Nip has been advancing really well with his training. He has mastered sit/stay and down/stay with a variety of different distractions, he comes when called with a very high level of reliability, and is doing well learning loose leash walking. Even the young children in the home are able to give him some of the commands with supervision and he will follow their direction. Nip is now learning the "Place" command. This command will eventually enable his family to take him anywhere because he will be learning to stay put on his mat unless given a release command. Over and over I hear in my career from past clients of many years ago to present clients that the "Place command is extremely useful and practical for a family dog. Nip clearly has a very happy future with this devoted family.