Flock of Collies
coming home …
For people who want to
Learn More About Border Collies
and their first cousins
A unique collection of resources where a Collie is much more than a herding dog. If you know, you know.
SUPPORT & GUIDANCE for both you and your Collie to live together enjoying each other’s company.
FLOCK TALK Forum for those quirks that leave you stumped or an urge to share!
SHEEPBALLS® So much more than just a herding game: where you learn what they are doing, how they do it, and why.
Flock26 Membership
Learn more: their history, the real work, the Collie Brain, discover the delights of Sheepballs® Games and to Play Well.
Learn how to find a balance with their Collieness and your lifestyle.
£30
for 6 month’s access plus full refund when join SheepBalls®
NEXT SheepBalls® course:
Team Sheepballs®
➤ Learn more about what is happening and why; the unique Border Collie Brain.
➤ Fine details in management techniques for both people and Collies living together.
➤ Teaching the essentials of the Pet Brain Repertoire; Sheepballs® Games, the Boring Walk.
➤ Building healthy lifestyle for your Collie.
next course Summer 2026
What We Get Right About Dogs
We can learn from remarkable people who have worked with remarkable dogs: training and learning are not the same thing at all.
Herding Games For All Dogs?
The wrong herding game is like trying to make a tennis player succeed at football
Ear Myths
There is a myth surrounding Border Collies that ear shape, coat colour or texture, and even eye colour are indicators of that dog’s personality, temperament, or behaviour: for example, it might be said that a long-coated red dog is sensitive; a dog with pricked ears...
Working or Predatory?
A View to a Kill?
We often hear the claim that the Border Collie is exhibiting predatory behaviour on sheep. But are they really seeking to kill?
Any Dog But a Collie
After deciding I wanted to live with a dog, the only dog I ruled out was a Border Collie.
Do We Want Impulse Control?
Teaching your Collie “impulse control” is the wrong way of thinking about their urges, and certainly an unhelpful way of dealing with them.
Rearing A Collie Pup
The Pleasures of Puppyhood ~ Obnoxious Puppy to Delightful Young Man ~ Betoothed Learning Machines
Meeting Nika – Surviving The First Year, Podcast.
Advice from seasoned Collie Folk
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COLLIE WIKI
Things You Need to Know
History of Collies | Inherited Behaviours | Health Questions | The Shepherd’s Dog | Registration Systems
QUIRKS
Different and Unique
Why are Collies Different? | Which Brain? | Collie Rewards | Choosing the Wrong Sheep to Work
LEARNERS
Learn in the Collie Way
Superb | Smart | One Step Ahead | Single Event Learning | Amazing Learning Skills | Are You Ready?
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PLAY & GAMES
Perfect Games
SheepBalls® | Rules for Games | Benefits of Play | Learning in Play | Choosing Which Game | Best Balls
DEVELOPMENT
Rearing a Collie Pup
Child of Delight | Living with The Teenager | Build a Super Learner | Familiarisation Not Socialisation
LIFESTYLE
Living Together
Lifeskills for Your World | Walking Side by Side | Resting | The Time and The Place | When Enough is Written in Stone
MYTHS
Legends and Misinformation
The Stories About Collies | What We Believe | Fiction and Dreams | Not the Advice You Should Follow