Splash the Border Collie is the most amazing dog in the world. My brother wrote the song in the video for her. She is not only the smartest dog in the whole world, but the most caring dog I know. Splash is always there for me when I feel down. I train Splash and all my other dogs using Progressive Reinforcement Training, which means training without any forms of physical or psychological intimidation. This means I always set the dogs up for success and when they fail, I know it is because I screwed up, so instead of telling my dogs "no" or "eh eh" I change the way I train so that the dogs learn correctly. By doing this, my dogs can always choose not to do something. But actually my dogs always choose to work for me (apart from one day when Splash was very ill and by her not wanting to do a trick I found out about her illness). This way of training is very important when you train tricks, because if your dog feels pressured to do tricks because of social pressure, your dog might not "tell you" if a trick is causing him pain, or if you've asked for too many tricks in a row. I believe this is the most ethical, safe and reliable way to train, not only for training tricks, but for behavior modification training. Splash used to be highly reactive towards all humans and all dogs after being attacked by a dog as a puppy. With time and effort Splash learned to first trust me, and then feel confident in herself. Now she is a most wonderful, social dog.
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Stunning! You are an amazing trainer and Splash an amazing dog!
Love the video Emily, it’s so clear that you and Splash have an incredible and tight bond with one another 🙂
I love this <3 Splash is an amazing dog!!! She is gorgeous, and she's fantastic at all of her tricks!!! 🙂
I made videos on both of those 🙂 Search for the two part series, the first part is “Teach your dog to stay in your yard- Invisible Barriers Part 1” and then the butt raising one, search for “Teaching Hips up” but there is another way to train it which is to push a treat forward into a dogs nose when he is lying down and sometimes he will shuffle into a bow from a down, but not all dogs do it.
I can not agree more — The most amazing dog in the world! And the most amazing trainer!
Give yourself the credit you deserve to bring out the amazing inside! You are an awesome teacher/trainer, my friend. Thanks.for bringing tears of joy to my eyes and waking up my heart!
Love this video and love the song. What a nice tribute to Splash. She is a wonderful dog.
That hug trick with the 2 dogs is beautiful. I love splash’s vids
She is true to her breed! 😀 Such a lovely and intelligent dog. I want to see if I can teach my mad border collies some of these tricks! 😀
I recently lost my 12-yr old companion Spot (seen in my avi) and have just opened my home and heart to a new 8 month old rescue Border Collie. I’m so happy I found your You Tube channel and website! I can’t wait to start using your methods as we both need a lot of work! Splash and your other companions are truly wonderful! They look so happy to work with you. I loved the music in the video! All the best!
How incredibly sweet! Loved this video! It’s just amazing what you can teach your dog to do. Do you believe that any dog can be trained to do anything or does it depend on the dog/breed?
hi, could you possibly do a video on how to train your dog/puppy not to run across the road; like Splash did with the frisbee?
Beautiful dog and video!x
The reason Splash is the most amazing dog in the world is that Emily is the most amazing dog trainer in the world!
Love it. You are such a talented trainer, you have done an amazing job with your dogs. I am interested in teaching Koby to paint. Do you have any pointers or a tutorial on that.
What a great voice you have! Your whole family is extremely talented.
Splash is so cute! I love her! You did an awesome job training her too Emily!! 🙂
I was impressed that she stoped running after the frisbee as it landed on the road. She’s so well trained, you really did a good job!
Very inspiring! I love your work and your teaching style! Great song and singing too.
RIP SPLASH!! What a wonder dog you were… you are an amazing inspiration for all dogs! Sending hugs to you Kikopup! xxx
Splash is so sweet and smart !!!
She was special to so many and will always be missed ❤️ 💕🥰
We love you all, take care Emily.