Caring for your Collie
Learn what it takes to look after a collie!
Collies are a lot of work. They need a lot of exercise and mental stimulation.
In this section, you’ll find lots of advice covering all aspects of caring for your collie, including collie diet advice, exercise tips, grooming guides, and lots of advice on how to keep your collie happy and healthy.
For those times when your collie has picked up some bad habits, check out the unwanted collie behaviors training guides to get them back on track.
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Collie Exercise
How to train your collie to walk calmly and stop pulling
Training your collie to walk calmly while they are on their lead is an important aspect of basic collie training. Without sufficient training, collies will pull and strain at their…
How To Teach Your Collie to Stack Rings
Stacking Rings is a difficult but rewarding challenge for your collie, and it’s impressive to see it in action. Collies are one of the few breeds that are smart enough…
Should I get a collie? (Is a collie the right dog for you?)
Thinking about getting a collie as a companion but not sure if you should? Collies make excellent pets however for the average person or family they are most likely not…
How Fast Are Border Collies? (Why Are They So Fast?)
Border collies are the most common breed of collie-type dogs in the world and are known for not only being quick learners but quick on their paws. They run laps…
8 Simple Tips To Stop Your Collie Being So Hyperactive
Collies are a high-energy breed by nature, which can lead to them becoming overly hyperactive if they don’t have a suitable outlet for their pent-up energy. Although having an active…
Are Collies Good at Climbing? (What Can They Climb?)
Collies are great at climbing. They are good at climbing hills, mountains and steep slopes without any problems. Collies make excellent companions for any hiking enthusiast. Are Collies Good Climbers?…
Collie Diet
Why does my collie eat poop (How to train them not to!)
Eating poop is normal for collies. They usually grow out of it by the time they are around one year old. Fortunately, it’s easy to prevent your collie from eating…
Can Collies Eat Cheese? (Or Is It Bad For Them?)
Cheese is delicious, we know that and our dogs certainly seem to too but there’s some debate around the question of can collies eat cheese or is it best avoided?…
Why you should never feed your collie grapes or raisins
Dogs have a different digestion system than humans, so lots of food that are healthy and nutritious for you are useless or even harmful for your collie. While most of…
Can Collies Eat Bananas? (Easy Collie Banana Treat Idea)
Collies can eat fresh bananas, dried bananas, or bananas mixed with peanut butter. Although bananas are a tasty treat that most collies will love, it’s important not to give them…
Can Collies eat Pumpkin? (Is pumpkin safe for collies?)
Collies can eat fresh pumpkin or plain tinned pumpkin, but they should not eat any kind of pumpkin pie or pumpkin spice mixtures, since they often contain other ingredients which…
Should Collies Eat Eggs? (Are Eggs Good for Collies?)
Collies can eat eggs, as they are a healthy source of protein and essential vitamins and minerals that can be hard to come by in other foods. Eggs are safe,…
Collie Grooming Tips
Border Collies Shedding Guide (How To Manage It)
Shedding is an important factor for many people who are deciding on which breed to choose as their new family member, as it can quite quickly make our homes look…
How To Brush your Collie’s Teeth: Collie Tooth Care Guide
Your collies teeth go through a lot every day so it is important to look after them. The best way to look after your collies teeth is to brush them…
Do Collies Smell? (How to Control Collie Odor)
You may already know Border Collies are highly intelligent, active, and love to be outside. You may also have an image of a dirty farm dog with a strong collie…
Collie Physical Health
How To Pick Up Your Collie Safely (Training & Safety Tips!)
Collies are medium sized dogs and to pick your pooch up safely put one arm behind your dogs hind legs and wrap your other arm around their chest at the…
13 simple methods to help your collie to calm down
If you’ve owned a collie, you already know how full of energy they can be. Sometimes it feels like they don’t have an off switch, and it can be hard…
Obesity in Border Collies and how to help your collie lose weight
Border collies are athletic and energetic dogs, so we don’t often think of them as being overweight. In spite of their boundless energy, occasionally border collies can become overweight, usually…
Can Collies Sleep Outdoors? Collie Outside Sleeping Tips
If they could, collies would spend every waking minute outside herding, playing or just having a nap. They absolutely love to be outside and the majority of collies would choose…
Do collies run away? (Why they run and how to stop them)
Collies are well known for being prone to anxiety, and they can become stressed and bored much more easily than other dogs. Collies usually don’t run away. Collies are highly…
8 Simple Tips To Stop Your Collie Being So Hyperactive
Collies are a high-energy breed by nature, which can lead to them becoming overly hyperactive if they don’t have a suitable outlet for their pent-up energy. Although having an active…
Collie Mental Health & Happiness
Why Do Collies Bark So Much? (And How To Stop Them)
Dogs bark, we know this is one of the ways they communicate but collies can be prone to barking a lot. They’re very high-energy, high alert dogs that like to…
11 Reasons Your Collie Stares At You (What It Really Means)
Collies are known for being intense dogs and will often be found staring at passers-by or cars but what does it really mean when your collie stares at you? Collies…
Why do Collies Steal Things? (Training them not to steal)
Most of the time, collies take things for attention. Collies need lots of love, attention and mental stimulation to keep them happy and they know if they proudly prance in…
Five Simple Steps to Stop your Collie Whining
Nothing is more heartbreaking than hearing your beloved collie whining and not being able to understand why, or how to stop it. A whining collie is usually a symptom of…
Collie Ball Training and Game Ideas Your Collie will LOVE!
Ball games are some of the best games to play with Collies. They offer endless training possibilities (which collies love) and fun physical and cognitive benefits for you and your…
Does My Collie Love Me? (10 Ways To Tell!)
Border collies are smart dogs. Unlike a loveable golden retriever that loves everyone unconditionally, collies can tell if somebody is a true friend or not and can be quite discerning…
