Posts Tagged ‘Collie’

Dog Training Essentials – Firmness Patience, Consistency, Reward

This article is about what I see as the 4 key essentials of successful dog training. Though I am not a dog trainer, I like to learn. Here I’m sharing some of my own thoughts and experience on what my dogs have taught me over the years.

Choosing My First Dog – Vanna The Dobermann

I thought today I would say something about Vanna, my first dog as an adult. Here are some early lessons I learned about choosing a dog, and choosing from rescue, as well as Vanna’s personal story from her all-too-short life.

Training A Dog : Don’t Give It Your Phobias

This was inspired by a walk in Eskdale a few days ago. We’d all been out for a lovely long walk along by the river.  ’We’ being myself and the 4 dogs (Kylah, Arwen, Vinnie and Blue).  After a lovely stop at the Boot Inn (where I had coffee and they had chips) we were on our way back to the

Photo Of The Day – Five Dogs in a Truck

A photo of five dogs in a pickup truck somewhere in the Cotwolds – also a great lesson in why dog training is so important.

Unhappy Dogs Are Problem Dogs – Peanut The Pomeranian

Unhappy dogs are problem dogs. How Peanut the Pomeranian and Staines the Collie show us the importance of understanding your dog and getting a good breeder.