they have been bred to work alongside farmers for the whole of the farmers working day (12+hrs).
that’s not helpful or accurate. I have a collie bred from working stock, other than about 3 hours late afternoon she has been asleep since 9am.
Boba – from my experience train your dog to reward either toy or food. Shouting can often have the opposite effect (they can even see it as play). It can be hard not to some times but it will pay off. I think the best piece of advice I have is that they love repetition and getting a good routine into them from a young age sets them up to how you want them to fit into your life.
With mine I have found she responds well to a stern voice as opposed to a loud one if I do need to discipline. her. (I believe it’s to do with the pitch something about deep voices & pack leaders).
Some of it is finding out about different methods and seeing which ones your dog responds to. – Hope some of this helps, good luck.
Oh, one other thing, I found it useful to write a list of the commands I wanted to use and the ‘human equivalent’ this was especially helpful if more than one person is involved in the training as it ensures the consistency.