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22Jul

It’s not how they start

By Candy Kennedy  |  July 22nd, 2011  |  Class of 2011 – June-Sept, Featured Post  |  Articles, Border Collie training, Candy Kennedy training Border Collies, Dog training, training Border Collies, Working Border Collies, working dogs  |  No Comments

BUT how they finish that counts. I’ve always worried about pups that start out doing every thing with “precision” – […]

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04May

Picture This

By Candy Kennedy  |  May 4th, 2010  |  Articles, Training  |  Articles, training articles, training Border Collies, Working Border Collies, working dog, working livestock  |  No Comments

  I’ve always had a propensity to view dog training as “art” – along the lines of taking and developing […]

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19Aug

A Trialing Attitude

By Candy Kennedy  |  August 19th, 2007  |  Articles  |  Articles, How to train a Border Collie, training articles, training Border Collies  |  No Comments

I was at a trial when a friend I haven’t seen in awhile came up to talk. We touched on […]

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19Aug

Warning Label

By Candy Kennedy  |  August 19th, 2007  |  Articles  |  Articles, How to train a Border Collie to herd, sheepdog training, Working Border Collie, working livestock  |  No Comments

While working a dog I have in for training I ran into a problem that seems to emerge as a […]

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04May

Illusions of Control

By Candy Kennedy  |  May 4th, 2010  |  Articles, Training  |  Articles, How to train a Border Collie to herd, training articles, Working Border Collie, Working Border Collies, working dog, working livestock  |  No Comments

  “Illusions of Control”   Control – just how much is enough? When does enough become too much. This is […]

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04May

Cut to the chase

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By Candy Kennedy  |  May 4th, 2010  |  Articles  |  Articles  |  No Comments

I’m constantly telling my students to keep the push in their dogs while trying to “tone down” the chase. After […]

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04May

Right Angle

By Candy Kennedy  |  May 4th, 2010  |  Articles  |  Articles, Candy Kennedy training Border Collies, How to train a Border Collie, How to train a Border Collie to herd, sheepwork  |  No Comments

Right Angle I was flipping through the TV channels the other day struggling to find something interesting to watch (not […]

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04May

SHORT-CIRCUIT

By Candy Kennedy  |  May 4th, 2010  |  Articles  |  Articles, sheepdog training  |  No Comments

SHORT-CIRCUIT I recall sitting with an “Overseas” judge, possibly 5 or 6 years ago, talking about different trainers & training […]

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04May

Semi-Breeding

By Candy Kennedy  |  May 4th, 2010  |  Articles  |  Articles  |  No Comments

Semi-Breeding I was sitting at lunch with some friends and we were (surprise!) talking dogs. We have a mutual acquaintance […]

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04May

STYLING

By Candy Kennedy  |  May 4th, 2010  |  Articles  |  Articles  |  No Comments

“STYLING”   One of the questions I hear a fair amount from beginners is “what do you mean when you […]

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“Can you hear me now?”

Students are always asking why doesn’t my dog listen to me? It all starts “up close and personal”. In order for a dog to work with you … you have to be in his mind. He can’t hear what you are saying if he’s not listening. So, how do we go about teaching a dog to listen to us better — “communication and trust”. When first starting a pup if your guidance gives him better control of his sheep (which is everything his instincts are compelling him to do) he will learn to rely on and trust that guidance. If everything you do/say makes him lose his sheep that trust will quickly be eroded. With young dogs the last thing you want is a conflict between what you are making him do ...[Read More]

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