Is there a language barrier between 2 different breeds of dogs?

Hello! 5-6 months ago when I got my new pup the wife, my son, his girl friend and I all thought that this pup would be easy to train thanks to Sundance the wife and mine’s older dog. We figured (for example) if the new dog went in the garbage – Sundance would let him know he couldn’t do it. Last Sunday when the son and his gal came over for supper we were talking about the obedience problems we are having with Pup and that Sundance has been no help. My son suggested that because Sundance is a Border collie cross and Pup is a Blue healer cross they might have a language barrier. Sort of like a language barrier between French and Chinese.

Maybe Sundance is telling Pup to stay out of the garbage – and maybe Pup does understand - but say’s – what eat more?. (he is a bit of a smart ass) Cheers!

 

it a word NO , all dogs are pack animals and they all have their own jobs ,the leaders job is obedience and you or your wife are the leader or should be

 

Dogs all operate on a mixture of instinct and environmental conditioning as it relates to their personality.
They speak 'barking', and fortunately for them 'barking' crosses all breeds equally. Any communication between them is primarily non-verbal to begin with, body language being key..and it too is universal.

 

I would say give your Sundance a little more time and exposure with the puppy, since sooner or later a border collie will herd him/her and keep them from getting into trouble.

There are many behaviours that will require your direct intervention, yet I have found that border collies are up to the challange when it comes to redirecting other dogs when they are doing something wrong.

In my case, when I brought my golden retriever "Goldie" home from the shelter as a puppy, she had a tendency to chase my chickens who I let roam my property. It was simply amazing to watch my border collie, Laurel, chastize and prevent Goldie from chasing and most likely hurting one of my egg layers. To this day, if a chicken goes by, Goldie always looks the other way...

 

Dogs will not train each other to stay out of the garbage, not jump on people and other "human rules". They will tecah puppies to repsect them but beyond that training house manners is the human's job.

 

is your healer's tail cropped? cropping can sometimes create communication problems with dogs, obviously.
also, if you are the alpha in the pack, the collie shouldn't be the 'enforcer', you have to be. collies are great for herding, but training the dogs is your business.