Here’s something you won’t see a pack of Chihuahuas do for fun. Or a pack of Great Danes, Fox Terriers, or Golden Retrievers. Those breeds have their own innate specialties that is unique to their ancestries. And, as a matter of fact, if you try teaching them to do the Border Collie stalk, good luck. Border Collies have stalking software installed, and these BCs are showing us how it’s done. No learning is necessary on their parts. The behavior is {Read More}

Some behaviors in dogs are built in. They are there from generations of breeding. These behaviors don’t require dog training to initiate. They show up when something triggers them. For example, I had a Dobermann named Bouchard who visited a friend’s house several times before he noticed the waves against the sea wall in her back yard were something to chase. Once that drive to chase the waves was triggered, he would run back and forth on the sea wall {Read More}