• Bred for a very different lifestyle
  • Don’t forget genetics
  • Typical issues
    • chase
    • barking and lunging
    • frustration to movement
    • hyper vigilance
    • struggle with calmness
    • 12 o clock to you – can’t get back on lead
    • struggle to disengage
    • abnormal repetitive behaviours/OCD – perfectionist
    • noise sensitivity
    • stalking
    • running in wide circles
    • action prompting
  • Brain
    • strengths and weaknesses = personality
    • personality dictates response to situation – outcome
    • prepare brain for situations it will find itself in
    • building blocks – concepts
    • generations of breeding – will go self employed
    • farm border collie strengths can be urban border collie struggle
      • aware of novelty/unexpected experiences
        • herding =
          • managing movement
          • noticing subtle things – subtle cues from handler
      • movement is important and stimulating –
        • they manage movement
      • struggle with disengagement
        • they are supposed to stay on the job
        • need to engage with lots of things in order to control the sheep
    • train for the moment not in the moment
      • multiple games helps dog to generalise
      • e.g. feed every time bike passes, my stop reacting to bikes, but might start reacting to cars (no appropriate outlet provided) – play lots of disengagement and engagement games, dog finds it generally easier to disengage

Urban Herder Course

  • epilepsy
  • control of movement
  • perimeter walkers – GSD