LOLOL!
The reason I asked is because my brother used to compete with borders. I believe he had top stock dog in B.C. years ago. Amazing dogs. I believe they can be taught to read.
I was living on the coast and he had moved to Alberta. I came out every fall to hunt birds. I trialled a lab and had a few that I hunted. Anyway I had a litter of pups o the ground and coincidentally he had a litter of borders. We had about 30 sheep on the coast and no dog. Kids were in 4 H .
We agreed to swap a pup.
Because of our experience with our own breeds we had a narrow outlook on how to train. We both ended up with dogs much smarter and more patient than we were.
Every second day one or the other of us would call to find out what was wrong with the dog. They do not behave at all like each other. and they do not respond to training the same way.
I loved that border and he was like having 3 extra men to move livestock, but it was a challenge to train him, simply because he wasn't a lab.My brother thought the same about the lab he got from me.
He recently got a lab puppy from a litter that my dog sired. Since our original swap 15 years ago I've shown him how to train. Now he tells me this pup s the smartest dog he's seen. He said it goes to the door to get out to pee.
I said big deal. He said yeah but then he writes his name in the snow.
He's a black lab of course.
There's lots of info available, but if you can hook up with an experienced handler for a day, you'd shorten the learning curve a lot.
Don't get ahead of the dog. It's easier to go slow and teach than to go back and fix and then teach. You can message me if you have questions I may be able to help.