The Border Collie Geek Podcast

This episode was due! My experience with Tay that at 13 weeks old he showed me interest in wanting to herd cars and how I dealt with the situation, making sure that he never developed that behaviour in the first place! Not everyone understand what is the best way to work with the collie brain when they start showing interest in movement as young dogs.   The videos I mentioned in the episode:...

Rebecca is a dog trainer, dog breeder and coach for other dog breeders. She runs an accredited course for breeders or people that want to be breeders on how to do it right, from the beginning to the end! This episode will hopefully help some of you making the right questions to breeders or lines for your next puppy. You can learn more about Rebecca on the Pupstarts website: https://pupstartsbreede...

If you ask me what is the think I hate training most, loose lead walking is definitely it! There is a lot of controversial about harnesses, head collars and slip lead, so where do I stand and what do I use? Long lines I talk about: https://www.houndagrips.com/?ref=sbx6970ncw As usual I will talk to you about my experience with my own dogs. Now I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/thebordercolliegeek...

This episode is my intro episode that I realised I should have done as first episode! It tells you about me and how I got where I am now and also about my dogs, Border Collies and not! Hope you enjoy it :) www.thatlldoacademy.com Did you know I have a Patreon? patreon.com/thebordercolliegeek

Today's guest is the world known obedience coach and trainer Kamal Fernandez. We ended up geeking out about Border Collie genetic predisposition, breeding of different lines for different sports and obedience. I had million of questions but we had limited time so I'm sure we will record another episode in the future! If you want to find out about Kamal's work you can check his Facebook page and hi...

In this episode I talk about Moss and our journey. Moss is not a people pleaser, so I will tell you on how our working relationship has improved through sport training!

What? Dogs can help wildlife? Conservation of our ecosystem has the help of fantastic dog with fantastic noses that together with their handlers help collecting important data for projects all around the world. In this episode I reached out to a team I know through social media that works with Border Collies and other herding breed mixes based in Australia! To learn more about them and their proje...

The Border Collie Geek Community & That’ll Do Academy presents our next 5 day challenge! Impulse controls are important in every part of the dog’s life, for recall, lead walking and leaving things that they shouldn’t have but most of the time are taught negatively. We are going to teach impulse control in a fun and rewarding way not as a way to stop our dog’s happiness but to give it back once the...

This Episode comes from a question that one of my Members on the Border Collie Geek Community forum asked me. It's a question that needs a proper answer as it's an overlooked problem and loads of dogs can do with building more confidence in order to make it easier for them to cope with the rest of the world! Is your dog confident or not? What do you need to work on? Listen to what I have to say ab...

Caroline Taylor, aka The Slim Pet Vet. on a mission to help hundreds of dog's have more energy to live their life to the full.  A silent pandemic has been sweeping our nation's dogs, with now over 60% above their ideal weight. This puts them at greater risk of a number of diseases, but also reduces their chance of a long, carefree and joyful life.   Dr Caroline has created an online solu...

I get this question asked many times, from my Online Academy students and also from in my free Community Group of Facebook! There is no one answer to this so I thought about doing a podcast to explain why and to try to analyse all different scenario and talk what are the emotions behind this and how can we work on things. Podcast Link Check out the podcast merchandise : https://the-border-collie-g...

Anxious dogs need space, respect and consideration! How can we make sure that other people notice and stay away from our anxious dog?  Sarah Jones talks us through how to raise awareness for your anxious and fearful dog and how to educate others on dogs in yellow campaign. To find more about My Anxious Dog: https://www.bellascollars.co.uk/ To Join the Facebook Community: https://www.facebook....

How does a good recall looks like? I tell you what is looks life for me and how I train it! Recall is not an easy before, it's not just about rewarding the dog when they come back! It's a complex chain of behaviour where prey drive, impulse control and motivation play a big part! If after listening to this episode you want to learn more and need help with your dog, I'm also running a Webinar in Se...

In this episode I'm chatting with Debby about her work with KAD to help families with dogs having the support they need to make sure kids and dogs can understand each other and have all the right introduction and management. In this episode we talk about how to get ready for a new dog in a family with children, if is better to pick a rescue or a breeder puppy, what breeds are the most likely to be...

Another episode that one of my listeners asked me for! I love teaching my dogs and my students distance down. It's useful in life for a lot of reasons: - stop the dog at distance as it's safer then calling them back - interrupt a chase It's possible to teach this with with several different exercises I will explain in this episode! The podcast has now a Patreon, to support me and be an active part...

Lila is a trainer based in Surrey but originally from Poland. Lila and I got in touch as both moved to the UK in the same period and both are Border Collie obsessed and training fanatics. We trained together a few times and we spend time chatting about Border Collies pedigree and blood lines. Lila is founder of Temperament Dogs together with her business partner offering residential training and a...

I had to record this episode as the audio was SO bad! I apologies. This episode was requested by one of the audience! You can now request episodes by joining the Patreon :) The podcast has now a Patreon, to support me and be an active part of the making of the episodes: https://www.patreon.com/thebordercolliegeek Check out the podcast merchandise : https://the-border-collie-geek.creator-spring.com...

Megan Wallace (CNWI and CCUI) started getting interested in dog training at the young age of 11, after being obsessed with dogs her whole life. At 12 years old, Megan's parents have her the opportunity to pick out her own dog to pursue her newfound interest in dog shows, and she decided on a Border Collie.  Over the past two decades, she and her family have been involved in showing, training,...

Do you want to know why I use food for training? Do you have a dog that won’t take food while out and about or that is not very interested in the treat you offer? Let me tell you how you can change that!

Ellen is an herding breeds specialist trainer from West Yorkshire in the UK and she like me, specialises in Border Collie and more in general in herding breeds. Helen has developed a method that is aimed to help herding breeds that struggle with prey drive also integrating in her programs Sheepballs by Key Lawrence. You can learn more about Ellen on the Urban Herder Website . Also from the ones if...

Why am I always saying to my students to stop playing ball to their dogs daily? There are many reasons. Let’s talk about that!!! To learn more from the source I have used to discuss physical and behavioural issues go to the Canine Arthritis Management Facebook Page

Simone Müller is author of two books, " Hunting Together " and " Rocker Recall " and is teaching to dog owners Predation Substitute Training an amazing protocol to help dogs offering alternative behaviour then chasing wildlife or livestock, using only positive methods! Simone is going to chat with us about some parts of Predation Substitute Training and how they can be applied to different scenari...

Are you the right person to become a Border Collie owner? If you have a friend or a colleague or a student that is considering getting a Border Collie, send them the link to this podcast! Are you a Border Collie owner that struggles with some of the cons that owning a Border Collie brings? Get in touch! Visit My Website!

Carrie-Ann Selwyn, founder of Canine Hoopers World grow up with collies and as well as shepherds and other breeds, is going to chat with me about how good hoopers are, especially for our herding breeds! Hooper is for everyone, age, size, ability, breed and also behaviours! Nobody is left out and that is the amazing fact about this fairly new sport. If you want to know more about Hoopers, how to ge...

In the dog training world you will find that some people can promise you complete control with off lead dog and livestock without even realising that is against the law, at least in the UK! You dog should be on lead near livestock. There is no way around it. We can train and plan in case of an emergency happening but we need to know how to prepare and how long it takes to actual prove that your do...