It was so busy today @brushingboots , it took me by surprise. Often on a weekday afternoon we can have the whole big field to ourselves. As you say, it should hopefully be quieter next week when schools are back and most people return to work.
It's hard to define the relationship with us. I've been the primary carer for all our pups, although my chap has been more hands-on with Brie, since he's based at home full-time now rather than 3 or 4 days in the office as before. We both feed and walk her, but I've definitely done a lot more play. She does seem to be more familiar with me - she'll come in and climb on my lap for a cuddle, she also still does puppy mouthing at my hands or clothes but doesn't seem to do it with him.
She does try zoomies/lead biting with him, to a lesser degree, but he controls it better than I do and she won't push it. With me she's cheeky, she answers back and she knows bloody well that I'm a pushover or will make some pathetic, half-hearted attempt to control her.
He is overall quieter with her, whereas I rabbit to her all the time. That drove the dog trainer mental. They seem to speak to her in words, I speak to her in sentences. So, in a way, she responds to me more because I talk to her more. It's not just basic commands or good girl. She likes me nattering about stuff. I absolutely don't baby her though, I mean you just can't with a dog this size. As I've said before, she is very good at home, calm and quiet with good manners.
She is a total sweetheart, she has no aggression in her, I have complete trust in her around dogs, kids everyone, it's just the size combined with puppy/adolescent lunacy is a liability at the moment. When she calms down she will be an amazing dog, but I just wish she wasn't so bloody loony out on a walk, because it's hellish hard on me physically at the moment.