Have you ever heard of the Scottish Collie? That's right - not a Rough or Smooth Collie, but the Scottish Collie. I had not, until I met a client a year ago who owned one. In this interview we are speaking with the president of the Scottish Collie Preservation Society, Denise Maher, about the history, characteristics and comeback of the Scottish Collie. The Scottish Collie

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Spirit Dog Training Interview: The Scottish Collie

European dog agility is very different from the sport here in the USA or Australia. In the second part of our interview with Emily Abrahams she tells us how she navigated dog agility competitions in Europe, how she gets regular training time living in a van and how we could perhaps unite the differences of dog agility all over the world. Dog Agility Training and Van Life

Spirit Dog Training: European Agility

2 years ago Emily was a school teacher in Australia, lived in a house and trained her dogs in agility. Today, Emily lives in a van, travels all over Europe, competes with her Border Collie Loki, hikes, explores, writes, photographs, and is an all-around badass. We talked to her about her journey.   Van Life with a Dog

Episode 4: Interview With Emily Abrahams

In this episode I explain my ideas about puppy raising, puppy training, why I don't believe in "socialization" and what to do instead.  My Puppy Training  Growing up a Spirit dog My thoughts on puppy raising

SpiritDog Training Podcast #3: All About Puppy Raising

There are the dogs that seem to naturally be great at cooperating. And then there are the dogs who like to see just how far they can go and how much they can get out of life. I have one of each category - this episode talks about how you can train the independent and wild ones to work together with you. Living with a spirited dog

Spirit Dog Training: Don't Push My Buttons (Episode #2)

Everyone who has ever owned a dog has seen that dog be distracted by something at one point or another. We all wish our dogs would listen to us just because we are their owner, and that they would find us more interesting than anything else. The magical formula is this: They are Experience Junkies. In this podcast you will learn why you (and I, and everybody else) are probably not a perfect trainer, and how to work towards becoming the most important thing in your experience junkie's life.   Your Dog the Experience Junkie

Spirit Dog Training Podcast: Your Dog, the Experience Junkie (Episode #1)

Spirit Dog Training brings you science-based, modern and effective dog training advice, explaining why your dog acts the way he acts, and how to approach training efficiently.

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