Thank you so much @Fiona Austin for running the challenge this week. We thoroughly enjoyed it and will continue to work on it. Our next challenge starts 13th July and is all about scentwork indications; hover, sit, down or retrieve. You will find step by step instructions in our Premium Classroom or work at your own goals ☺️

Worked some more side steps. Such a happy little tails haha. Added forward and back movement for Frank. I used to do the box move heaps as a warm up for hoopers. Lunch time we trained some Rally signs. I am also not a big fan of AI but Jo Rosie shared her training planner prompts in her group so I just had to make one! It’s beautiful and so useful to keep us on track! 🤩 First video has a bark warning! Frank having fomo this time 🙈

AM was beach photoshoot and this is what I got! Send help honestly 🤣 Lunch time- worked on @Fiona Austin side steps. Frank has done them before but not for a while and it’s such a great warm up exercise. Oreo’s first go. He’s ok with touch and pressure so I was quite comfortable to just guide him. We then worked on some Rally O signs. I’ve been looking for a sport both oldie and youngster can do and I think it’s a fun option. I might add it to my Sunday group class to work on together. PM- scentwork search for Frank and some indications for Oreo and lots of play 😊 Seems like a huge day but it’s all really 5min kettle training sessions. Also please excuse the state of my yard. Clearly dog training is priority over tidying up around here 🤣

Hot hot hot the last 2 days and no way to escape it. Yesterday was a write off but today has been cooler so we got to play outside in the shade. @Fiona Austin here's where we are at with side step. We've done about 5 sessions over 4 days. I'm cautious about doing too many sessions but perhaps I'm being over cautious, what do you think? I'm just randomly dispensing the food, is the aim for him to follow my hand rather than learn the steps independently?

Puppy class day! That's us finished the puppy foundation. He has found it challenging working so closely around other dogs and so we will continue on to the Bronze class which starts on the 21st. Did our side stepping practice on a path at lunchtime and I found side stepping across the path a really helpful guide. I didn't film it due to low charge and I'd need a stand to get him in the frame properly.