Hi All,

Just wanted to say thank you for all the advice. We had tried some of these things before and there is definitely an element of him taking notice if he is not too hyper but taking no notice when he is off the charts as it were!! Still, I think we were just expecting results too quickly. Thankfully he can now go out (phew!!) which is a relief as being able to give him exercise is a big plus and definitely leads to a more contented dog

Just in regard to the other discussion about socialisation periods. We were not told when we bought the puppy (by breeder or vet) however, thankfully we did a lot of reading before we even bought the puppy so were already aware of how desperately important this time is.

In fact, he is off to puppy school tonight to meet lots of other puppys and (hopefully!) learn some valuable socialising skills, plus we will learn more too!!

Many thanks again
Sally