03/06/2024
A really lovely message from a client ❤️
Hi Vicki. Just a catch up on Odin. He's a completely different dog. He can walk past almost all dogs, even on the cycle track. Flare ups are rare...just certain reactive dogs. Even then he calms down really quickly & resumes Watch me immediately. He anticipates the' look' for a Watch me almost every time. I still sit him in some situations when need be. He's calm, gives cuddles as we walk, wags his tail if I say Watch. We're working on cats. He can work with the routine for a non-moving cats...looking & then watching me. If it moves he can react but more & more deals with it & will watch me. Not perfect yet but gets better the more we do. He's wary of the nemesis Colly round the corner. But he's been ignoring her when they meet & watches me instead most times.
Gill walked him on the track the other day(instead of road walking him) & couldn't believe the difference in Odin. He was perfect with all other dogs.
The praise he's getting is spurring him on to even better behaviour. Even when he makes occasional mistakes we just move on & focus on positives & he thrives on it.
I've cancelled the training lessons at ******. He went a full month without reacting outside of classes but reacted badly during the next lesson I could attend. It was clearly too much for him & we don't need that set back.
Anyway, he's really turned the corner & loving every minute of our time together. I'm now his main focal point & he's looking to please me more often than not.
A big thank you for the reset & clear tuition. It's working so well. Best wishes. Barry & Odin.
