freds walk today

well todays walk was a little unpleasing lol.... we didnt start off too good... as we set out the house i met with my friend across the road and stopped for a chat, i settled and sat fred down... then all of a sudden he started barking and lunging...i corrected him and noticed a hedgehog running across the road :2431: ... a few mins later we set off... then he saw a cat and started barking.... so i corrected him again, it took a while, he wasnt giving in easily .... as soon as he saw he was headed towards the racecourse he tried to pull... we did the usual go back on our selves etc etc... i corrected and rewarded him when he walked good.... we got a little further up the road and he was doing well, so i decided to cut the walk short and finish on a good note.... he walked bloody brill all the way home lol... :2431:

Just a little blip Shelley, just to keep you on your toes!! :2431:

He's a good boy is Fredley!! :love: :love:

thats why im not going to get too disheartened like i used too jude :nhy: ... ive just been in the garden making him work for pieces of gammon.... hes brilliant at down, he hits the deck so fast its funny... we always used to have trouble with down, i used to have to guide him with my hand...not any more...i say it... he hits it lololol...

i dont know how old fred is, but he had all that time before going training to learn bad habits, you are doing great with fred even on a bad day just think that to yourself,

He's probably testing you too, to see if he can win. Well done for not letting him :love:

jacobrad wrote:

i dont know how old fred is, but he had all that time before going training to learn bad habits, you are doing great with fred even on a bad day just think that to yourself,

hes just turned 2 hun.... weve been to training, hs had residential training ..its my fault i spose i was never consistent enough with it in the past :nhy: and family that never helped didnt help fred and i much either... ... but like you say, were doin great now


youre probably right paula

You're doing a great job with him hun :love:

thanks lynne :love: ... hes not a bad lad....even if he did get all the prawn shells out of the bin

Your doing great shelley,be proud of your hard work. :love:

Well done Shelley you kept your head and did the right thing :san50:

ive learnt to finish training earlier on a good note rather than drag it out and get frustrated which was achieving nothing .. hes not getting the long walks he used to... but hes just as tired from the brain work...

cheers everyone for your support.... :love:

well done hun the thing is to stay posative

he was just full of himself sometimes to get the edge off dogs b4 a walk i say to owners to play fetch or hide and seek indoors first

i had all intentions of doing a bit of work with him out the front before we set off, but i was sidetracked.... :2431:

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today we had a great walk,...we walked a little further than yesterday....am taking it steady to get to the racecourse...it will prob take me a week or two to get there, but if we make it with no pulling it will be a success.... and theres no point rushing it...

as we were on our walk we came across a family getting out of a people carrier ..it was loud and hectic and lots of people...so i sat fred down and told the people to not rush, it was good practice for him... and the guy commented on how well behaved he was!!... we walked on and there was a dog leaning over a gate... fred went to react but i caught him in time and praised and rewarded him for being good... we walked past the dog on the way home too...and fred didnt react at all.... as we rounded the corner there was a dog in front of us and several cats.... we got past the cats ....just lol.. and then he was fine walking behind the dog, the only problem he gave me was him pulling...normally he would be braking and lunging.... so were happy bunnies today...

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:san12: fanfabulosus shelley you are winning by the sounds of it and give fredley a hug :love:

what elase have you got planned in the future for him shelley??
are you gonna do buses, or trains, crowded places?? etc.

funny you should ask that karen... i am thinking of taking him to my mums on the bus one day... we used to catch the bus all the time when he was tiny... last time we caught the bus he stretched out and took half the aisle up :2445: ....

we walked past a rottie the other day and fred didnt even flinch :nhy: