HI, thank-you al for repeleying my messages. and i have tried to occupy him but there isnt really enough room to practise hm over the full height dog walk and not distract the other dogs. Te trainer sends all the other people out of the ringnow whilst the dogs are off the lead, doing worl that way. So... every dog gets his or her turn in the ring with no other dogs present, the trainer dosnt like doing this because he sees it as a waste of time. I think i will try the clicker training it might work, in the aim to distarct him and see if i can ge him this headcoller A.S.A.P as the class is on Thursday, and i am sort of dreading it when the dog arives.

If you're going to use a headcollar, don't forget to take it off before your dog does his round - you don't want it getting caught on any jumps or obstecles (sp? it's too early in the morning <G>)