Training my Border Collie Puppy

Training My Border Collie Puppy! Top 5 things to do to start your relationship out right! Ways to train your border collie puppy for confidence, calmness, focus, recall and distraction skills!
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[@truckeeziplines6091]

Well I got a border collie yesterday. Thanks for these videos/

[@TheDogVlog]

Yay! Congrats!

[@bethconacher8356]

How’s the dog now ??

[@elletuppen4844]

Thank you for all these terrific guidelines🙏🏽🌈🐶

[@TheDogVlog]

You are so welcome!

[@michaellawrence6677]

Aeon has taken to copying me. I have a few grocery stores we go to where we’re both accepted. When we go in he now peels off to do his puppy shopping. Usually a ball or a toy he thinks he needs. It’s amazing how intelligent the Border Collies are, I’ve never laughed harder at people’s reactions to him. Your videos have truly inspired me to really try to look at things from his perspective and have the trust to let him do him. Thanks again for all your hard work. You make us look sooooo good,

[@TheDogVlog]

It sounds like Aeon will soon have his own fan club. What a character! I can imagine what kind of crazy shopping my crew would do. lol! They'd probably head straight to the meat section.

[@michaellawrence6677]

@@TheDogVlog LMAO!!!! Aeon has a thing for cheese.

[@TheDogVlog]

@@michaellawrence6677 lol! I had a super special dog called Merlin who used to say "I wan one". He would point at people's fridges and say it. And they'd ask me "What does he want?" I'd say "Cheese." And he always got it. (He was an Aussie Husky cross, but there must have been some BC in there. ;) )

[@evelynquesada5698]

oh my god how have i never found this channel before? I've had my border collie for 4 years now and our training experience has been lacking a little bit in the past year or so. he is so resilient and willing to learn, I'm determined to resume our fun training/relationship. Thanks for this video! He does tend to get quite nervous sometimes so the attention exercise is one we will begin doing every day now!

[@TheDogVlog]

So glad you checked out our channel! When training feels like pressure, we all tend to avoid it I think. Glad you are determined to make it fun again. :) It's so worth it to build a happy relationship in this way.

[@falcolf]

Your videos are so informative and comforting. Thank you for making content which isn't scary, which is positive and fun. ❤️

[@TheDogVlog]

Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate the comment! :D

[@JordanWeatherbie]

I never realized the significance of the "switch" game. I just happened to notice that my girl Mandy would always go for the toy that I was holding so I made a game out of it. I'll def be using it on our new pup !

[@michaellawrence6677]

Wonderful video as always.

[@TheDogVlog]

Thank you. :)

[@sophierighin4242]

Very helpful! And such a cute puppy🥰🥰🥰 I also have two border collies. They are so smart and friendly dogs

[@TheDogVlog]

Love BC's! Glad you found it helpful. :)

[@davidben8426]

Love it, it's what I did with my pup but yes confidence and giving you as owner the attention for everything is sooo important for any dog, especially border collies to get the 'eye' not on everything :-) And Raven is a beauty !

[@TheDogVlog]

Thank you, he's a cutie for sure! And yes, our BC's can get "locked on" to things so it's good to be able to get their attention quickly.

[@davidben8426]

@@TheDogVlog Today I walked with Sky, and he is in his 'adolence / puberty' period. And the leash that I bought new due to factory fault just broke on the collar so I had a free runner. I'm so lucky we trained recalls from puppy, he came back after 20 meters of sprint after I recalled him. Good the driver in the car stopped and blocked the road.. I never had my heart bouncing like this before.

[@robertsandberg2246]

Absolutely marvelous vid!😊👍 Again, I want so badly to put these into practice! When I got my Sally, she was 8 years old and had anxiety problems. Yet, as I worked with her and trained her, she taught me as well. I can't really explain it, but she taught me how she wanted to be treated and trained. She taught me just as much as I taught her... perhaps even more so... because of her, I have a deeper appreciation for life and the natural world around us. I love you Sally.🐶❤🐾 Your Raven is so beautiful too! As well as your other Border Collies.

[@TheDogVlog]

There is really nothing deeper than the love of a dog. Both dog and human have to try to communicate in a different "language". It's the most amazing thing.

[@robertsandberg2246]

@@TheDogVlog Indeed👍. I should mention that I, too had anxiety problems as I was working with Sally. It was shortly after high school and I had a heck of a time with it!😔 Sally helped me in so many ways! That's why I say that she was my friend, my teacher and my healer. 🐶❤🐾 She is without a doubt the single best thing that ever happened to me.💓

[@TheDogVlog]

@@robertsandberg2246 They really are healers. Sometimes I think it is amazing how dogs gravitate to humans. They are like our fur angels. (Some a bit more devilish than others. lol)

[@robertsandberg2246]

@@TheDogVlog Fur babies🐶👶 and Fur Angels.🐶😇 ❤

[@lizette-leelabuschagne8180]

Aww what a cute puppy! Thanks again for all these videos this is especially helpful since I'm getting a new puppy soon and one more question do you think Bella would be a cute name for a new female puppy and Blaze for a male puppy?

