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This is the full list of our blogs going back to January 2010. The most recent items appear first. Scroll down to browse earlier posts or go to the Compact Blog List.
How old is your dog?
There's a new way to calculate your dog's age! We were brought up to believe that a year of a dog's life was the equivalent ... Read more
Featured tutorials – basic training
There's more to training a sheepdog than just sheep work. We know that sheepdogs love to work, so we can take advantage of that to ... Read more
Featured tutorial – the Point of Balance
Everyone's heard that the dog must balance the sheep, but what does it mean? You'll often hear that the dog MUST stop at 12 o'clock ... Read more
Featured tutorials – the dog and the handler
The Sheepdog Selection and Preparation and Sheepdog Handler tutorials provide lots of helpful tips and advice. Many handlers seem to find the early "puppy" months ... Read more
Featured tutorial – Sending the dog the Wrong Way
Our Sending the Dog the Wrong Way tutorial demonstrates a great exercise to encourage the dog to widen out on its flanks and outrun, and ... Read more
Featured tutorial – Eve at the Pen
Many of our online tutorials include actual training sessions with a trainee dog. No training happens in isolation so, as well as the main topic ... Read more
Revised tutorial – Stopping the Dog Part One
We're continuing to revisit and revise the tutorials, adding information and improved footage as we go. Our latest revision is Stopping the Dog - Part ... Read more
Featured tutorials – How to use a sheepdog whistle
Learn how to blow a sheepdog whistle. If you'd like to use a sheepdog whistle, but don't know where to start, there are two tutorials ... Read more
Featured tutorials – Considering sheep
Don’t ever be tempted to think that sheep are stupid! They might not be deep thinkers, but they're experts at protecting themselves from a dog ... Read more
Our suggested training programme
Tutorials that guide you through the maze of sheepdog training - what to do, and when to do it. The early stages of sheepdog training, ... Read more
SHEEPDOG TRAINING VIDEOS ON DVD
With nearly FOURTEEN HOURS of our SHEEPDOG TRAINING TUTORIALS now available as FOUR double DVD sets, you can SAVE MONEY if you buy more than one DVD set – and up to 20% if you buy all four, together with our original “First Steps in Border Collie Sheepdog Training” DVD set. More details.