Day 4 - Some more lead walking

Dillon starting to get the hang of close walking and we did around 300 yards on pavements, with close and a few leave it commands without breaking. Some success this morning as he turned perfectly onto the cycle path without losing heel and didnt freeze, so possibly starting to break the fear/anticipation of going onto the cycle path where he often meets dogs. Towards the end of the lead walk, turning back on the pavement area, some improvement here also with less freezing and less coaxing needed.

I recognise that the fear/freeze situation where he meets dogs (that he's not familiar with) will be a longer term challenge, but good to see he's becoming less fearful of actually moving into the area where he meets dogs on the cycle path. Close walking on grass also likely more of a challenge for Dillon due to the smells around.

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