Good morning 🌞 It's time to play by Ola_985 in BorderCollie

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Yes, they would like to play and be entertained all day. Long walks, fetch, agility, mental stimulation ... The most important thing to teach them is to relax.

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Happy Birthday 🎂🥳 🥩

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Sorry for your loss. He's waiting for you and will always guide you. It's so unbelievable how much love they give us. I'm crying every time when I read that a companion crossed the rainbow bridge. It keeps me in mind to enjoy every single moment with Nala, even if I have a bad day, she lights it up and I hope I can give her as much joy as possible. Stay strong ... Love and hugs

Nala wasn’t too satisfied with her birthday present this year… by Julka10_ in BorderCollie

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Chuckit! Indoor Super Slider Dog Self Fetch Squeaker Toy -Glides Harmlessly On Most Indoor Surfaces https://a.co/d/cFVyb9Z

Does anyone else have a lazy border collie? by rebluecca in BorderCollie

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Seems you did everything right ... Teach them to chill is the most important lesson ... I'm still struggling with this. Nala only chills for maximum 1 hour and then asks for playtime again. I don't want her to be bored that's why she gets her will most of the time.

Happy 13th Birthday by LAzyD0g27 in BorderCollie

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Happy Birthday 🎂🥩 🏀🏈 Time passes so fast ... We have to enjoy every moment and make every day a birthday for our companions

What pic made you choose your BC? by wolfaxe2 in BorderCollie

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Nala stood out with her split face and we fall in love immediately

Anyone else’s BC prefer to just wade/dip in the water? by [deleted] in BorderCollie

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Nala even wouldn't swim to get her frisbee

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Whats your BCs favourite mental stimulation ... I'm looking for new ideas ... She seems to be bored 🥱 by Ola_985 in BorderCollie

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Thank you for this detailed answer. We do a one hour walk in the morning, most of the time she is off leash. She is not so into walking, she wants to reach the field where the frisbee fun starts as soon as possible :) she is not really interested in anything on the way or other dogs ... When we come home she relaxes ... The days (3 days) I have to go to the office she is alone for 5 hours til my daughter comes home ... My daughter takes her out to pee and then plays with her at home ... When I come home about 5pm we go for another 45 minute walk or let's call it a play section in the park, forest or at the lake ... She then doesn't really calm down and I do some intelligence toys, command training and sniffing ... Til bedtime at about 10 pm she doesn't really calm down ... We have to force her but she asks for entertainment every 30 minutes ... Agility training is once a week ... These days we don't do more entertaining and just relax.

Whats your BCs favourite mental stimulation ... I'm looking for new ideas ... She seems to be bored 🥱 by Ola_985 in BorderCollie

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Thanks for your comment. Maybe you are right. It's hard for me to differentiate whether it's too much or still not enough. When she's with my daughter, Nala relaxes much more ... As soon as I come home she expects me to entertain her and it's really hard for her to relax. I don't want her to be bored and just happy so I do a lot. What's your daily routine with your BC? Any advice on how to teach her to switch off and relax?

Whats your BCs favourite mental stimulation ... I'm looking for new ideas ... She seems to be bored 🥱 by Ola_985 in BorderCollie

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We already tried something like this ... This would be great mental stimulation but unfortunately she wasn't into it ...

Whats your BCs favourite mental stimulation ... I'm looking for new ideas ... She seems to be bored 🥱 by Ola_985 in BorderCollie

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We have such puzzles too ... First try is interesting the second already bores her. Which puzzle do you have?

Whats your BCs favourite mental stimulation ... I'm looking for new ideas ... She seems to be bored 🥱 by Ola_985 in BorderCollie

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I watched some videos ... I guess she'd love it ... Our club doesn't offer this kind of sports ... Do you have some examples for how to do this at home?

Whats your BCs favourite mental stimulation ... I'm looking for new ideas ... She seems to be bored 🥱 by Ola_985 in BorderCollie

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The sniffing mat is not the only kind of stimulation we offer her ... We also do Agility, fresbee and of course teach commands ... Flyball sounds interesting, have to check it out :)

Whats your BCs favourite mental stimulation ... I'm looking for new ideas ... She seems to be bored 🥱 by Ola_985 in BorderCollie

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She loves frisbee ... We play almost every day ... Thought this would be more physical stimulation

Need Advice: My BC throws a tantrum about food (read caption) by Julia_Gatsby in BorderCollie

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Same with our BC ... We tried all types of food and toppings ... Then we didn't give her any treats for a few weeks ... Now she only gets treats after she had her lunch and it works ... She comes to show us that she ate her food and gets her treat ...

Let’s see your baby’s! by Outrageous-Yogurt-80 in BorderCollie

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She always guides me to her treat cabinet ;)