Border herding is a smart and energetic working dog, so basic training is very important for border herding. This includes teaching them basic instructions, such as sitting, waiting, following and leaving. The training process needs systematic establishment and practice, and positive reinforcement and encouragement to strengthen correct behavior. When the border shepherd learns the basic instructions, he can carry out advanced training, such as jumping, grasping and searching.
2. Sports
Border collie is a kind of energetic and endurance dog, which needs regular exercise to keep healthy. Physical training can be running, chasing, swimming or similar activities, which can help border herders maintain a stable and concentrated mental state in their long-term work. The goal of training is to improve the endurance and strength of border herders to ensure that they can complete various tasks.
3. Intelligence training
Border herders are famous for their smart minds, so intellectual training is particularly important for them. The purpose of intellectual training is to stimulate the instinct and creativity of border herders, such as hiding food, chasing balloons, simulating search and solving puzzles. These trainings can make border herders understand the exploration and participation behavior. In intelligence training, the owner can also join home training, such as training positioning and extracting items. In order to better control the dog's behavior in daily life.
4. Socialization training
Border herders are caring dogs, but they may show excessive vigilance or hostile behavior in front of strangers or animals. Socialization training aims to help border herders build trust and respect and learn to adapt to the surrounding environment and conditions. This kind of training includes taking dogs to pet shops, parks and other places where users keep dogs, exposing dogs to different people, sounds, smells and situations, adapting them to different environments and cultivating social skills. Socialization training also includes playing games at home and interacting with dogs in order to establish a stronger trust relationship.
Generally speaking, the above training can be carried out in some training courses, which will inject energy and confidence into border grazing. The goal of training is to educate and socialize border herders and give full play to their intelligence.