Research and ongoing scientific studies have, over the last 10 – 20 years, progressed to looking at emotions in animals and dogs, in particular, a process that we have been taught to focus on during the MSc in Clinical Animal Behaviour at the University of Lincoln. This is different to more established forms of dog … Read more
On a recent visit to train Bella, a 4-month-old border collie puppy whose owner was looking for some general manners training, I discovered that the puppy would often disappear into the summer house and amuse herself looking at, and pouncing on, lights reflected from the door onto the floor and walls, moving as the door … Read more
Do you need help with border collie puppy training in Spalding or surrounding villages? I’ve always lived in or around Spalding, and I love the big skies, friendly village life and dog walking with my collies. It’s the place that feels like home and I now live on a smallholding near Gosberton with my collies … Read more
Does your border collie beg for food at meal times or bark if you shut him or her out? The problem: A client had a 5 month old collie that had been allowed to be in the room with his young family at mealtimes but they were finding him becoming a pain so they tried … Read more
Calling your dog when there’s a good chance that they won’t come. Unless it’s an emergency or your collie has a “bombproof” recall and is in the final stages of your border collie recall training, you should NEVER call him if it’s unlikely that he is not going to come back. For instance, he has … Read more