Where we're at in our training journey

Banjo and I are doing o.k, for a begginer handler and young dog. We attended 8 weeks of puppy classes together. He is toilet and crate trained. He will sit, and drop, and stay and wait - provided we are at home, no dogs are around, no kids are playing, no birds are flying by, no... well, you get the idea.

Our current challenge is to get him walking on a loose lead and obeying basic comands when outside the yard. And to eventually be able to walk past barking dogs without lunging at them. We also need to teach the 'Stand' command, which we haven't worked on before.

Yesterday we went to the park. The kids played, and we trained mid way between the kids park and the fenced dog park. Only one lady was there but she had 20 odd dogs with her!

It took a good ten minutes to settle in and get him focused, but we did manage to walk on a loose lead, sit, stay and drop, and practise a few stands (I have to hold his rear up to stop him sitting). I attempted twice to take him into the smaller off lead area in the corner of the bigger one that had all the dogs, but they barked growled and snarled and Banjo reacted, so no play this time.

We are going back this afternoon to practise some more. Hopefully the lady with 20 odd dogs won't be there!