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Maintaining Obedience Skills in Collies

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Many times after a collie owner completes a group training class or private training lessons, the collie’s behavior is wonderful. However, after a few months the collie is back to pulling wildly on leash and does not respond to basic commands. Why the transformation? The hard reality is that for training to stick you need [...]

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Intro to Clicker Training

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By Ashley Peach Due to the highly sensitive nature of the Collie, and their huge desire to please their owners, the gentleness of the clicker training method is one of the best around today.  In this article I am going to discuss clicker training and its use in training collies. Most people have heard of [...]

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Collie Flatulence – Caused by an Allergic Reaction?

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Author: Andy Machin One of the causes of collie flatulence (aka. dog poots, dog farts, breaking wind) could be that your pet collie has an allergic reaction to something which is causing or contributing to the gas attacks. If your collie’s flatulence is being brought on by an allergy it could well be due to [...]

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Understanding Collies: Dog Intelligence

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So far today we have learned about some physical characteristics of the domesticated dog breed.  Now let’s examine their Intelligence. Intelligence Dogs are valued for their intelligence. This intelligence is expressed differently with different breeds and individuals, however. For example, Border Collies are noted for their ability to easily learn verbal commands, while other breeds [...]

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Understanding Collies: Physical Characteristics of the Dog

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Modern dog breeds show more variation in size, appearance, and behavior than any other domestic animal. Within the range of extremes, dogs generally share attributes with their wild ancestors, the wolves. Dogs are predators and scavengers, possessing sharp teeth and strong jaws for attacking, holding, and tearing their food. Although selective breeding has changed the [...]

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Separation Anxiety in Collies

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Photo by Tsuacctnt While it should come as no surprise to most people that their collies are smarter than they seem, the idea of separation anxiety is still not widely accepted. Though there are horror stories of collies that were left along for long periods of time, some owners attribute it to simply bad behavior [...]

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How to Introduce Two Dogs

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Author: Ty Brown Human beings are bound by certain social rules and etiquettes. Dogs are too, however, their rules are entirely different from our rules. For example, it is rare that one person meets another person and within seconds begins a violent fight. This behavior, however, is very common with our canine friends. Introducing two [...]

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Training Your Collie – Pros and Cons of Control Tools

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 * Collie Dog Owners Note:  Collies are one of the more sensitive breeds, having been bred to be obedient to human voice tone and mannerisms.  Please use extreme caution when using a control tool on a collie as it can cause nervousness, along with personality and temperamental changes.  This article is simple for use in disecting [...]

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