What’s up for you and your dog this weekend? 🐶⛺️🌲 👉 Are you hitting the trails, relaxing at home, or juggling some training challenges? 👉 Got a question about how to make it smoother, easier, or more fun? Share your Weekend Woofs, Wags, Wins & Woes in the comments (or make your own post 👀). I’ll read them all and share tips or answers next week. 💬 And don’t just stop at your own update — chime in on someone else’s too! Swap ideas, cheer each other on, or just drop a 🐾 to say “same here.” Photos, quick notes, GIFS or even just 👍 all count! 📸✍️ Arrroooo! Maren & Ivy 🐾💚 (A couple of blast from the past photos for fun)

We wish it went: SET A GOAL → ACHIEVE IT 🏆 …but in real life it looks more like: START 🐾 → DOUBT 😬 → FAIL 🤦‍♀️ → PRACTICE 🔄 → STRUGGLE 🥴 → GET IT 🎉 And that’s normal! Even with a plan, the winds can shift — your dog’s mood, your timing, or a new distraction out in the wild. 👉 What skill are you working on at the moment? 👉 Which “dot” are YOU on right now with your dog? (p.s. when I work with clients I often use a simple 3-phase approach to help protect your training while you’re out in the real world… more on that soon 😉) I might add a story about Cinnamon too ...

Six days, five challenges, one epic community effort — and wow, did you all show up for your dogs! 👏🐶💚 Over the week we had 12 participants in the comments — with LOTS of cheese sprinkled around 🧀, GIFs flying 🎭, and even one brave soul who made their very own post (complete with donuts 🍩… you know who you are 😉). That’s the real win: you showed up for your dogs, tried something new, and celebrated the little steps that build reliable recall. ✨ Prizes for All Finishers Everyone who completed the 5 days will get a special prize: 👉 The Fillable Recall Workbook — a handy resource to keep you practising and tracking your progress. 🥇 Fun Superlative Awards Because this challenge wouldn’t be complete without a few playful shout-outs: 🍩 Best Bravery Award → for posting your own thread (donuts forever!) @Debbie Allery 🧀 Most Cheese-Loving Commenter → for sprinkling extra cheese and sparkle in the chat @Rositsa Aleksandrova 🐕 Multi-Dog Medal → for working recalls with more than one pup @Éva Raposa 💡 Helpful Hero → for dropping the most insightful or supportive comment @Julie Stockton 🎁 And the Bonus Prize…One special participant will also get a sneak peek into the upcoming Recall Course — because you’ve clearly earned it. @Mariam Kipiani has already seen great results this week and has big adventures planned for next year. They’ll be safer (and have even more fun) with extra recall training 👏 ✨ A Final Aha: Reliable recall isn’t just one trick. It’s consistency, fun, jackpots, variety, play, and real-life practise layered together. That’s what makes your dog LOVE coming when called. 🐕💨 Arrrooooo! Maren & Ivy 🐾💚

Be honest… what food do you share with your dog? 👉 from the table? 👉 a sneaky bite on the couch? 👉 trail snacks out of the backpack? Or do you keep a firm rule: only from the bowl, no begging allowed? Ivy gets cheese (obviously 🧀😅)… your turn — what’s your dog’s favourite “human snack,” and what’s the rule in your house (or on the trail)? Drop your answers (and GIFs if you’ve got ’em) ⬇️

Guess what showed up next to my name again today? The little flame badge! That means I’ve been active in Skool and here in ACE for 30 days in a row. The green squares = embers … the flame = bonfire … miss a day and poof, it goes out. Members on the leaderboard with flames — see below! @Rositsa Aleksandrova @Debbie Allery @Éva Raposa @Sue Crawford @Jackie Wylde @Sharese Gueret @Scott Bryant @Shannon Koss @Angela Day I’ve had the flame before, but I let it go out while I was away on vacation — and honestly, 100% worth it. Life (and trail time) comes first. 🏔️⛺️🛶🚲🚐🥾🐶 Still, I do like the idea of keeping our community campfire stoked. And here’s the cool part: the more we all post, comment, like, or toss in a goofy GIF, the brighter our ACE fire burns 🔥 … and the easier it is for other adventure-dog folks to find us. 🌲🐾 Let’s make this a Bonfire Weekend! What will you toss on the fire? • A win • A struggle • A photo • Or even just a silly squirrel GIF 🐿️ or more fire 🔥