Life with multiple dogs is constantly balancing energy, exercise, training, enrichment. Practising and improving social skills is an ongoing evolving exercise and Fridays, in our household, are often used as an opportunity to develop and and hone these skills. Part of the series: A week in the life with Five Dogs Manic Monday | Training Tuesday | Wet Wednesday | Terrier Thursday | Saturday Activity Day | Reset Sunday Tips For Socialising Dogs successfully in a Multi-Do

The alarm is set for 7am, but honestly, it’s more of a hopeful gesture than a necessity. Fleck — our early‑rising ex‑farm dog — decides when the day begins. After two years on a working farm, he still believes dawn is a perfectly reasonable breakfast time. We’ve at least convinced him that 5am is not breakfast time, but he still insists on announcing the morning long before my alarm ever gets a chance. It’s usually John who braves the first descent downstairs, either volunta