9 months old!

Wow, time really is flying... Jesse is 9 months old today! His coat is a bit in a mess at the moment, I think this is due to his adult coat coming through... he looks ever so fluffy! LOL

Retrieve

Jesse is getting really good with his retrieve. He now picks up and comes back nice and close (with me still sitting in chair), and he holds it for quite a while too. Have started to extend the hold period and will now start clicking for steady hold rather than chewy hold... LOL

Jesse is doing really well in obedience. His heelwork is coming along nicely and the sits in heel are getting straighter all the time too!

At this rate, we should be ok to start shows next year.

Things are improving and new pictures

Jesse has not had any further accidents in the house until last night because he couldn't go out in the garden as cement between the tiles was drying that Cornel had done earlier in the day. So Jesse did a poo indoors... But I am sure that's just one off.

Over the last few weeks, Jesse had been obsessively humping all the dogs he came across. However, he tried it on Troy once, and Troy of course told him off by barking into his face. That did the trick... LOL
On Thursday I brought him to obedience training which was excellent for him as most of the dogs growled at him and showed their teeth... That seems to have put him back on track and he has stopped the obsessive humping. Yesterday when I took him out for a walk he played really nicely with a couple of dogs without trying to hump them! Excellent.

Due to this, his recall around dogs is getting much better again too; this and giving him treats when he comes back. He is by no means perfect yet, but will not take off anymore now as soon as he sees a dog... so we are getting there.

I have taken some pictures on walks yesterday (Jesse on his own) and today (all three)

Yesterday, 9th September







Does my bum look big in this...?
Knackered after a good walk


Today, 10th September