Border Collies in Sync

It is absolutely amazing how similar these 2 Border Collies are in their nature and personalities and even in their movement. Well, they are brother and sister but from different litters. It is really interesting. I just wonder how much of the similarity is in the genes and how much comes from the sister (1 year old) copying the brother.

Look at this action shot for instance: both hind legs of both dogs are in the air in more or less the same position. The front legs also are in similar positions. And this is only one of the many pics I have of them showing such similarities. Not even to mention my daily observations of them. It is like one dog having a permanent mirror next to him.

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Border Collie with 6 Feet?

When I took this pic today of my 2 Border Collies, my timing was just perfect. It looks like one dog with 4 front legs and 2 back legs. The two collies' back legs were in the exact same position. These two are brother and sister and always run together.

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Training a puppy to heel

Many new puppy owners ask the question: "When can I start training a puppy to heel?" Many new puppy owners put the collar and leash on the puppy and just expect the puppy to be happy about that and to walk with them in the heel position immediately. Before you can even start to train the puppy to heal, you should put the collar on so that the puppy can get used to that. That first step can be taken immediately when you the puppy. They get used to it very quickly.

Then a few days later you can attach the leash. Make sure it is very thin and light-weighted one. Let the puppy also just get used to it. Do not pick it up as yet. Let him drag it around, while playing with him and treating him often. Take it off after a few minutes.

The next day you can do the same. After a while you can pick up the lead and encourage the puppy to follow you. If he does, click and treat. Just repeat that in a playfull manner for a few minutes. If you continue this exercise every day for a few weeks, by the time your puppy is old enough to go to dog training school for his puppy classes (about 10 weeks old) then he will already have a head start and will be very fast to learn how to heal next to you.