Hi all
We're back from our holidays, but I've been struck down with a migraine since Saturday evening when we arrived home. 
We're supposed to be attending another workshop this Sunday, with the Lurcher trainer we went to a couple of months back. Unfortunately a few people have dropped out and it's looking like we won't have enough numbers to be able to go ahead. Really hoping some more people sign up at the last minute as Mum has agreed to have the dcs overnight, so dh and I were planning to make a day of it. The training is taking place near Burnham on Sea, so a long journey for us and the dogs, but well worth it if it goes ahead.
Pip had a blast on holiday, loved the beach and was ecstatic to find he was allowed on the sofas in the holiday house (it's owned by my family and everyone else lets their dogs on the furniture). He had definitely started his teenager stage though and was a touch gobby to say the least. Fine with on-lead dogs, but really barky with those that were running free. I think it was leash frustration for the most part, because he just wanted to run with them along the beach, but I have to be so careful when/where I let him off and with what dogs as he has absolutely zero body awareness, would topple pedestrians like skittles and trounce small dogs in his wake. Thinking of doing some Ttouch with him to try and improve his body awareness and see if that helps him develop some brakes and better control over how rough he can be with off-lead play.
I have put up a couple of holiday pictures for you, including one of when Lurcherboy dug a hole, then the dcs buried him in it. He loved it and lay there for ages cooling off under the nice cold, wet, sand! 