So we had the weekend off of mat training and I've just been doing a bit of obedience with Bran to reinforce what we're going to need to be covering for the Kennel Club Bronze.
The plan was to try him with the mat again last night after his early evening walk.
On walks Bran generally expects to be chasing a ball the whole time - which never does his elbows any good - so I've been tweaking his walks so that he has other things to think about as well as the all important ball and last night was no different. I'd throw the ball for him, then do a couple of recalls with the whistle, then do a few sit- or down-stays, then throw a ball and repeat until we've completed a circuit of the park.
Except that when I went to Bran's lead back on he heavily limped over to me :o(
Fortunately, he is due to see Joe at Highcroft on Wednesday evening as he is due his meds review anyway, so I think it'll be onlead exercise and resting until then, but if somebody could tell Bran that it is NOT a good idea for him to be racing through the water in the back garden with the puppies and then charging into the house onto the laminate I'd be very grateful....
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