06/02/2026
On Monday afternoon, I was delighted to help a retired school teacher from Indiana who relocated to the Gulf Coast for better weather and an easier lifestyle, training her 6-year-old border collie named Indy—aptly named after her home state—to be better behaved when friends and guests arrived to enjoy her amazing baking skills. Indy was still known to pull on the leash while walking and jumped on friends when it was inappropriate. Indy knew how to stay at a distance, but her ability to return to her owner when called was sometimes questionable. Now my owner has tools, and it is not as necessary to control this wonderful girl, and she is walking smoothly on the leash, sitting and staying in place, as well as at long distances and returning nicely when called with the proper encouragement, and she knows jumping is no longer allowed unless permitted. All training was completed without the use of food or treats for motivation, and my owner knows that if there are any questions in the future regarding Indy, I am only a phone call away.