Yes of course @aimslou. I always start with teaching "eyes on me", I do it in the house starting with no distractions, and I do not use food rewards for this one, very important that they need to be focusing on you not because they think they will get a snack, but because they are looking for guidance and the next instruction. The idea is that you hold their focus as they know more instructions are coming, so they need to keep paying attention to see what they need to do next.
Start by clicking your tongue or fingers, and saying "eyes on me" as soon as they look at you "Yes! Eyes on me! Thats it! Eyes on me! Well done!" Very enthusiastically, lots of fuss and praise. Then immediately whilst they are still looking at you ("eyes on me" again if you need to get their focus again) get them to do a command or trick youve already taught them that theyre good at. It doesnt matter what it is, sit, down, spin around, anything. As soon as they`ve done that too, loads of praise again.
Keep doing it, and vary the second command each time so that they dont know whats coming next - it reinforces that their attention needs to be on you.
Next, use something mildly distracting in the background, I use YouTube recordings of dogs barking played faintly, and keep doing the same, "eyes on me" and then the trick, over and over until they are completely ignoring the background noise. It might take a while, be patient and just keep at it. When they`ve cracked that, turn the volume up a bit, and then gradually start varying the sounds.
Next, move it to the garden, have pup on a lead and do the same until you`ve got their focus as soon as you ask for it. Then the lead can come off, and work on it again.
Next, somewhere a step more distracting, but not pups favourite place, so if theres a less preferred walk with a quiet area, try it there, on lead and keep working at it, it might take a bit, and its best to do it in the middle of a walk so pups blasted off the initial energy and excitement surge, but isnt too tired to concentrate. Keep the lead on where doing this out and about until you are sure pups cracked it. So, off lead run if thats what you do, then lead back on and training.
Once youve cracked that, you can gradually work up to more and more distracting areas, and with that as soon as you see another dog or person, straight away "eyes on me" and the the trick. At this stage, you can use "wait" or "stay" in between "eyes on me" and the trick to hold their focus for longer if need me. Eventually you wont need an interim command, but pups can be a bit impatient and sometimes need a reminder in the middle.
Then all you need to do it keep gradually upping the distraction level, and it won`t be long before pup will ignore everything else when you ask for focus. You can also then use it as a roaming command, so as you keep walking past a distraction.
If pup starts to lose focus at any point in the training, a gentle "no, eyes on me" in a firm but kind voice works well. The idea is not to use "no" as any kind of scolding or punishment, but as a guide, the way you would if you were teaching a toddler something, sort of "no, not like that, like this, see?"
A huge proviso - do not do it anywhere there may be unruly hooligan dogs - the last thing you want is another dog to come and bowl yours over whilst poor pup is focusing on you.
It is best to do it in a wide open area, where you can see any potential hooligans before they approach, or any other distractions for that matter, not always easy, but try and find somewhere as good as possible.
It takes a bit of time to teach, but I`ve taught it to all of my dogs and fosters easily - even the stubborn ones and even the bounciest of people loving labradors I fostered once 