Jimmy Walker Border Collies

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First off, I only take Border Collies in to train. The other herding breeds think differently and I find I get along with the collies the best. I like for the dog to be a year old or at least very close to that age. Physically they are probably ready long before that but mentally they are still very immature and can't take any kind of pressure that goes along with training. Your dog should be current on all vaccinations and worming and please check it for fleas and ticks. To get the most for your training money, when the dog comes to me it should tie and lead. It should know it's name, have a "Lie Down" and know "That'll Do" to come to you. I charge $350 per month. That includes room and board and training 5 days a week for a month. Most Trackdogs take 1 month to train and Herding dogs will take at least 2 months or more depending on how smart the dog is, how strong it's herding instinct is, and how ready the dog is for starting training(knowing it's name, "lie down" and "that'll do"). I'll ask you to leave the first month's fee when you drop off your dog. If I decide during the first month that the dog is not talented enough to justify the cost of training, I'll recommend that you come and get it. Your final cost will be based on the length of time the dog was here before being picked up and you will be reimbursed any unused part of your $350. I will try and give you as much advance notice as I can that I'm ready for your dog. Please try to work it out to get the dog to me as quickly as you can. This is a business for me and I count on the income. If it takes you a month to bring your dog to me, that empty kennel has cost me $350 in income. I understand that because of my job and trial schedule and your job, it may take a couple of weeks for us to get together but if it's going to take longer than that, I'm going to go to the next person on the list. I have to. I hope you understand. I will try to work you back in with my next cancellation. I've learned over the years, working many, many dogs, that when a dog is introduced to stock, he reacts based on his own instincts. It may take several sessions for those instincts to show up. Those instincts may be to herd, chase, bite, or do nothing. As I'll discuss in more detail, some of these instincts are more desireable than others. If your dog is exhibiting any of the less desireable instincts, I may recommend that you not leave it here for a full month of training. It's more cost effective to start over with a dog that has the right instincts than to try to make a herding dog out of a dog with no herding instincts. Let's further discuss these different instincts. To me, all collies fall into one of several categories, the first of which is the herders. The herders have a natural gathering instinct and are easier to train. These dogs can be taught an outrun and do a better job of keeping stock together. Many, but not all, of these dogs lack a heel bite on cattle and therefore would lack a little 'push' on cattle that are dragging. But, they'll keep them in a bunch and headed in the right direction.

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