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Ni vyas has over 20 years experience, not only as a dog trainer, working with a variety of dog breeds but also specialising in training. If you include lots of praise in your border collie training routine, your dog will be like putty in your hand. I am looking for a well written book that goes into depth about the border collie. I provide training and demonstrations for individuals and groups both at home, nationally and internationally. Here at mainline in the heart of the yorkshire moors the welcome is warm, the kettle is always on, the collies are eager and the information is as versatile as the dogs. Books by barbara sykes mainline border collie centre. Rhodes second book gives the people the essential strategies to become the pack. Border collie puppies will chew anything and everything they can get their little mouths around.
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