Anyone have an Australian Cattle dog?

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7. I've owned similar type dogs for decades

Most working dogs just aren't as well suited for a companion dog unless you are willing to make a commitment to spending time training and keeping them occupied. Properly walking them on a daily basis is a good foundation of obedience for any dog, but is even more important with working dogs. By properly walking them I mean keeping them on a short leash and requiring them to stay on your heel. In short, working dogs need a job to do in order to keep their bodies and more importantly their minds occupied. Teaching them to fetch is also an excellent way to keep them occupied. If not that, then some other trick that is infinitely repeatable and requires them to solve problems. Just a little bit of time doing these things each day will go a long way towards solving any obedience problems.

Another thing that is more true of working dogs than others is they very easily reach a point of excitement saturation where they will be incapable of following commands. The trick is to not let them get to that point or have some method of bringing them back to sanity.