Tattydog

I second (or is that third or fourth?) that the workshop was the best dog training/handling experience I've ever had. I felt pretty clumsy and unsure of what I was doing most of the time and so didn't give my allocated dog the neccessary leadership to move very far into a pack drive relationship. However, working with Leonard for a little while was a great experience, I have never handled a dog who was so willing and focused on doing what you asked. I have always had a perception of training as somewhat forceful and mechanical, but Leonard and the other dogs were so happy and joyous about working with people. They became much softer and synchronized their movement with their handlers as we moved through the exercises. Just watching the other handlers and taking in the information was an invaluable lesson in dog and human behavior . It was so good to see how the dogs responded to Steve and the other handlers and the remarkable changes in their attitudes and behavior over the day. Paddy worked so well with Sas and Winterpaws, they did a great job with him. He was a very tired boy last night, he slept all the way home, woke up to have dinner and then slept right through the night. He has been quite subdued and sleepy most of today, but was very happy to be home and reunited with my other dogs. They had a big rumbling/wrestling/running game to celebrate Thanks again Steve for organizing such a great informative and enjoyable day