What went well today?

1. Mum put up four jumps in the garden so we could practise the handling we did at Amy's and I got it first time!
2. We went to the beach for a walk with Barbara and Charlie.  I tumbled over on the pebbles and have a small cut underneath my left eye - but the whole walk was fabulous - had loads of fun.
3. Mum ordered the DVDs from Richard Curtis's site.  She is getting really keen on doing more HTM with me and I just love it.

To do tomorrow:

1. Practise our suitcase trick and start writing the plan for the Christmas tricks show at the Home on Dec 4th.
2. Have a lovely 1-2-1 walk with Mum.  Dylan was very stiff on his front legs after our walk at the beach today so he will be going out with Ponto on lead tomorrow.
3. Practise our start line stays and the handling from Amy - also do it from the other side - Mum will need to move the jumps round.

What went well today?

1. The sun was shining.
2. Mum seems to have figured out her mechanics for the blueprint backside with fc. So we are getting better at that.
3. I was great at getting in my suitcase then doing the ringstack, four feet in the bowl, jump on Mum's back.

Also we had a really good long walk at Hengistbury Head, just me and Mum today, she took the others out before we went out.

Plan for tomorrow:

1. Go to agility training, but while there rehearse our trick for Saturday.
2. Mum needs to do both her housework and Grandma's as Grandma's home help is on holiday.
3. Have fun.

What went well today?

1. We had a great time at Chris and Barbara's and I did my suitcase, ringstack and four feet in the foodbowl tricks.
2. First thing Mum stayed on the patio and sent me to the weaves (a little way away) and I pushed through to the end at speed all inependently.  Mum was very pleased but as it was pouring with rain we didn't do anything else in the garden early.
3. Later on when it was sunny before our beach walk we played blueprint games.  Mum needs to watch the video again when she says come and I wrap around the backside then check and join her.  Good thing about this is that we tried.

Plan for tomorrow:

1. Work out tricks routine for the fun show and practise it.
2. Mum to watch that video and we will try that blueprint exercise again.
3. Ponto to continue with NBN exercises and PNU work.

What went well today?

1. I went to the rest home with Mum and did my suitcase trick, four paws in a small food bowl and the ringstack amongst many other tricks as well as saying hello to all the folk there and putting big smiles on their faces.
2. Mum gets irritated if I yap a lot but tonight I went into the kitchen and I barked loudly three or four times.  Mum got up from the living room to see what the matter was as she thought that maybe I needed to go out to potty.  However, when she put the light on in the kitchen she saw me standing near Percy who had the paw on the empty water bowl.  I knew Mum hadn't heard Percy banging on the bowl so I needed to tell her to refill the water.  As soon as she understood and picked the bowl up to fill it with water, I ran back into the living room and settled on my bed.
3. Barbara from across the road telelphoned to say Chris wanted to see the dogs tomorrow, so that gives us another chance to play the suitcase game in another location before the fun show where we are going to use this in the best trick competition.

Plan for tomorrow:

1. Like this morning we will do some more blueprint work.  Mum evaluated my understanding of Jump today and was pleased how I ran ahead and extended myself over the jump and forward to the PNU (well upturned dustbin).
2. Go to Barbara and Chris's with Ponto and play the suitcase game.
3. Mum needs to do the housework.

What went well today?

1. I am getting excellent at getting in my suitcase both at home and away.  Did this trick at Amy's followed by my ringstack and then putting all four of my feet in a small food bowl.
2. Also my check turns to 2 pnus were good at Amy's.
3. Ponto had a lot of fun, especially when I was naughty and didn't come when Mum called so she left me alone in the field and trained Ponto in the barn - until I did come back of course.

Plan for tomorrow:

1. I'm going with Mum to the rest home to visit the elderly people there and cheer them up. This is quite hard work as, as well as getting cuddles, I do all sorts of tricks too.
2. Mum is going to do the weekly house blitz cleaning . . .
3. We are going to try the threadle to backside blueprint game.

What went well today.

1. Mum and I have now really got a handle on the first three exercised in the Blueprint so we move on a bit tomorrow.  Hopefully it will be nice and dry in the garden at breakfast time.
2. I am doing just great at getting in the suitcase again after a small blip last week.
3. Had a great walk in the woods today.

Plan for tomorrow.

1. Mum is going to review my training records and make her plan for the next month.
2. Mum is also going to do this for Ponto.
3. Mum will remember to cut up the liver cake.

What went well today?

1. Had loads of fun playing for my breakfast and got right inside the suitcase first time.
2. Great walk in Mudeford Wood with Mum and Dylan.
3. Going backwards nice and straight now, just need to add going a bit further.

Weather was bad later today though so we didn't do much in the garden.

Plan for tomorrow:

1. Depending on the weather, set up a sequence in the garden similar to that which we were practising at Amy's on Wednesday.
2. Get Mum to write out plan for the tricks competition.
3. Have fun!

What went well today?

1. Agility training at Amy's, turns out that Ponto is good at teaching Mum so she is better at handling on my turns.
2. Recallers 5.0 coaching call really inspired Mum and gave us a chance to play the bacon and eggs game.
3. Mum was very pleased at how I stayed calm and quiet on my bed while she showed Barbara how to play the first IYC games with Charlie.  His first choice of behaviour was to turn his head away, and it was fun.  Charlie is 12 and has never done any shaping at all before.

Plan for tomorrow:

1. I got a bit nervous in the suitcase today so we are going to take it back into the den tomorrow.
2. Mum is going to set up the sequence we were doing at Amy's and we will practise that.
3. I'm going to work on getting my stand at a distance when I'm not on a bed or in the crate.

What went well today:

1. Blueprint games in garden first thing.
2. Followed by videoing morning fun in the living room (see below).
3. Two and a half hour hike along the beach and cliffs.

To do tomorrow:

1. Mum has to go to the hairdressers first thing.
2. Go to agility training at Amy's.
3. Practise trick sequence for end of November.

So what went well today.

1. I won two out of three Senior Steeplechases at UKA in Cheltenham today!  Woo Hoo.
2. It rained a bit but not on us when we were running.
3. Mum thought I was a really good boy, and I know I was.

Plan for tomorrow:

1. Directionals.
2. Blueprint
3. Trick Sequence

And here is a picture of me with my rosettes from today.