How do you actually tire out a border collie

Two hours of walking and he comes home and stares at me like we have not started yet. I am fit now, which is the only upside. What am I missing.

6 replies

Jonas H. (sample)
2w ago
You cannot out walk a collie. Nobody can. You have to make him think instead. Fifteen minutes of scent work knocks him out harder than an hour on the lead.
Paula V. (sample)
2w ago
This. Scatter his dinner in the garden grass instead of using a bowl. Sounds too simple to work and it works.
Mo S. (sample)
2w ago
Did the scatter feed tonight. He has been asleep for two hours. I am slightly annoyed at how easy that was.
Jonas H. (sample)
2w ago
Welcome to the rest of your life with a collie.
Tom B. (sample)
2w ago
Teach him to tidy his toys into a box. Genuinely tiring for them and useful for you.
Tess W. (sample)
2w ago
Careful not to build an athlete though. If you do two hours every day he will just get fitter and expect two hours.