That is such an easy thing to fall into- doing the training per se on the run. A lot of this- the training on the run is what caused issues in my work with Met. Issues that many of them I had to back up and start all over at the beginning on some of it. It has been so different with Thane if you have seen the article in the IAADP newsletter on public access I wrote- some of what I wrote there can be put to use here. In your case its much different because Mickey is already a trained hearing dog. You are in the position I am at now. Thane is a trained Guide dog and I have to take the time once better weather comes again to work on community hearing alert training and service dog tasks separate from the work we do in the community for errands. What I did to train the guide skills Thane needed and maybe it will help- maybe not, I first would go to the park with Thane and run some pup energy off of him- Mickey is used to working now but it may help to run some energy off beforehand. Once he had the idea of walking in harness we were able to train on the streets instead of the park but my next step was always to put the harness on and walk a short walk with him working on the various things depending on which stage we were at. This kept the hustle and bustle that can lead to frustration out of the mix entirely. It gave us the chance to learn together just like we would be doing if we were in team training with a program. By this point Thane pretty much already knew the common commands I use- right, left, forward, back, behind, find the curb, around, halt etc These helped us work together with wheelchair and guide cane just to take walks earlier on so they were pretty clearly understood when we began to hit the road in harness. Karyn and Thane