[QuiltinGramma]

We went boating last Monday with a friend who owns a King Charles. She held Roxie most of the time because Roxie wanted to "get" all the birds...no barking, but was ready to dive in and help retrieve or scare them away.

As for your puppy, sounds like you are working well with her. Just remember, she's still a puppy with a short attention span. She will get tired and her attention will be diverted easily. With too many outside distractions, she just won't be able to concentrate for long periods of time. It's good you take a couple of things with you that she enjoys playing with.

As for her pulling, what we have found that works well for us (on our lab when she was alive) is an over the snout-type of collar that the leash attaches under the chin. There are several different makers of these collars in the US. A popular one is called a Gentle Leader. I don't know how well these work on dogs with a shorter snout but for our lab...I wouldn't go out w/o it on our dog because I couldn't control her at all and she would drag me all over the place. Check with your pet store to see if they have something similar that you can try on your dog to see if it would work. This Leader, since the leash attaches under the chin, helps keep the dog's chin down so that they can't pull. A lot of pet store will let you try out the merchandise to see if it will work with your dog even if they have to open a sealed package. Give it a try.