It’s so unfortunate. Willow was doing so good and we were almost home. She had even recovered really quickly from a jumping barking dog fully visible in a yard. Then another neighbour’s dog ran out and at first I thought they were stopped by their lead but it was too small and broke and the dog attacked Willow. Physically I think she’s Ok. But it’s just so hard for that to happen to her again. Oh dear, I just found a cut by her eye.

Wanted to share a video of Nova in a little outing. She's doing so well and makes it easier to go out and have her with me. So proud of my girl and how far she has come. Thank you arsenal team you made this all possible.

Ozzy is doing really well. His loose leash walking is excellent (see last video; I still have to STIM to keep him in line and he was distracted by my husband walking behind us, but pretty darn good!). I don't push it for too long before giving him a "free" and letting him run around with me. When we have snow, his brain explodes from excitement, so I gave him a lot more "free" commands than I normally would today on our snow walk. Plus, when your dog is 50% snow breeds and it snows, all he wants to do is pull like a sled dog (clearly shown in the videos, lol). Having Ozzy's DNA done was extremely informative and useful. It gives so much of his innate behaviour meaning. Today I figured, he LOVES the snow, he's a puppy, and it may be his last snow to enjoy as a puppy, so most of the walk today was in "free" mode. I do notice now, after having had Ozzy trained by Arsenal, that he clearly understands the difference between being in a command and being free. The more we practice the transitions, either with a length of time in between, or in rapid fire, the more the learning is solidified in his brain. And I know now that when he isn't obeying a command, it's not because he doesn't hear me or understand the command. He is quite simply pushing the boundaries and testing the limits. Even though it can be exhausting for me, I make a point of never letting him get away with anything. If he breaks a command before I release him, we go right back and try again. The first video shows his "under", which he does quite consistently now. Although he still will sometimes do "place" instead. The other videos show him in "free" being a snow dog. I mostly posted these because the snow is so pretty.

In case you’re wondering her collar says “My mama says I’m special”!

I knew there was another pup named Nova so I was happy to see Jay had posted about her and I get to see her! I thought I would post this video of my 8 month old Nova during an outing in the playground.