• History and Modern Use of Border Collies: Delve into the origins of this extraordinary breed and learn how their roles have evolved over time. 
• Working Abilities: Gain insight into the innate working abilities of Border Collies and what makes them such exceptional herding dogs.
• Live Demonstration: Witness a real demonstration of my dogs working on sheep. I will be transparent about the challenges faced during the process, providing you with a realistic understanding of herding training.
• Alternative Herding Activities: I will share my perspective on various alternative herding activities that can be beneficial for these breeds.
• Hands-On Experience: You will have the unique opportunity to work with one of my dogs, helping you to better understand the pressure and drive inherent in herding breeds. 
• Kinder Training Methods: As one of the few trainers who advocates for force-free methods when working with pet or sport dogs on sheep, I will share my approach on these . I will also discuss with you where pressure and force free can go together in training herding and why it's important to understand that
• Last but not least we will discuss how to prevent and help clients that struggle with herding behaviours in their working bred border collies

If you own a herding dog and would like to bring them along, you are welcome to do so. However, this workshop is primarily designed as a dog-free day to allow you to fully immerse yourself in learning about these breeds from the perspective of a force-free dog trainer who is also a farmer. 

Venue and Date: 

The workshop will be a full day on the 25th of October, starting at around 9 am.

It will take place at my farm in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire. The full address will be sent out before the workshop but if you need to have a look at location, postcode is LA29DN.

Lunch will be provided and so hot drinks and snacks for the day. I will be in touch to ask for dietary requirements!

You can bring your dogs and take them for walks if you need to!

For any more info and if you have any question, send me an email bookings@thatlldoacademy.com