Well the poor dogs are being confined to the garden today, farmers are out spraying and spreading everywhere so garden play during day then out to the local woods or beach when mum is home with the car tonight. It is great having such a big garden for them to play in, very lucky too. The video is on cool down time after we had played a lot of chase and fetch games. When I say chase I mean they chase and play and I watch, I refuse to start chasing.

Great Advice Peter. Karen, not sure if I am along the right lines here, please correct me if I am wrong but between both the reading you have done and Peters advice, I would take it that for the first few months free running is great for them, good to establish a recall and to help them find their natural abilities. Then at mauybe 4-5months or there about they go into a teenage "kevin" style phase, they push every single boundary as far as they possibly can, at this point I can only assume it goes to the keep them on the lead and by your side style until they are getting past the phase. Maybe I am wrong but that is what I would take from that.

Well that si the bell just gone for play time with the dogs from next door so must go, hope everyone is well, fab pics and stories of pups too xx