Happy New Year to all at Pet Talk. We've had a very wet, muddy and cold Xmas - much to Fergus's delight, our carpet will never be the same again! Fergus has quietened down a bit, and triumphantly down to recommended weight of 29kgs, so he can come off the diet food. I tried him off the haltie on one of his walks to find that he was totally uncontrollable, so put it straight back on-made his day though. We've been letting him off the lead in one field (with our hearts in our mouth) and I think the novelty is starting to wear off, as he seems to be a little bit more interested in us. Although he just darts two or three times past us, it's an improvement. We take a squeaky toy with us that he only has on walks, he seems to respond to toys so that's working quite well-sort of. We still have a long way to go, but we see improvements, so can start to breathe easier. He still doesn't like staying in on his own, he panics and drinks lots of water, and being home all over Christmas won't have helped much either. But we've got him out of the bedroom, just to the landing in his bed I might add, but that's a big improvement. Thanks for your help, I'll stay intouch and keep you posted. Once I get my photos of Fergus developed, I will send one in.