If a man pretends to be dead in a critical situation, it will be looked down upon. But Border Collies learn to "play dead" with great dignity. How much face does it have? Just look at those circus puppies. The trainer raised his hand and said "ping", and the dog fell to the ground without moving. Even if the audience responded with thunderous applause, it did not move! Then do you know how people train border collies to play dead? Yes? Today I will teach you how to train a Border Collie to play dead. Don’t miss it!

How to train a border collie to play dead?

Training 1: First, we need to let the Border Collie learn to lie down. This task is relatively simple. If the Border Collie will not fall down on its own, we can gently push the Border Collie down with our hands and cooperate with the command to lie down. The difficulty lies in the Border Collie cooperating with the gunshot and lying down in time. After we shoot, that is, after simulating the sound of shooting, if the Border Collie does not fall down, we need to push it down with our hands and comfort it. Make it feel like lying down is a pleasure. After lying down, you can give a certain amount of caress or reward. Over time, it will be able to associate the sound of gunshots with lying down, without having to give a "password".

Training 2: Lie down - delay, let the Border Collie lie down and don't move around. This is the key to the success or failure of the border collie's show of pretending to be dead. If the border collie is "resurrected" without the owner's order, then the performance will obviously become a comedy. When the Border Collie lies down, the Border Collie will try to get up after a while. At this time, you have to say no to it and press it down again. After it lies down quietly, give it food encouragement. Remember, do not issue the "lie down" command again, and do not call its name. Make it understand that this is a continuation of the previous command. The command has not been released. You must wait until the owner calls its name before you let it. stand up. This lying down-delay training also needs to be slowly extended for a longer period of time, and cannot be accomplished overnight or rush for success. This process seems simple, but it is actually not easy to operate. Delay training requires the patience of both the dog and the owner.

Training 3: Although some people cannot get up on their own, they may jump up after being stimulated. For example, we gently push the Border Collie with our feet, or hear an abnormal noise, and for the purpose of training, we need to improve this situation. If the Border Collie tries to get up, it is still necessary to stop it in time and say no, then keep it in a lying down position and give encouragement. Border collies can only get up when they hear us calling their name or getting the command to get up. At this time, the owner needs to use a relatively high-pitched and enthusiastic voice to "wake up" the Border Collie, and the password must be clear and decisive.Avoid situations that confuse your Border Collie. When the Border Collie gets up, we must also encourage the Border Collie in time. At this time, it is best not to use food as a reward, but simply stroke and encourage the Border Collie.

Things to note when training a Border Collie to play dead:

Each training time does not need to be too long, usually 15-20 minutes is enough. You can train them after a period of rest to help them strengthen their memory. The training place does not need to be too quiet, so that the dog can know that if it hears abnormal noises in time, it still cannot get up if it does not receive its own instructions.