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What is dog training?
It’s not just fixing problems or it shouldn’t be anyway!
Although that seems to be what I do all the time with my students.
This episode is for all of you that want to learn how to avoid bad habits to become bad behaviours when living with your Border Collie and instead building good habits or if the bad habits area already there, how to train good habits instead and change behaviours without frustration and suppression of the behaviours you don’t like.
I’ve owned Border Collies for many years and have trained them, along with other herding breeds in every sport and activity available.
This has allowed me to gain invaluable experience and an understanding of these unique dogs and the behavioural challenges that we may have to face as owners.Â
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