Perky

Slowly increasing the scope of our walks, this afternoon sees us down in Gumyoji. Lots of kids screaming and playing, bikes whizzing by, so we sat on top of the knoll for a bit to get a feel for the place. This is a fantastic technique for calming dogs suggested by Ian Dunbar, my all time dog trainer hero. We sat down again in the clover on the other side of the baseball park which is where this picture was taken. Sherlock is finally acting like a setter, prancing on ahead, lifting his head high taking in the scents, getting a lay for the land. Maybe ready for a Kuraki Park walkies soon. Two more sit downs on the steps up the hill, and now we're home it's time for Mummy to get supper ready...

The good news I'm getting the counter-surfing and table-surfing under control with my big booty ass in your face to take over the territory technique, plus some shock-clapping and screeching/ setting up a wooden tray to clatter and fall over as he goes for the foodbags, plus reinforcing you get something if you sit and wait for it treats...Sherlock's not so good at waiting, and if he gets impatient, he will bark imperiously, obviously a habit which has served him well in the past, or maybe not, as he was walloped for something...I make sure he only gets out of the cage when he's quiet after his dinner, and he has to wait for Claire and Nobu to be finished. He'll get the idea over time, methinks...