Border Collie Experience After Two Years

Border collies training is rewarding. A border collie pup can learn new tricks faster than I could ever imagine. For those new dog owners who are looking to adopt any dog breed, I hope this video can provide a good idea of expectation and reality. I shared a little bit insights into Ellie s behaviour, personality, and our modes of interaction. More important, I share some common mistakes on how to train a puppy so that you can avoid them. Just a quick note on positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement: Both positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement are needed in dog training. Many people mistake negative reinforcement as just punishment. Never put her in a dog crate if she makes a mistake. Technically, punishment is a form of negative reinforcement, but that s not the form we hope to perform on our pups. A few examples of coupling negative and positive reinforcement in dog training: When the dog chews on furnitures or shoes, we just correct their behaviour by block