Happy New Year!

Today is a bank holiday so what better day for a road trip to a new environment! It wasn't too busy and Luna managed to take it in her stride.

She was a little more aroused today but for the most part was able to observe and sniff. We met a lovely Labrador quite close to us so we waited for them to pass. The Labrador was really interested in playing with Luna Bear and she became a little frustrated and barked once. However, she came down again so quickly and we moved on - no meerkat today which is what she used to do!

The new environment was the local High Street but as it was a bank holiday there were not too many people around. We only stayed for 15 minutes to avoid her getting too stressed. You can see from the short video clip that she pulled more on lead today simply due to the environment change.

We moved into a Church grounds to give her more distance to observe.

We saw another dog on the other side of the road. Luna looked and moved on, returning to sniffing.

Murphy

As with Luna, we decided to try a new environment and walked up the local High Street. A few people around and much narrower paths but he coped well.

Lots of nice sniffing but you can see he is much more alert than usual due to being in a new environment

We passed one dog on the other side of the narrow road and Murphy barked once and then quickly moved on - such great choices. Prior to his training he would have stayed and barked, getting himself quite worked up. 

On our way back to the park we passed two more dogs on the other side of the street which he glanced and and then went back to sniffing.

Not the best photo due to the sun but you can just about see another dog in front of the white house. We ended up walking parallel to this one and Murphy completely ignored the dog.

One of the things we talk about in the Walks Without Worry programme is the importance of going at a dogs pace and avoiding overwhelming them.

Both Murphy and Luna are working through the walks without worry type of training with me. Our new online blended programme starts on 15th January for 6 weeks. There are written materials to keep, videos to watch and 6 live online sessions with two behaviourists to guide you through the process, along with a private Facebook group where you can ask questions and post videos.

Ramsey and little Luna

Just a couple of photos of Ramsey and Little Luna having some enrichment time. We are slowly introducing touch to little Luna and holding the muzzle for Ramsey.

Little Luna

Little Luna comes into the enrichment room in a very bouncy and excited way. It looks like she is hyperactive but it is actually a little stress. After a few minutes she settles down and starts sniffing. She lets us know when she wants to go back to her kennel by sitting in front of the door - such great choices.

Ramsey