So my girlfriend has this beautiful collie pup called Teddie, and I have showed her videos of trail dogs in the past, and we always joked about making Teddie one, well today we finally got Teddie out on the trail with me, and right from the beginning she showed an eagerness to follow the bike, however she mainly wanted to rush ahead and as her breed is widely used for sheep dogs, she was constantly trying to heard me from the beginning, but after a few rides and a lot of treats and praise, we got her running beside me and also following me.
The ride was cut short by a broken chain and lack of chain breaker, but Teddie showed signs of a potentially really good trail dog, we are going to continue working on this in the coming weeks, so expect to see more video of me and Teddie in the future, here is the short edit I made of the day, enjoy the video guys and have a good night.
Sam.
Ps. I think they should make proper dog helmets...
What a gorgeous dog you have. Couple of tips.
Being a border collie she is the easiest dog to train. Or at least cleverest. Get your mrs to put her on a lead with you always in front. Then give commands. Preferably in a park to start with. Then four simple commands. Go, go, go to go faster, left left left, right right right. You see where I'm going with this. But the most important stop stop stop. This way your girlfriend can restrain your dog and keep her 2m behind you at all times. Repeat this excersise for a month or two. It might seem boring and repetitive but it's how to train a dog properly. A few months of good training for (fingers crossed) more than a decade of happy riding.
Secondly. Most important, don't let her do to much to young. No full day rides until she's 18 months old. Although she'll appear to be fully grown, she'll still be a pup and like teenage footballers get shinsplints. You'll damage her hips. Bad for the dog and for your wallet with vets bills.
She's lovely mate treat her well and happy riding dude.