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Day 14 done. Perfect session this morning - no movement at all from Harv. :happyfeet: (This despite my tempting fate by using the Mission Impossible theme alternating with Highway to the Danger Zone for my humming attempts! ;) )

btw @Mrs UB has asked me to let you all know that this is not our back garden - its the local cricket pitch. Just as well - I wouldn't want to mow it all! ;)

Well done you. And thank you for sharing your experience with the rest of us :clap:

Well done Selina (and Cassie!). Keep at it ;)

OK, so I have previously been somewhat put off from posting videos on the forum because of my ineptitude at editing and posting videos. However, I now have a (very rudimentary!) understanding of how to go about it so I thought I'd share what I've found. Feel free to add your own hints and tips...

You know how it is - there are always so many new things to teach our dogs that we sometimes forget to re-visit things that we have taught previously. Well, its been a while since I put Harv through his paces with a Stay while 'out and about' (we quite often do them indoors) and also his...

Day 13 done. Harv stood again on the 'Hello' at the door and wait for 5 seconds but didn't move as far as yesterday, and was again OK when we repeated it. Not perfect but still good progress compared to his 'normal' response to a knock at the door! ;)

Day 12 done. Today's observations: * Men really are poor at multi-tasking - I struggled to hum whilst counting in my head at the same time :) * The second out of sight "Hello" prompted Harv to stand. He didn't leave his blanket or bark (which is very good for him) but I repeated it anyway and...

Day 11 done. We had one break (small move and big bark! - how does something only 1/3 my size make so much noise?! :eek:) at a door knocking / doorbell section but once settled again he was fine for the rest of the exercises, including more door knocking. To be honest this was very good for...

Yay, well done Selina :) Harv finds the 1/2 and 3/4 circles around him more attention worthy than full circles - must be because we are doing something unexpected. Day 10 done. No dramas (I valiantly battled through 10 toe touches! ;) )

Ahh, poor Squidge. From memory Beef and Chicken are the two main culprits when it comes to allergies (which makes sense, I suppose, as they are two very common food sources!). I always thought that a dog either had a food allergy or it didn't but apparently they can develop - ie your dog could...

He's physically 5 (on the 26th of this month) but mentally around 6 months!! ;) To be fair to him he has calmed down a lot as he's got older (we don't tend to appreciate this until we meet people we haven't seen for a while - I'm grumbling about what he's like now and they are saying what a...

OK, done that ... I still think it was funny ;) [Goes back to the corner again to think some more]

Well done, whatever you did - the forum is now much speedier. Faster than Jimmy McFast, the fastest person in Fast Land on a particularly fast day :)

No, nobody here ;)

Day 8 done (no sneezing!) Harv was rock solid this morning. We had the slightest of Commando style shuffles forward when I sat down and that was it, completely chilled with everything else :cool:

Days 6 and 7 done. Following Leanne's lead I also incorporated dishwasher un-stacking during the 'out of sight' parts :) We had one break from the down. And it wasn't caused by any of the planned actions. As I left the room I sneezed and this always results in Harv rushing to see whether I...

Day 5 done. I'm finding that I have to improvise with some of the instructions as a result of lack of space. Paraphrasing from Jaws "We're gonna need a bigger boat house!" ;) Are the rest of you working through each day in one location and then going back to Day 1 in a new location at the...

Hi all, What a great idea for a training thread :) I keep meaning to post that Harvey and I have joined you but then never seem to get around to it! Anyway, we've just done Day 4, yesterday (I 'm taking the weekends off though ;) ). The toughest things for Harv have been: 1. Clapping...

Harvey is the danger-zone! (Using the Top Gun soundtrack)