[@TheDogVlog]

Yes, great names. :)

[@YetisPlace]

Did you learn these techniques from the Squirrel? I’ve only watched one of the videos so far, on using their food to chase after and involving their minds.

[@TheDogVlog]

Not just from STAS although I'm pretty sure there are variations of these. But through puppy classes, Training Academy, Pro Trainer class... I used a lot of these with Skene as an adolescent dog too. :)

[@tone19xx]

The ironic thing is my dog is really good about barking but anytime I watch your videos when she is in bed with me she will bark at your dog lol.

[@michaellawrence6677]

One thing I tried with Aeon was a game of catch his paw. I’d let him know I was going to grab his paw and entice him to stop me as gently but firmly and as fast as possible. When he’d catch my hand in his mouth he wouldn’t hurt me. We’d do this as fast as possible working on speed and accuracy but as gentle as possible. I’d just stop pulling the second he caught my hand. (Also I’d never grab him roughly. Only as gentle as possible. We went into chasing quad copters. Aeon can jump 6 or so feet in the air and grab the copter without damaging it. The thing this taught him was gentle. He’s 3 and has never ever bit anyone other than me and his bites are gentle.

[@TheDogVlog]

Aeon sounds super special. My Asha used to jump high too. It's crazy they can do that!

[@youreaeejit511]

I need some advice, I currently have 2 small dogs who both have learning problems so I dont mind the slight pull on the lead or one of them barking at another dog since he stops when i tell him to look ahead, honestly the both of them on walks are all over the place in terms of what they want to sniff it just goes right left right left. I am getting a border collie puppy and I was wondering when training and walking the puppy outside alone should I take her on a seperate walk away from the other 2 and when someone else is their to walk them with me to bring the puppy along to understand just because their doing something doesnt mean you should? and when the pup is greatly trained start talking all 3 together when i have to walk them by myself?

[@Katie-rq8iq]

I'm hoping to get a border collie soon, since my past dog ran across roads and did eventually get hit😔 I would like a dog that can have a reliable recall to stop this from happening again😕

[@TheDogVlog]

Mark and treat exercise is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZmsfmuPfbR6jNE

[@twitch_funny443bladevlogs2]

L ok

[@TheDogVlog]

@@twitch_funny443bladevlogs2 It's linked now. :D

[@user-ih2hi6su6v]

I have a 9 month border collie

[@saphone9758]

Hi, how do i start with a 6 week old collie? He's not even taking treats ... He still prefers milk

[@LightSeira]

I have a question! Why do you create this space for the puppy with the fence? It's not usual in my country, we let the puppy walk around the house, and he gets his own crate and bed in the living room. The puppytrainingcenter never mentioned this as well. With the two dogs I've had, we never did this. A border collie pup will come into our lives next year, so I want to be good prepared! I am curious to the purpose.

[@TheDogVlog]

Basically I want to make it easy for the puppy to rehearse certain behaviours because the more a pup rehearses a behaviour, the more they will be likely to repeat the behaviour in the future. So the x-pen keeps him out of trouble. The x-pen can be temporary, I don't have one up anymore. Puppies can be expected to chew, get into things, pee on the floor etc etc, so the x-pen is just one more tool to limit the pup's choices. You can use a crate for this too. :)

[@robbalinski1606]

Question for you, will he grow long hair or will it stay shorter like it is now? I'm hoping mine collie pup's hair wont be to long as I'm allergic to longer hair dogs. If my puppy's a long haired then i'll have to get over my allergies lol

[@TheDogVlog]

This little border collie is a short coat dog so he won't have long hair. My others all have had longer fur, hope you can manage with your allergies. I'm slightly allergic to cats but have had them most of my adult life. :)

[@MargieB51]

I’m getting a puppy BC Puppy and two weeks hooray how do I introduced the puppy the best way to my eight year old BC female she’s been spayed or Thank you I can hardly write Willow

[@D1ANA87]

I've had my puppy 3 days now, she is 9 weeks old and and has an upset stomach (taking worming medication and probiotics). She is now on a bland diet (boiled chicken and rice), and since most training require treats should I postpone the training until we can use treats? I could train her with tiny bits of chicken but I'm concerned she could be overeating in her current condition. Any advise?

[@TheDogVlog]

I would use the chicken she is eating for training. Most of the time I use part of my puppy's daily meal anyway. With puppies I wouldn't be as concerned about overeating as not eating enough. I was surprised at how much more they need to eat than adult dogs. But for her tummy's sake I would stick to whatever her diet is and keep the sessions really short.

