A new, practical guide to training your Border Collie, by a highly esteemed trainer and author
Drawing upon her popular Thinking Like Canines training method and other established approaches, Barbara Sykes’ Training Border Collies is an essential resource for understanding and training this versatile and loyal breed. With step-by-step photography and training case studies throughout, the book covers: breed variants and temperaments; diet, puppy training and bringing new dogs home; simple commands, boundaries, and socialization; the “Chill Mat”--a safe territory to keep your collie calm; lead and recall training; rescue and problem dogs; and, finally, common myths, facts, and tips about the breed.
Drawing upon her popular Thinking Like Canines training method and other established approaches, Barbara Sykes’ Training Border Collies is an essential resource for understanding and training this versatile and loyal breed. With step-by-step photography and training case studies throughout, the book covers: breed variants and temperaments; diet, puppy training and bringing new dogs home; simple commands, boundaries, and socialization; the “Chill Mat”--a safe territory to keep your collie calm; lead and recall training; rescue and problem dogs; and, finally, common myths, facts, and tips about the breed.
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Get This One if You Have a BC! I really like this book. As a longtime border collie owner, it is refreshing to find a book by an author who truly knows the breed and truly understands the unique training issues. Also, Barbara has some fantastic suggestions, that I as a veterinary nurse and dog trainer, had never heard of! I have implemented a few already with my new pup. Caution to the reader: there are a few issues with medical science inaccuracies. For example, the author warns about too much exercise too young causing…
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