Hey Hoomans! Are you ready to rumble? It's the start of the next Skool Dog Awards. Could your dog be our next Parcour Pup Champion? 🐕🐾🐶 🏠🏘🪴🏡🌳🌴🎄 Inside or out, let us see you and your dogs have some fun with environmental objects! Can your pup crawl under a chair? Weave between some posts, trees or even around your legs! Front or rear paw(s) on; up or in an object. Hop over a log, cross a bridge, paddle across a stream; jump through a hoop or your arms. Take part in agility, have dog park obstacles. Use your imagination and have some fun! 🏅🥈🥉 1 point per photo, 2 points for a video Post as many as you can on this thread! It's an ongoing scoreboard so if you have not taken part so far; now is your chance to catch up some points. Have fun, be safe!

WELCOME TO DAY 1, HOOMANS! Let’s kick off with something even my hooman couldn't mess up. Well, I say that ..... Your task: 📸 Post ONE photo of your dog + ONE emoji that sums up their entire personality. 😇😈 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 >>>Ready for Day 2 ?<<<

Good news, hooman! Today’s Advent door is a mini gift, not muddy, not messy, not bum scoots glitter on the carpet. Although I see nothing wrong with that whatsoever! 😲 Just a tiny something to make you feel clever. I’ve fetched you a super quick guide: Top 5 Diet Mistakes Dog Owners Make (and how to avoid them). It’s short, it's simple, it stops you feeding your dog like a tiny munchkin. 🎁 Download your Day 2 gift: >>> Here <<< Top 5 Diet Mistakes Dog Owners Make and How to Avoid Them Read it, nod wisely, pretend you always knew this. You're welcome 😉🐾 >>> Move to Day 3 <<<

WOW, what a turnout for our harness fitting session! 🎉 You all showed up and showed OUT! Seriously, the energy was incredible and it's so clear how much we all care about getting this right for our pups (and clients' pups too!). Emily absolutely crushed it with her insights on proper harness fit, who knew there was so much to know about straps and buckles and mud? 😄 The questions flying in the chat were chef's kiss. Missed it? No worries! Drop your questions below and I'll do my best to help. You're all amazing and this community never disappoints. Can't wait for the next one! 🐕 Canine Advocates Premium Members: This bad boy recording will be loaded into the classroom for you this afternoon. 💪

Not tech per se, but probably just as good a place as any to keep this for future ref! You may have noticed that we love a photo and video here in Skool Dogs. It can be hard to secure a second person to film you, and if you have a partner like mine; the ensuing footage is not worth the effort lol! So here are a few tips on how to solo film yourself! I can highly recommend purchasing a mobile phone tripod and selfie stick to help "self video"! You can pick them up for various price brackets on Amazon, and they generally fold up small and neatly! I keep one in my van. They tend to telescope up and down so you adjust how high you want it. The only "negative" I have encountered is it can been a little unstable on grass and with a bit of wind, so I tend to also prop it against something and make sure if it does fall it is not going to hit something or land on concrete! Or just secure it to something with a string or bungee to support it! There are also tripods that can be manipulated to grip trees, fences etc. They are usually called flexible, octopus or gorilla grip At a push I have also trapped the flap of my phone case into van window so phone is laying flat against window, or laid it on something and put a weight on flap! Of course there are also fancy phone cases that fold out and support the phone so you are sorted! There are lots of ways of making a DIY stand, have seen slots cut into cardboard rolls, boxes etc. At an extreme measure, several feet of gorilla tape lol! Also don't forget to double check it is recording (yes, been there and done that lol!) Also that it is using the correct camera side to film the action, ie front or back camera! Another useful tip, is to set up, then place a couple of markers out where you intend to film, and double check you can see them in the camera view, it just helps keep you in the area of filming esp if you move around. (Yes, also have some lovely videos of just happy wagging tails!) I also use my DSLR for filming, so again a tripod or stable area to put on. Again just double check and mark your field of vision!