We were struggling to bridge out into the real world, with our lovely at home dog. He was going 0 to 60 into a lunging, barking stress head at the sight of another dog or human, he dangerously lunged at cars. We were conflicted with all the advice we’d had and read, so we joined the Collective, to initially follow the Calm Collie Method – and we love the structured approach. Ellen clearly understands how to help you learn, she’s an absolute collie nerd, really knows her stuff but has the ability to summarise and clarify the work of a number of key thinkers. We’re just 2 ½ months into our journey with the collective, just astounded, for example, by the fact we know have him off leash in a secure field – a few metres from cars and motor bikes flying past him, whereas a matter of weeks ago, he’d be gone – flying along the fence line chasing the cars and getting really pumped. Because of the Collective, slowly and steadily we are now more strategically helping Digby gain resilience and start to manage situations. In the Collective’s Facebook group we are encouraged to share our wins, and post videos. We don’t feel judged by Ellen, she’s very down to earth and offers key bits of advice of what you could do next or just celebrate the progress – go Digs! Then there’s the lovely wider community, who are also there to cheer you on but also there for each other for any low moments. We would love to see Ellen in person if we lived closer, but we feel truly supported on our online journey and would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending the Collie Collective.