing a behavior. In other words if you havent taught your puppy his behaviors in multiple locations, he doesnt realize that the same rules apply.
2) He is in full teenage mode, if he is still intact (not neutered) he is also reaching his hormonal peak and that certainly doesnt help the teenage thing either.
3)He is still learning and being outside has an extremely high diststraction level...difficult for any dog that hasnt had higher level obedience work.

do yourself a favor, sign your puppy up for a reward based training program. Not only will you also learn how to better communicate your expectations to your dog, but your dog will also be learning in an environment with distractions.
best of luck to you both

Answer 2

I absolutely have a 4 month previous GSD and he's the very similar. I absolutely have in simple terms come residing house from a socialisation classification and they have given me some truly reliable practise, A GSD must be careful of strangers yet you need to be on genuine of problems with them in any respect circumstances, if you're saying provide up s/he ought to provide up. domestic dogs go by a level at the same time as they're careful of each thing from strangers to flower pots that were interior the backyard always. i'd make positive you're taking him out with you to fulfill human beings, different canines etc as a lot as conceivable so he see's them as commonly used issues. in case you'll locate a preparation classification close to then you you would pick to grant it a pass. reliable success, each thing will exercising consultation in case you stay to inform the tale genuine of issues in any respect circumstances.