- Starts 22nd September
- FREE 5 Days to a Calmer Collie Challenge
Does your Border Collie seem to be permanently switched on?
Maybe walks have become stressful. You spot another dog and immediately start planning where you’re going to go. Your collie sees a bike, runner or car and explodes before you’ve even had a chance to do anything.
Or perhaps they’re perfectly lovely at home, but once you leave the front door, it feels like you’re dealing with a completely different dog.
You’ve probably tried the training.
You’ve bought the treats. You’ve practised your heelwork. You’ve worked on engagement. Maybe you’ve even tried tiring them out with longer walks.
And yet, you’re still struggling.
You’re not failing. There may just be more going on than the behaviour you’re seeing.
- FREE 5 Days to a Calmer Collie Challenge
Reactive Border Collies need more than obedience training
After working with Border Collies for years, I’ve learnt that I can’t look at reactivity in isolation.
A dog who is barking at another dog may also be exhausted from several difficult days. They may have had very little opportunity to switch off. They may be getting too much stimulation, not enough recovery, or simply have no idea what to do when the world becomes overwhelming.
And because Border Collies are so clever, it’s easy to assume they should be able to cope.
But knowing a behaviour isn’t the same as being able to use it when you’re overwhelmed.
That’s why I created the 5 Days to a Calmer Collie Challenge.
Five days to start looking at your collie differently
This isn’t five days of trying to stop your dog barking.
Instead, we’ll look at what’s happening underneath the behaviour and start putting some of the foundations in place that reactive Border Collies often need.
Over the five days, we’ll explore:
- How to help your collie come down from high arousal
- We’ll look at what your dog actually needs to recover after stressful experiences, and why endlessly exercising a reactive dog isn’t always the answer.
- How to reduce the amount of stress they’re carrying
A difficult walk doesn’t simply disappear when you get home. Stress can build across the day and across several days. We’ll look at the small things you can change to give your collie more breathing room.
- FREE 5 Days to a Calmer Collie Challenge
How to help your dog cope with everyday life
Rather than expecting your collie to suddenly handle busy paths, other dogs, traffic and unfamiliar environments, we’ll look at how to break things down and give them experiences they can actually succeed with.
And perhaps most importantly, how to understand what’s behind the behaviour.
Because once you understand why your collie is struggling, your approach starts to change.
You stop thinking, “How do I make them stop?”
And start thinking, “What can I change to help them cope?”
- FREE 5 Days to a Calmer Collie Challenge
This is for you if…
- Your Border Collie barks, lunges, chases or fixates on dogs, people, bikes, cars or other moving things.
- They’re brilliant at home but seem to become a completely different dog outside.
- They struggle to settle after walks or exciting experiences.
- You’ve tried training but can’t seem to make the progress you expected.
- You feel like you’re constantly managing your dog’s behaviour and avoiding situations.
- Or you’re simply starting to realise that your collie needs a different approach.
You don’t need a “perfect” dog to join us.
- You don’t need loads of training experience.
- You don’t need to have a dog who can already walk nicely past another dog.
- And you certainly don’t need to spend the next five days exhausting them.
You just need your Border Collie and a willingness to look at their behaviour from a slightly different perspective.
Join me for 5 Days to a Calmer Collie
It’s completely FREE.
📅 Starts 22nd September
🐾 Five days of practical guidance
🧠 Understand your collie’s behaviour
🌿 Reduce overwhelm and build recovery
💚 Start creating the foundations for a calmer, more capable collie
Come and spend five days learning how to support the dog underneath the behaviour.
I’ll see you inside.