Most Australian Cattle Dogs will begin to calm down on their own around 2 years of age, and will be on their way to emotional maturity at about 3 or 4. Here are 5 things you can do to help your Australian Cattle Dog calm down. Teach the down command until he will maintain it for a length of time. Teach come, sit and stay, and to relax while
Calming Commands. Teach your dog calming commands such as “settle” or “relax.”. Practice these commands when your dog is calm and gradually increase the level of distraction. Eventually, your dog will learn to calm down on command. Remember, it’s important to stay calm yourself when trying to calm your dog.Pick it up. Put it down. 3 minutes a day. Edit to add: You can also try a passive training session where he gets treats tossed to him for being calm. For 5 seconds, 10 seconds.etc. make sure you vary the time. If training is constantly harder and harder the dog will lose interest.3. Minimize the cause. Once you have found the cause of your dogs stress or over excitement, try and do all you can to reduce it. If thunder or fireworks are the cause, as soon as you hear them Say you want to teach sit to an excited dog. Well, as you walk your dog, every 45 to 60 seconds, you have him sit, and then praise and reward. That is the essence of positive reinforcement training. Then, take it a step further. Every 45 to 60 seconds, you jazz up your dog and then try to get him to sit. . 68 112 69 231 297 348 155 335 390