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07/10/2025

I whistle train my collies.

Today I had to use that training because two small noisy terriers ran across a field to come and see my dogs - which they really did not appreciate.

The whistle recall worked perfectly. My dogs stopped being freaked out by the terriers immediately and came back to me. I'm very proud of these three - especially Jenny who's only 19 weeks old.

If you're interested, the whistle is an Acme 211.5

06/10/2025

When I get a new puppy I make sure they have plenty of time just with me and not with the other dogs. They need to find me the most exciting thing in their lives, not their furry friends 😂

But I do let them learn from the others as well. Jenny age 19 weeks is learning that a whistle means come back and you will get a delicious treat. Lexi aged nearly four is teaching her 💜

25/09/2025

Reward everything you like. Everything. You keep rewarding it - it will keep happening 💜

Even when we are just walking off lead I still practice recalls - whatever age the dog.

And I REWARD them for coming back. That means I take treats with me everywhere I go!!!

The little collie is only 17 weeks old 💜

I’ve started working with the flirt pole with little Jenny. She has to wait until released before she’s allowed to chase...
04/09/2025

I’ve started working with the flirt pole with little Jenny. She has to wait until released before she’s allowed to chase and play.

She amazed me with her self-control when faced with the moving toy. What a wonderful girl ♥️

03/09/2025

I've started doing place-based training with young Jenny.

I've gradually been using the cue "on your mat" when she is on the bed. A few days ago I started asking her to do it instead of just marking it. I throw food away from the mat so that she can get herself back to it.

It's getting pretty solid now as a behavior

My lovely puppy 💜

I’m sure at some point we will go through a normal teenage “I’m going to do nothing you ever taught me” stage 😂 , but I ...
29/08/2025

I’m sure at some point we will go through a normal teenage “I’m going to do nothing you ever taught me” stage 😂 , but I am loving this amazing amazing puppy ♥️

27/08/2025

Training forward focus with Jenny 💜

26/08/2025

Of course this behavior is much better inside 😊 but I thought I'd bring it outside. This is our third day of sitting and waiting for a release word Break and I think she's getting it.

However sitting in front of a dead toy is definitely work in progress outside 😂.
I'm loving this puppy 💜

It’s never too young to start. Jenny is 13 weeks.I built up a Stay from doing platform work, then yesterday I took it ou...
24/08/2025

It’s never too young to start. Jenny is 13 weeks.

I built up a Stay from doing platform work, then yesterday I took it outside.

This is her foundation work for a start line wait in agility, and also a verbal cue - Break - to release and in this case she gets released to the toy.

Note she will not be asked to actually jump anything until she is 12 months old.

19/08/2025

Here 12 week old Jenny is practicing her Leave cue and starting some impulse control. She can only have the toy when released to it with the cue Break.
She found this quite hard with the added distraction of Lexi wanting to join in 😂

Today's training with Jenny aged 12 weeks.
15/08/2025

Today's training with Jenny aged 12 weeks.

13/08/2025

Puppy ideas. Confidence building and problem solving.

There's tiny pieces of cheese in there 💜

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