[@guadavillarreal_]

Hi!! I just found your channel, i think your videos are amazing and very informative, so i was wondering if you could answer this question. I have a 2 month old border collie, he’s the sweetest, but whenever we say no to something he starts growling and continues to do what we told him not to, but more aggressively. And we only say no when bites us without any apparent reason (he often bites us while we’re sitting on the couch, or when we’re eating, even if he ate 10 minutes before). Hope you can answer how can we change that behavior, thank you!

[@TheDogVlog]

Puppies tend to bite a lot! But when they try to bite you, replace with a toy or something appropriate to chew. Frozen kongs or toppl food dispensers or hooves etc filled with a small bit of food are good to give because puppies do need to chew a lot while their adult teeth begin to develop. If he gets wound up and is biting extra, it’s nap time! Time to go in the crate with something to chew. When my puppy starts pulling my pant legs I know he is overstimulated and needs a rest. I will give him a bit of time with toys in his xpen or do boundary work for times I want him to he calm. When he a overtired and biting he goes in a covered crate usually with a frozen hoof that has a bit of dog food in it, not for punishment, but for needed rest.

[@TheDogVlog]

Good luck with you puppy and thanks for watching. 🙂

[@guadavillarreal_]

@@TheDogVlog thank you a lot, I’ll keep watching your videos, they’re very helpful💕

[@TheDogVlog]

@@guadavillarreal_ you are welcome. 🙂

[@Rohan-go4oo]

My question is; do you think border collies understand the dangers of vehicles? My Jess comes to work with me, as a contract gardener. I don't tie her up, or lock her in yards, at 3 years old, she is extremely aware of boundaries and limitations, and very rarely does an unapproved activity. All of my customers adore her, inviting her inside for treats and pats, but they all tell me, Jess is wanting to get back outside with me. When we go camping at the beach, the danger zone is the 4wd's on the beach, I am unsure if she understands that vehicles pose a risk. When I tell her we are going for a walk (unleashed) she runs ahead from the camp-site, through the dunes, to where the beach starts, waits for me, then when I am nearby, runs for the water. I want happy camping, so I don't raise my voice, I do throat clearing, or other negative, non threatening sounds, which she responds to. Do you think they recognise vehicles are dangerous?

[@TheDogVlog]

Honestly they often don't recognize vehicles as a danger. A lot are chase driven and some do get killed tire biting sadly. :( I would keep her restrained if there is a chance of vehicles or 4WD's coming by.

[@idkhonestly7398]

Do you have any tips on how to prevent destructive chewing while the dog is home alone

[@TheDogVlog]

Basically you have to contain the dog in a safe area (like a crate) and provide things to chew. Himalayan yak chews last a long time. Boundary training as a fun game is something you can do when you are together in preparation.

[@idkhonestly7398]

@@TheDogVlog thank you so much!

[@bordercolliesdownunder7245]

Good practical, achievable advice. I enjoy watching your videos😄My husband and I live in Australia with our children and 2 border collies. I love that you speak border collie🤗 They taught me, vigilance is key😉💕🐾

[@TheDogVlog]

@@bordercolliesdownunder7245 They teach us so much! And there is always more to learn!

[@gowthamkannan8122]

Wow Do you have border collie puppies? I need dude

[@ilovecezer]

I just got a Border Collie Pointer mix and he keeps nipping a whole lot any advice?

[@TheDogVlog]

Direct him to a toy but if he is really worked up it’s probably nap time so put him in a crate and you can put a visual barrier over it (like a towel). I’ll be doing a video on puppies nipping soon. 🙂

[@ilovecezer]

@@TheDogVlog Wow thank you so much !

[@TheDogVlog]

You are welcome. 🙂

[@exoticxrachel5356]

Is that a smooth coat BC?

[@TheDogVlog]

Yes, he is a smooth coat.

[@exoticxrachel5356]

CUTE! I have a border collie who just turned one, she is a blue Merle medium smooth BC.

[@marciomalungo4960]

What can I do to get a Border Collie?

[@tybenjizk2116]

I have one 7 months

[@DogDingDa]

Great trainer with great tips. However, I didn't hear her say that these type of trainings must continue daily and at 10 - 15 mins at a time. Otherwise, a few mins weekly won't do anything positive.

[@brandonkelling962]

Won’t that encourage digging in the trash ?

[@TheDogVlog]

Actually it gives them an outlet so they don't have to do that. :) Same as digging - some people create a digging area by adding sand to a kid's pool. Foraging is something that dogs love to do. But it is also important to keep trash secured away from young (and all) dogs, who will eat all kinds of things that they shouldn't.

[@tybenjizk2116]

I have a 7 month border collie