heres how it went
waited (a split second) before leaping into car, got comfy and travelled as if an everyday boring occuerence. parked up, no reaction while i sorted myself out (i think i took the kitchen sink with me, dont know why). waited while i opened the back and got out when asked with a ‘outside world?, we not going for a walk are we?’ dropped liver around me and then went walking.
at first he stayed pretty close or behind and didnt really look to me, fair enough. fox poo, leave it, ‘i didnt want it anyway’. went onto some grass and he didnt like the thistles! he was ‘ouch, these hurt’, and tried to daintily avoid them. i went back to the path.
huge puddle across path, being a lab the inevitable happened. he started to walk further ahead, each time he looked like he was going to look to me i spoke to him good boy, on you go etc. i would say that he didnt really go any further than15ft away.
then he was far enough away for me to try the recall, gulp. no hesitation :ok: lots of praise and liver and then on you go. he was going anyway. recalled 3 or 4 times, each one no hesitation :yes: :yes:
no people, cars or dogs. it would have been a different story if there had. but. he did brilliant.
we turned around and went through that big puddle again and he did a loon at meand jumped up, big reminder to control himself and he looned around me instead.
got to the car he recognised it and stood by the door to get in. reminded the wait.
hes now soaking wet and lying by er the front door.
i am supposing this will change as he gets more used to going out and his brains go to his balls.
they said his recall was non-existant, thats crap. that he boogers off, ditto (am i heading for a fall saying that?)
sorry for the epic post but im so relieved that he was a good boy :embarrass:
