Looking for a collie training article...

Nudibranch

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...someone posted one her a while back.
The gist was about them learning to relax and not overloading them with agility, flyball, etc all the time.
I can't find it by searching and have no idea who posted it, when or what the thread was! Am looking for a friend who has a high energy spaniel puppy. It was a really interesting piece as far as I recall and definitely made sense.
I would be eternally grateful if anyone could remember it!!
 

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Was this it?

https://www.agilitynet.co.uk/training/bordercollie_suekitchen_leewindeatt.html

Not a collie or spaniel but I was just so delighted to have a drivey sports dog after years of show dogs that wouldn't chase or carry a ball, that I blew his brains fairly young with prey stuff.

If they have genetic drive, it'll be there if and when you need it.
I could genuinely have done all of his training, including the drive stuff, with food alone, as his food drive was so good, and kept him below threshold...but I know that now!!!
 
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