10th November

I gave Dusky the day off from training yesterday and took him for a walk, he did try and point every pigeon in the town centre he could find Grrrrrr.

Today we spent 20 minutes in the park, he did try it on a bit on the way there but soon settled into his routine of walking to heel. We did 5 mins heel work through the cones at different paces. Then I put him on the lunge, he still gets himself tangled up in it, but this bit definitely needs more practice.

On the walk back I tried to get him to lie down and step away but he was being a stubborn little bugger, I didnt let him win and towards the end it was getting easier. I'll start practicing this in the house with him every now and again, as well as in the park.

I took Dusky out later in the evening, we again did some heel work, but without the cones. We spent the first 5 minutes changing the pace etc which he did really well. We did a bit more on the lunge line, Dusky got himself tangled up again a couple of times and i have difficult getting away from him. Whilst at the park, Dusky sat and stayed for quite some time whilst I packed the lunge line away. On the downside, he is still being awkward about going to the Down position.