Thursday, April 26, 2012

Rescue an Unwelcome Border collie.

By Susan Smith


The Border collie is a popular sort of dog still frequently used within a working environment. The collie is bred for herding and moving groups of cattle and sheep. The high energy level and intelligence of this breed alongside its need to work attract many dog trainers at competition level.

A nice looking dog with a frolicsome nature the Border collie if adequately exercised of body and mind will change into a rewarding family pet. A walk on the lead once per day won't provide him with the energy enlargement that he wants. This breed of dog will need at least an hours flat out running every day plus some mental stimulation provided thru play and training.

If you love the breed but can't practically provide the exercise and kick required it is worth considering offering a home to an older collie. The older dog will delightedly chase a ball well into its teenagers although not become as annoyed with longer rest periods.

The bored Border collie will display frustration based behaviours. Attention seeking by barking, inconvenient chase instinct and destructive behavior of both the environment or self-harm by chewing feet or legs are all possible indicators of an under excited dog.

There are lots of options for dog training with this kind of dog. When offering a home to one it is easily worth doing a little research on how to train a border collie. Successful dog training consists of rewards based techniques that strengthen the behaviour that we'd like them to repeat. Clicker training is a perfect example of this sort of training.

When selecting a dog trainer or regular class to attend with your dog research their training techniques. Some trainers still employ a dominance speculation technique. This technique is incorrect and may cause dangerous showdown between dog and handler.




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