Teach Your Herding Breed to Be a Great Companion Dog

From Obsessive to Outstanding

By: Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell

Narrated by: Kathy Burns

Winner of the DWAA 2015 Captain Haggerty Award for Best Training Book Help!

He's herding the neighborhood kids!! Herding breed dogs such as Border Collies, Corgis, and Australian Shepherds have incredibly strong instinctive behaviors to do the work they were bred for controlling various kinds of livestock.

These behaviors manifest themselves in modern herding breed dogs kept as companions or family pets in a number of ways. These include chasing cars and bicyclists, herding kids, nipping at vulnerable heels, barking incessantly, and acting as the fun police in dog parks. All behaviors that are entirely appropriate and necessary when dealing with sheep or cattle, not so great in a suburban neighborhood.

Fortunately, these instincts can be redirected in a number of ways that keep these energetic dogs busy and happy as well as out of trouble. That is why so many of these dogs can be taught to excel in agility and obedience trials, love to retrieve, and make great running companions. In her latest book, author Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell offers solutions to solving and preventing problem behaviors associated with herding breeds living in the modern world.

As the owner of two obsessive but outstanding herding dogs, I found myself nodding along in agreement with this book from start to finish. Dawn offers tips to allow a handler to work with, rather than against a dogs herding instincts and her easy-to-understand writing style and the depth of information she shares makes this book a must listen for anyone who works or lives with herding dogs. Nicole Larocco-Skeehan, CPDT-KA and member of the Board of Directors, CCPDTA super resource that explains how instinctive behaviors impact dogs in their every day activities. I especially like the training tips very clear and helpful explanations to manage problems often brought out by a variety of herding instincts. Lynn Leach, owner of Downriver Stock Dog Training and creator of the popular All Breed Herding DVD series

©2015 Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell (P)2024 Dogwise Publishing

This is quite a book…

This book is like a well written training manual. It lined everything up for me in chronological order- ABCD,,,EACH & every step was thoroughly described and built on the step preceding it. Don’t be fooled. There is a lot of material presented, When I finished listening I felt as if I had been in a 3 month course. This is a wonderful resource for those who are training a working herder.