Looking out

First day of the course. Learnt a lot and Pip got to have a go at freework which she enjoyed and we could see her calming which was nice. We were looking at habitual movement and behaviour and how to open or change neuro pathways without actually touching the dog. Hence freework. So seeing what helps them move differently and encouraging it in a very subtle way. Analogy was crossing our arms the opposite way from normal and to see how weird it feels how we dont want to stay in that posture or even how it can be painful. So observing the dog and look for these subtle changes in their habitual behaviour and to understand how big a thing it is for them to make this little changes even if its only for a brief moment. Hard to explain but fascinating to learn about.