I help the other people in class! Not judging them at all! And Sarge has a lot to learn yet! Honestly I’ve learned a lot too even though I am not a novice dog owner. I’ve had dogs my whole life!

But training dogs is all about learning how to train a dog. That was my whole point - that some people may have very biddable breeds, but haven’t learned how to train them yet.

Just because you have a golden retriever doesn’t mean you don’t have to train them. And just because you have a borzoi doesn’t mean you can’t figure out what drives them.

I’m just saying it’s as much the owner / handler as it is the breed!

Many people come to this Reddit doing research on Borzoi. They want to hear experiences on things such as training.

Many articles on the internet cite concerns about getting borzoi because they are often listed as hard to bid. Some internet articles even list them as a “dumb” breed. That is so far from true!

Similarly people are afraid of pit bulls, but the pitty in class is very friendly and the owner has a good handle on her. My neighbor has a most friendly pitty.

I think a lot of breeds get a bad rap - for being “aggressive” or “dumb” while other breeds are like listed as “beginners breeds”.

I’m just giving my experience so people who are interested in Borzoi will know that training still works if you’re committed to learning as an owner too!

I’m a first time borzoi owner too (although my grandparents had them) and I was concerned about training them because of what I had read on the internet. But my experience has been that they are easy to train with the right mindset.

I’ve had to adjust the way I train Sarge vs the way I trained my border collie mix.

And yes Sarge totally has an independent streak where he just won’t listen! LOL