Our dogs love to work hard and play hard, and the two are equally important
Every day our sheepdogs are out, morning and evening, for at least an hour of free exercise and play. Whatever the weather, they love nothing more than to race around after frisbees, balls or each other! Scylla (above) is no exception. She’ll focus on a single toy for the entire playtime, testing its possibilities.
Scylla’s litter sister Bronwen prefers a frisbee and will jump high in the air to catch it. Unlike Scylla, Bronwen’s happy to share and take turns with the other dogs.
If asked, both dogs will reliably bring their toy and place it carefully by your feet. Curiously, Scylla always places the toy just in front of you, while Bronwen leaves hers immediately behind you!
Subscribers to our online sheep and cattle dog tutorials can watch a series of videos comparing the training of Scylla and Bronwen who have completely different temperaments, despite being litter sisters.
Play and exercise sessions always involve all the dogs, all out together, however many we happen to have at the time. Young puppies learn important behaviours from their elders, while the elders often find their “inner puppy” when there are youngsters to inspire them. The only restrictions are when we have females in season; the dogs and affected females have to be exercised separately. It’s not nearly so much fun, and we’re all heartily glad when it’s back to business as usual.
BORDER COLLIE SHEEPDOGS & FRIENDS – STILL OFF DUTY! (DVD)
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Watch Pearl Glen, Mel and lots of the dogs you saw in our first DVD Border Collie Sheepdogs – Off Duty! PLUS MANY MORE! The DVD is available from our DVD Store – and we automatically ship the correct format for your country. More info.
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