Currently on a road trip with Alpha and can’t believe how well behaved he has been! He wasn’t a fan of his crate in this new environment (refusing to get in after a while), but we went back to basics with shorter distance and duration, plus some high value treats. While he still prefers to be around me, he is back to following “place” command and having dedicated downtime with less stress in the crate. He’s also had lots of interactions with other dogs - learning to be much more polite with his introductions and disengaging quicker when other dogs aren’t interested. I’m feeling so empowered and in tune with Alpha thanks to everything we have learned from the Walky’s team!

Maverick had his second day at the Training Academy I picked Maverick up this afternoon. He seemed to be very tired but happy to see me. I brought him another toy from the Training Academy and talked about how we can improve Maverick as it gets older with the two lovely ladies. We went home and Maverick was full of life as he normally is. We played with his new toy for about half an hour with his mate Barney we went inside so I could get them their dinner unfortunately I left the front door open. A lady was walking her two dogs and Maverick had noticed them walking past ran out barking at them with aggression. I went outside called Maverick. He did not come the first time the second time I called him he came to me. I was quite upset with the aggression Maverick had with the two dogs took him inside put on his lead got his safe mat and made him sit there. Yes it took me six times but he stayed there for a good hour and a half without moving was proud of Maverick then I am praying and hoping that Maverick will not be an aggressive dog. Not quite sure what to do about that. If you have any ideas for me to stop him from being like that, I am quite willing to listen I understand that Maverick is still a pup. Only five months old. I hope he can grow out of this cheers Paul.

After the live video about the discomfort threshold I fine tuned my “ah” and my “yes”. Now when Snoop Dog bolts up and makes a noisy dash to the doggie door in response to something outside, I give a strong “ah” and he stops and turns his head to look at me and I can see that he’s thinking. That’s when I give a big “yes” and he runs to me. I cheer every time.

What a session tonight… We went deep. We answered every question that came through the community and then somehow ended up down a few proper rabbit holes along the way… the kind that actually change how you see your dog, not just what you do with them. If you’ve ever felt like: 👉 “Why isn’t this working?” 👉 “Am I doing the right thing?” 👉 “Why does my dog just lose it sometimes?” There’s something in this replay for you. We covered: 🐾 Real-life struggles from owners just like you 🐾 How to actually build calm, not just chase it 🐾 The small shifts that completely change behaviour 🐾 And a few honest truths most people won’t tell you This is one of those ones where if you implement even 10% of it… things start to click. Jump in, watch it back, and drop any follow-up questions below 👇 Let’s keep building calm dogs and even better homes together 🤍🐾

We have lots to work on, but the girls love their morning walks. Have found 20 mins to be the sweet spot at the moment, they are doing great at stopping, sitting and waiting for walk at the road crossings and almost do it without verbal communication! Gotta love amateur photography 😂 I think I’ll need to find sports mode or something to capture these two!! Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! We are looking forward to a week of practicing names and place commands 🩷