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10 Great Ways to Tire Out Your Border Collie

Published: by Mary Clark · This post may contain affiliate links

Does your Border Collie have a lot of energy? It is important to give them lots of exercises to keep them healthy and to avoid them from breaking your household. Here are 10+ great ways to tire out your Border Collie.

#1 Twice a day walks.
scared faced Border Collie in the forest
#2 Get your dog to work for her breakfast this will help tire her out mentally.
Border Collie licking its nose
#3 Daily training sessions…

growling Border Collie towards a dog
...will tire her out and improve her command training.

#4 Daily play sessions
tug of war playing with a Border Collie
#5 Weekly adventures to somewhere different..
happy Border Collie in the middle of a field of flowers

#6 Failing all that give her something safe to destroy..

Border Collie lying on the floor with shredded pillow fillers everywhere
It’s not the best way to encourage good behaviour since it does teach them to destroy stuff but it’ll give you a few minutes of peace.

#7 Frisbee
two Border Collies lying down on the green grass with a frisbee
#8 Train your dog with commands (either vocal or with a clicker) using treats as a reward.
Border Collie lying down on the ground

#9 Play games with your pup that require her to use her nose.

Border Collie lying on the floor with a chew toy beside its face
A really easy one is to hide one treat at a time in the house or outside and use a command like "search".

#10 Fetch, tug, and the dog park.
Border Collie lying on the green grass with a ball

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