Let’s start a training chain. How it works is that we take turns sharing an exercise or training challenge with the group. Everyone can give it a go at home and share their videos or daily training posts. We then tag the next person to share the next exercise. You can either film it, type it up or share any way you feel comfortable. Just have it ready to post by Sunday 😊

Last few days I have been working on Dr Melanie’s Move program and it’s actually really good. Our homework is to take photos on different angles and analyze any weaknesses and imbalances. It’s cool she teaches us to do it instead of just doing it herself. Also working on platform stand and back up. Adjustment we need to make is not rushing but that’s story of Frank’s life haha I’m inspired to have another season of hoopers with Frank to complement the Scentwork. I’m thinking of starting with movement puzzles so watch this space. Anyone keen to do the two bowl games with us?

I’ve been really inactive on here but want to get back to having a community during my training journey with Chiyo. We have some goals for this summer and feeling very excited to learn new methods to help us!

We went out to Buckland Abbey today for mother's day, meeting with my various siblings and my neices. It was really lovely actually but we got soaked to start with walking around the estate in the pissing rain 🤦‍♀️ Aster wasn't particularly great today if I'm honest. Had her barking hiccups at a lab in the carpark 🙄 my brother and sister-in-law brought their two bonkers spaniels which tore around like complete dorks just generally being a nuisance. Honestly, I love my bro and sis in law but they have THE most irritating habit of just doing this weird whistle to "call" their dogs back, LITERALLY the entire walk. The dogs NEVER return on it. It's like a weird wanna-be tongue-against-teeth farmer's whistle but like, less than 1/4 of the power when it's done properly. Once you tune into it you want to throw yourself into Mount Doom. It's the most poisoned recall cue I've ever heard. Well.... I'm not sure it was ever a cue because there is zero association there with (hideous) whistle=come back=something good. Then my brother made the very predictable comment of saying "not very well trained is she?!" When I called Aster and she didn't come (which I followed up by going and getting her and putting her on leash for the rest of the day as punishment). Standard. Anyways, we are still building the key search indications which are really getting good. I introduced a start of the search by just having her move into the (very easy) search from the next room.

Spent time on a large rubble pile looking for hidden people. Her range was good and she indicated from a distance a few times which was good. Was one occasion when she seemed distracted by rabbit scent so still want to work on that. More the scent of the burrows than the chase - a huge hare ran not too far from her and seemed not to care.