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Talk Herdy to Me
Taking a deep dive into Border Collies and other herding breeds. Helping you play to their strengths, minimise their weaknesses and understand their quirks. Listen in to learn for leading training and behaviour experts on how to set your dog up for success, understand your Urban Herder more and hit those training goals.Brought to you by Ellen Coop, Herding Breed Specialist.
Episodes
23 episodes
Why understanding your breed is important in training with Lhanna Dickson
Breed-specific trainers specialize in understanding and addressing the unique behaviors, traits, and needs of particular dog breeds. They tailor training methods to match the specific characteristics of each breed, addressing common issues and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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Tools Used in Training
How do the tools you use when training impact your dog, and hwat is the best to use? In this episode we look at the drawbacks and the merits of different training tools, and how they should be used.
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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18:17
The benefits of sleep with Amber Bateson
Sleep is incredibly important for the general well being of your canine companion, during this episode we take a deep dive with Amber Bateson as to the many benefits to ensuring your four legged friend are getting those Z's!
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:05:33
Ball Brained Borders: Can balls really be that bad?
Over the last few years, Ball play has been shown to have a detrimental effect on dogs and their joints but are they always bad?
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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16:08
Pattern Games for Herding Breeds with Martina Miradoli
Martina Miradoli is a follow herding breed specialist who runs That'll Do Academy based in Cheshire. Not only does Martina share her life with herding breeds but they too are her passion. Through the use of Pattern Games developed by Lesley McD...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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47:00
Snifftastic Scentwork with Fiona Cowie
This week we were joined by Fiona Cowie, who has spent most of her life immersed in scenting activities for dogs – from 14 years as a professional detector dog handler and 6 years teaching scentwork to pet dog clients. She also has a wide range...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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44:21
Place Board Training For Herding Breeds with Emma Filby
This week we welcome dog trainer and equipment creator, Emma Filby IMDT from Anglian Dog Works. Placeboard training, what is it? How can it help my collie?
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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35:46
Neutering- Is there a benefit?
Information on neutering and spaying you dog can be a bit of a minefeild, the best time? is it right for you and your dog? What are your options? We have a look into the pro's, con's and what options are out there!
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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25:06
Scentwork for Urban Herders and Liefje's Story with Kat Serafina
Kat has a master’s degree in both Psychology and Applied Animal Behaviour, a COAPE diploma and is an APDT trainer with experience in a broad spectrum of scent detection disciplines including explosive, drug & conservation detection dogs.&nb...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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51:59
Adolescence - why is it so hard?!
The dreaded, never ending phase of adolescence is a challenge for most dog owners where their patience and commitment is tested. Join Ellen to look at how adolescence impacts both the body and brain as well as how to survive this s...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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36:56
Owning a Reactive Herder - Captain *nob Dog and Paul Collier
Paul is Nola's human, little did he know about the journey they would embark on together. Join us to discuss the trails, success stories and tribulations of owning a reactive herding breed.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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51:51
Control your Collie's Meerkat with Danielle Beck, Clinical Animal Behaviourist
Danielle Beck is a Clinical Animal Behaviourist specialises in supporting dogs who have experienced trauma from aggression to compulsive behaviours, Danielle has supported pet guardians across the UK. Control the Meerkat is a unique concept of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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45:15
Who is The Urban Herder?
Get to know our origin story, the ethos behind us and why we are so passionate about helping herding breeds and their care givers.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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23:08
Surviving Christmas with your Collie
Merry Colliemas! In this episode we will be discussing some top tricks and tricks to surviving the festive period with your Urban Herder!
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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19:13
Border Collies and Agility with Lisa Lee
This week we sat down with Lisa Lee to discuss the fast paced activity that is agility. We strongly recommend an activity to work with your dog as it provides an outlet, strengthens your bond and satisfies their desire to learn.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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36:04
Understanding and Preventing Aggression in Dogs with Denise Nuttall, CAB
Join Ellen and Debbie for an insight into my dogs react and display aggressive behaviours. We will talk about the what, why and how to tackle the challenges of dog aggression.If you have a challenge with your dog, I strongly advise that...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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54:40
Nature vs Nurture: How Genetics & Environmental Factors Impact your Herding Breed
Which has the biggest impact? The influence of sharing a space with humans or the environmental influence that guides dogs, both factors shape learning and growth. We believe that nurturing nature is truly what dog training is all ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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17:26
Deaf Collies with Clare Ross
Clare Ross specialises in dogs that can lunge and bark. Throughout her life as a pet parent she has owned, supported and trained many deaf dogs. This week we look at why working with deaf collies needs a different approach.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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37:50
Low Motivation Collies - How to help!
When working with dogs that are seriously lacking in motivation or enthusiasm can be difficult for us as a handler. Let The Urban Herder help you unlock your dog's drive!
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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20:38
Raising Resilient Puppies with Ben Poole
This week we welcome Ben Poole, IMDT Dog Trainer specialising in puppies. Ben is a firm belivever in getting things right and supporting our dogs from the start. We take a deep dive into socialisation and helping herding breeds thr...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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