Dog Obdience training in derbyshire? .. oooh and meet Rufus :)

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Hi there,

We've Rescued a Tri coloured Border Collie and we've had him for 2 weeks now. so its all very exciting. He's getting used to his new surrounding well, he's met the horses now, although he was unsure to start with he's very good and enjoyed the day at chatsworth horse trials on sunday with a refreshing splash in the river afterwards! i'm eventually hoping to do agiltiy with him, we've already started training him over the horse jumps in the field! and he's good at walking along benches ect :)

but bascially as i'm hoping to do agility with him (if he likes it) then i need to do some obedience training first. i have found someone i can speak to as she does agility and flyball but i'm looking for some local obdience training if any one can help.

I've always had dogs as a child but this is my first dog thats is actually mine (if that makes sense) And any tips on looking after and keeping a collie stimualted would be great

just getting a photo now :)
 
Rufus

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rufus.jpg
 
Wow, I am not a collie person but he is beautiful!
Very striking

Well done for deciding to walk before you can run, you can't do agility if you have no obedience :)

Just the usual for keeping him occupied, get him a ball chucker, hide and seek is a great game to play in the house or garden (my dogs' sire used to get it as competition-fitness training - his handler would get sent out in the woods with a head-lamp on and then he was sent after her :p) lots of brain games as well as physical exercise. Get him to learn the names of objects and toys and ask him to bring you the right one.
 
Oh and of course, how could I forget, my favourite subject, focus training :p

Basically, if he wants something, he looks at you, and when he looks at you, all good things come from you - toy, treat, ball, whatever, he has to be looking at you and holding your gaze for as long as possible, it's a great thing to train, especially if he is in the house with you, it doesn't take too much effort to say 'watch!' while you are watching the soaps or whatever, and rewarding him when he does so.
If he isn't looking at you, he gets nowt.

Makes everything else so much easier to train, it's hard to train a dog that isn't looking at you or paying attention and helps to minimise other issues such as fixating on other dogs and livestock.
 
ooh i forgot to say hhide and seek' his new favourite game, when he goes 'up the fields' behind our house we hide in the long grass, behind the walls hedges and even up the tree, he'setting too good at it!

thanks very much for the focus training idea, his attention does seem to wander alot! :)
 
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