Re: A Little Off Lead [quote author=hd link=topic=5773.msg74344#msg74344 date=1399401953] He's coming on so well! As said up there, lovely for something positive. if you've noticed, your posts (aside trainers) are becoming more and more positive. how lovely for all this hard work to be paying off. [/quote] He is but still keeping everything firmly crossed as we worry that he will take off and all our hard work will have been for nothing Thank you x
Re: A Little Off Lead Just a tiny update, Charlie is getting between 10 - 20 ish minutes off lead every day and is staying behind David and recalling well verbally and to the whistle Practising Stop whistle etc. along the way. Charlie can stop at the stile wait for us to climb over and go to the other side of the paddock and recalls brilliantly, there is a massive field behind him which he could run off into but he chooses not to so getting there one tiny step at a time Still keeping everything firmly crossed though : x
Re: A Little Off Lead Sounds absolutely brilliant to me Helen. Particularly as Lilly has gone deaf lately :
Re: A Little Off Lead [quote author=drjs@5 link=topic=5773.msg88252#msg88252 date=1402778403] Sounds absolutely brilliant to me Helen. Particularly as Lilly has gone deaf lately : [/quote] Thanks Jac but I am in NO doubt Charlie's deafness will return at some point : x Up your treats to something more juicy for her recall ??? her hearing may miraculously return ;D
Re: A Little Off Lead [quote author=drjs@5 link=topic=5773.msg88259#msg88259 date=1402779795] I will Helen. I have been very mean lately [/quote] Now, now no meaness with treats Jac, break out the chicken and don't forget to gamble with it x
Re: A Little Off Lead [quote author=drjs@5 link=topic=5773.msg88276#msg88276 date=1402780963] Yes Miss [/quote] You will get a detention young lady if you don't ;D
Re: A Little Off Lead [quote author=Oberon link=topic=5773.msg88275#msg88275 date=1402780939] Fab to hear, Helen. You must be thrilled!!!!!! [/quote] Rachael, you have no idea, thrilled doesn't cover it x
Re: A Little Off Lead [quote author=Dexter link=topic=5773.msg88332#msg88332 date=1402798311] Helen,I am sure,you have cracked it!Joy x Enjoy your walks x [/quote] Angela, I am too scared to even think that and tempt fate : We are enjoying the moment and hope Charlie continues to be a "GOOD BOY" : xx
Re: A Little Off Lead Oh Helen I'm the same I don't like to admit we might have 'cracked it' just incase. ;D The fact charlie had a whole field behind him that he could've had a whale of a time in but chose to wait for your recall is absolutely fantastic. ;D ;D ;D I'll say it even if you won't Charlie is fast becoming a 'normal' dog. ;D ;D
Re: A Little Off Lead It's a pleasure to be able to say it for you Helen. You should be very proud of him but keep it a secret if you want.
Re: A Little Off Lead So great to hear this, Helen! Things are definitely taking a turn for the better, I'd say! Well done, all!!
Re: A Little Off Lead My word, how things are progressing with your boy, Helen!!! Well done to all of you. xx
Re: A Little Off Lead As most of you will know Charlie has been having some off lead time which is going really well still keeping everything crossed : so far so good, he is behaving. When we go into the field he does a mad burn off of energy runs up the tractor tracks in the crop back down to us and repeats, so about 3 ish minutes in total as he is really fast then he stays close and a little way on popped back on lead. If it's ok to let him off again we do and so on. His recall is pretty good and we reinforce the whistle on his way back to us. Does this sound acceptable to let him do this as we are thinking this is about as good as we are going to get with Charlie? Of course there will always be the worry of him becoming over confident again and pushing the boundaries, but lots of dogs do that not just Charlie. He seems much happier to have some freedom and is clearly watching out for us now which we didn't have before I would appreciate your thoughts and advice. Thanks xxx
Re: A Little Off Lead Helen, this sounds brilliant to me , how lovely, for you all, enjoy it and try not to worry about what may or may not happen . I think with rescues , its about taking it as far as we can and then managing what we have , and it seems you are managing just fine and dandy
