biting aussie

Question
We love to run our 15 month old aussie with our four wheeler.  She loves to go through the woods.  We have her lead and things were going well until she started to chase us and we CANNOT control the bittting of our legs.  It is making the once fun run into a stressful chore.  We need to exercise her and she looks forward to the time out.  We tried a muzzle and she just sits around until she can take it off.  Please advise.  Thank you in advance.

Answer
The key to most behavior problems is approaching things using the dog's natural instincts. Dogs see all the people and dogs in the household as a pack with each having their own rank in the pack and a top dog. Life is much easier if the 2 legged pack members outrank the 4 legged ones. You can learn to play the role of top dog by reading some books or going to a good obedience class. A good obedience class or book is about you being top dog, not about rewarding standard commands with a treat. Start at http://www.dogsbestfriend.com/ For more on being top dog, see http://www.dogbreedinfo.com./topdogrules.htm