Missed it live? Here's the full session with @Nath Morrison @Matthew Marsh Polly & Fred. Here's the honest summary: we barely touched the lead. Because loose lead walking isn't a lead problem, it's a relationship problem. If your dog doesn't want to be near you off the lead, no amount of equipment is going to fix that on the lead. What's in it: - Why your dog pulls (opposition reflex, years of reinforcement history, and no clear leader) - Follow Me: how to build a dog who chooses to catch up rather than one you're constantly calling - And so much more worth listening to - Your homework this week: Five minutes of Follow Me in the yard, before the lead goes on, every day. No lead, no walk. Just you leaving and your dog choosing to catch up. Don't rush to the lead work. The engagement is the work. Post below and tell me how day one goes. If it falls apart, say so and I'll tell you where.

Little Archie working through some sniffari games. Using some cones and every time Archie looks at them he gets a treat, then we encourage him to put his nose in them and treat release. After a few reps he was all over the game! What a little champ! @Maria Sirianni

If your dog drags you down the street, be there. I'm doing a full walk-through with Polly. Not a talk, an actual demo. Camera's going up in the carpark and you'll see the whole thing, including the reps she gets wrong. What we're covering: - The three real reasons your dog pulls (none of them are that she's stubborn) - Follow Me: the engagement work that has to happen before the lead does anything - What to do the second the lead goes tight, and why stopping dead is the wrong answer - Stop and sit at kerbs using pressure and release - Your homework for the week - 30 minutes. Bring your questions, I'll stay on at the end to answer them. See you at 1.

Had to share my walking success with Bonnie this morning. I decided to work with Bonnie’s schnauzer hunter nose instead of fighting it. I allowed ‘break’ sniffy time then back to ‘heal’ training on the roads. Schnauzer sniff near the reserve then back to ‘heal’ on the roads. I was armed with a sense of ‘we don’t have to be perfect’ in my head along with my new skills taught by Matt in our home visit. The walking backward, recall and back to heal worked. I was so proud of Bonnie I nearly cried. Thanks Walkys team. 😘🐾

If the power of consistency and clear communication wasn’t preached enough by my co-workers and I, Rip’s progress is the prime example 🤩🙌🏼 This powerhouse has come incredibly far in the short 4 weeks he’s had with us at the Shelly store 🎉🥳 From dragging us through the door, refusing to engage and train, and showing signs of high anxiety and reactivity around other dogs… to today walking beautifully on the grass with zero leash pressure, disengaging with other dogs immediately when called, getting through whole training sessions with wonderful engagement and peacefully laying down several times throughout the school day 🥹 The girls and I could not be prouder of this big smiley boy and his lovely mum @Tenneal Taylor ❤️