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What a great weekend!

The workshops were busy as always and we saw some great things from some of the dogs. 

Special mention this week goes to Kristy and Tye, the 3 legged Staff x who shall we say has some anger management issues.  Tye has been with us for a while and he is a lovely boy.  He was found in a shed with his severed hind leg and although he tires a little quicker he doesn't let it slow him down.  Kristy added him to her gang and brought him along to the social groups. 

On Saturday Tye was policing his group!!  This is a great move for him because until now he has played, beaten up or ignored the other dogs.  This shows an understanding of his canine communication skills and gives him something more worthwhile to do than choose his next victim to bully.  Needless to say his Mum, Kristy and all of the instructors were so proud of the boy. 

Polly the spaniel x again deserves a mention as she spent almost the entire class this week playing and playing and playing some more.  We were so pleased and excited for her and Judi has worked hard on the wonderful recall she was getting on Saturday.  Well done to you both.

Jazz, another rescue Staff x that we have is coming out of her shell now and is watching the groups, both her and her owners Andy & Sally are learning what is acceptable and what isn't and her response and reactions were wonderful.  Another well done.

The dogs within the groups will behave differently each week and this is totally normal, the first visit they can be a little over-whelmed and we don't see all of the behaviours, the second visit they tend to be a little over-excitable and punchy as we found with Lola this week but don't worry.  The workshops are not a quick fix, teaching a new habit takes time and we are dealing with living, breathing, thinking creatures (well sometimes they are thinking) and every day is different.

Sunday classes were fun as always, I wimped out and went in the hall with the puppies, one of the benefits of being the boss.  We were using props to enrich the environment and help build the puppies confidence in different situations.  Phoebe the Tibetan Terrier was head first into everything but little Elka the Wirehaired Vizla was a little more cautious.  She soon got used to the tunnel and sticking her head into things to find fun rewards.



We will be implementing some changes to the group and class structures over the next few weeks so keep an eye on our pages for any updates.