Thank you so much @Fiona Austin for running the challenge this week. We thoroughly enjoyed it and will continue to work on it. Our next challenge starts 13th July and is all about scentwork indications; hover, sit, down or retrieve. You will find step by step instructions in our Premium Classroom or work at your own goals ☺️

Hi all, it's still Sunday here in the UK , but I think some of you are waking up already to Monday and I want you to be able to start the challenge as soon as you want to dive in.... I'm a certified canine conditioning coach here in the UK, I've qualified from The Canine Conditioning Academy which is a level 4 diploma. We are looking at one of the exercises from my foundation course which is our side steps. It's a great exercise and all you need is some treats and a dog. It works the adductors and abductor in both the hind and fire legs, the glutes, the side abdominals and the iliopsoas, so for such a simple exercise it is quite the work out. If this is new to your dog, reward anything that looks like a sideways movement and build on that. We don't want to push our dogs, but moving towards them into their space can encourage the sideways movement we are after. If you can side steps already, you can take it out and about with you, uneven surfaces, going up and down a slope. I have other options if you find this easy ☺️ Show me what you can do and I'll give you feedback.

Weekly Challenges starting Monday 29th June! To keep everyone active and training together, we’re kicking off weekly challenges in the community. Each week we’ll focus on one skill, with daily lessons already up in the classroom or posted in community. You can follow our process or your own plan. All you need to do is check in here each day, what you practiced, how it went, a quick video if you’ve got one. This isn’t just about your own dog’s progress though. Check in on how others are going too, drop a comment, cheer someone on, ask what’s working for them. That’s what keeps this community moving. Month’s prize: whoever’s top of the leaderboard at the end of the month gets a month of Scent Adventure (premium) free. You can keen an eye on it in leaderboard tab, the more active you are the higher you climb 😊 First weekly challenge — 7-Day Retrieve — starts Monday. Lessons are already in the classroom, just head in and get started. Comment below if you’re in.

Our next challenge is run by @Fiona Austin a Certified Canine Conditioning coach. Starting on 6th July! It’s time to get involved, get active and share your journey 🙌 I’m soooo excited to learn from Fiona about Canine Conditioning.

@Fiona Austin I thought to myself "absolutely not! All i'll get more wiggle than side" but actually I was surprised at his control. I did three sessions in total. One on our walk which was good, one where i miss placed the camera so the film showed nothing, and this extra one where I got something usable. I'm chuffed with him and interested for your feedback.