Welcome to the training pages. The information on these pages is intended to help ACD owners with the training of their dogs for working livestock and for the exchange of training ideas. Training a stock dog is a highly variable task and no one technique will work for every dog. But hopefully some of the information here will help you and your dog to be successful. Just use the list below to choose an article. Also check out the Herding Glossary for herding terminology and the List of Trainers (coming soon) for help in your area.
1. Ain't-Got-No-Livestock Blues: Backyard excercises to help your herding.
2. To Bite of Not to Bite? A discussion with trainer Larry Painter on gripping.
3. Most Effective Corrections. A discussion with trainer Cappy Pruett.
4. Controlling Pressure. A discussion with trainer Larry Painter.