Hey Gang, This group was really damn epic at times. A lot of us made new friends I know that for sure. I really enjoyed some of the moments we had here. However as I'm sure you can tell I am not spending much time here and as a result the community has slowly began to fade away understandably. I know there will come a day where I do more online stuff but right now I'm more focused on my in-person training and I don't have the energy to commit to this also. I'll still be around on Skool in other people's groups and of course feel free to message me if you need anything. I will look to close this group soon. Thanks for the great conversations and cool hangout.

You might have already seen I was the guest on the Canine Paradigm this week. You can catch the whole episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-360-nick-bengers-coming-out-party/id1317578834?i=1000753830237 Have you already checked it out? I honestly didn't really feel like I did a great job but I'm glad to have just got it off my chest all the same.

You get 100k a year but you become naked for exactly one second at a random time each month - do you take it? By randomly I mean you cannot predict this in any way at all. After the second elapses you will be fully clothed again. Could be when you’re sleeping, giving a presentation at work, walking down the street, etc (Stolen from Reddit)

We’ve been busy with a new routine in the house (cycling between tethering, crating and freedom) and it’s a very peaceful existence. Cybi has done so well with learning switching off in his new routine and he’s much more well rested and so his training sessions are incredible. The dogs are becoming better at ignoring each other too, Cybi definitely finds Phoebe less exciting when she scurries around which is a big win, and he’s been a LOT quieter when visitors come over too, as well as his random barking outbursts being shorter and less frequent! We tried to get a nice stacked photo for conformation which was interesting but I’m really pleased with how he’s maturing now. We’ve been working really hard with engagement, activation and focussed heeling and went to IGP Thursday where I had some great tips from Alex about my mechanics and some amazing reps of focussed heel that made me so happy. Also did some protection which was great as usual. I’ve gone back to basics with conditioning a slip lead for street heeling so I can remove reliance on the prong for management and I feel like it’s going really well, he’s picking it up super quickly but I think that’s due to me having more experience and knowing what I’m doing this time 😂 but in general he’s been sooo much fun to train, really clear headed and switched on, very enthusiastic and it’s making me really enjoy it. Maybe it’s the sun 🌞

Our Q&A with Daniel Rose from the Dogs and Deadlifts podcast is going live in under an hour! Looking forward to you all joining us!