So what went well today.

1. After the rain Mum took me out for a walk through the woods and to the shop so that we could get Grandma some cash.  We played retrieve with my tennis ball and plenty of RZ. When we got to the prettily planted trees we did check checks and la las and a few nanas too. And we did 15 recalls during our off lead walk in all, which together with the seven or eight at home means we did about 20 odd recalls definitely today - aiming at doing 100 one call recalls this week.
2. Percy, Dylan and Ponto then went for a walk with Mum and I stayed with Grandma.
3. We also played walking backwards with me between Mum's legs.

Plan for tomorrow.

1. Do another 20 recalls including some collar grabs.
2. Play mat games, suitcase games and roll in a blanket games.
3. Mum to watch some more H360 videos and make notes.

As promised, here is the video of Percy and Dylan's visit to church.

Well today went well:

1. Both Ponto and I demonstrated how we are learning to get in the suitcase, and the other trick of walking backwards between Mum's legs to Grandma in the living room - so new H.
2. Mum thought I was extremely good when out with Dylan at Stanpit.  We played a lot of Recaller games and did at least 10 good recalls including collar grabs and stopping and running past each other.
3. Percy and Dylan were the stars in the afternoon - they went to church, to the Animal Blessing at Holdenhurst Village Church.  Mum has taken a video and will upload this to my blog for you all to see when it is ready.

Plan for tomorrow:

1. Rain and storms are predicted so we will do a lot of playing in the Den I expect including getting in the suitcase, PNU work and other such tricks.
2. When the rain stops we'll go on a hike to the beach perhaps.
3. Mum needs to do some reading for a new course she is starting on psychology.

What went well today for us?

1. We woke up late but the rain hadn't started and we played in the garden, checks, lalas, contacts and starts and lots of balance breaks between so great fun.
2. The rain then started and it poured and poured which Mum says will be really good for the camellias as this September has been very dry.
3. When the rain finished the sun came out and we went for a lovely walk round Mudeford Wood where we played lots of games as well.

We also practised the suitcase trick and I started learning to pull a blanket over me.

Plan for tomorrow:

1. Mum thinks this three things each day is getting a bit boring so we may do something different with the blog although incorporating the three things.
2. Mum is taking Percy to the Animal Blessing Ceremony.
3. Mum and I will do all sorts of tricks, Recallers games, and agility practice and I'll let you know what we did tomorrow.

Journal Day 8

Well this week we have been resting a bit, but still doing quite a lot.  So what went well today.

1. We started by playing a few shaping games for breakfast including my first go at getting inside a suitcase.  In the end I think my Mum wants me to hide in the suitcase with the lid down.

We also played putting my toys away in the basket.  Now I am usually very good at this but at the beginning I got confused and thought I had to get in the small basked with the toy - however, I soon realised what I was doing.

2. Our walk to Hengistbury Head was loads of fun, and we met a lady with a dog who thought I was really good.  Mum explained that we use Do Land type training and IYC and we gave her a card for Absolute Academy too.  Her dog was a mongrel, and seven years old, she thought he was too old to start training, but we let her know that wasn't so and Dylan and I enjoyed ourselves with him.

3. My Mum's new polo shirts arrived and she was very pleased with them.

Plan for tomorrow

1. Work some more on hiding in the suitcase.

2. Work some more on lalas and checks and jumps.

3. Work some more on contacts.

And Mum might also take either me, or maybe just Dylan, to a fun dog show.  As we don't know if there is a best trick there, she might just take Dylan so that he has a nice 121 outing with her and feels important.

Journal Day 8

What went well today?

1. My Mum's and Ponto's visit to the elderly at the Rest Home.
2. My start line wait games, and my la las and check checks as well as my jumps and my seesaw and A frame contacts.  In fact Mum thought I was very good today.
3. Percy was feeling really well today and joined Dylan and me in our walk at the woods.

Plan for tomorrow:

1. Mum and I will do mat work.
2. I am also going to do my washing line trick as I haven't done this for a long time and we will be doing this as part of our Christmas show at the home.
3. We're going for a lovely long hike at Hengistbury Head again.

Journal Day 7

What went well today?

1. Bob's training for breakfast. We did balancing a ball on top of a cone, standing up against my back.  Four feet on four pods, racing from one crate to another, tug drop and run.
2. Training at Amy's - Bob did not even think of going off sniffing and did a couple of really nice turns.
3. We also had fun playing calming markers.

Plan for tomorrow:

1. Mum is going to watch some more H360 and Absolute Dogs Videos.
2. We'll train according to the videos.
3. We'll also do our mat training.

And, of course, we'll have a great hike together.