I didn’t want to clog up the Dog Photos Only thread any more and wondered, if anyone is interested, if it would be better to update here on Hades’ progress. If not, just say so.
3 nights ago he lay alongside me on the bed while I sat up listening and then reading before sleep. His head resting across my legs. OK I thought but this won’t do when I want to sleep, so when I settled down he stayed a while but then got up and went to his own bed, just outside my door.
2 nights ago a similar thing, but I had to wiggle him a bit to the side as he was making my leg sleep before I did. He had his back to the edge and suddenly decided to have a scratch but, he has very long legs (think Greyhound) and overbalanced backwards off the bed completely. Recovered, but then back to his own as before.
Last night, similar but he pre-empted my slumber by standing up for a few minutes thinking before walking away. Far from being offended I look on this as increasing confidence on his part of his place in the family.
Today after the shops I checked out the vast field between the camping car park and the river. I opened the rear hatch and coupled Jules to the 33 metre line that remains always in the car. Both of them burst out together with Jules trotting away at speed, but Hades was like the shot out of a gun. He seemed to realise that he was no longer even trailing a line and his exuberance was incredible using the whole of the available space he ran at very high speed in large circles around us sometimes over 200 metres away.
I blew the whistle, the proper one, not pursed lips, and my next worry was that I would be knocked flying by the speed of his instant return. He came to a halt before me and sat down, took his reward and was then off again. The last dog that behaved like this was my Greyhound, Lira, years ago and, not for the first time I have sincere doubts about his family history, this is no ordinary Dobermann. Jules might have chasse in his genes, this one most certainly has Levrier. 
Jules meantime had largely ignored me and pursued his nasal investigations reluctantly following me back to the car while Hades once again almost skidded to a halt alongside in answer to the whistle again, then promptly jumped into the car on demand.
The 2 of them then stood close together (in half the space of the car interior next to the cage) in perfect harmony. These 2 do run together sometimes but whether or not are respectful and considerate companions at all times. My only problem was flaking the 33 metres back into the car in between 8 legs of 2 dogs who did not want to retreat, one of them gave my ear a really good wash at the same time, no prizes for guessing which one.
We will walk again shortly this time in field and forest, and only one of them will be trailing a line. 
After, I will go for my swim. The first time he saw me do that he followed me into the pond area and raced back and forth up the 2 sides and, precariously along the 30 cm wide beam at one end. I was worried he would lose his footing and fall in but he is precise as well as fast. The next day I shut the gate behind me so he spent the whole time running around the outside and whimpering all the time. Yesterday was similar, but the whimpering has stopped, he just waits patiently for me to emerge. Another sign of confidence. Perhaps today he won’t even wait but trust in my return. 
If we go to the river field tomorrow, I will take the camera with me but I fear the video may not keep up.
) we will go along that field to the half way point and I will allow them to go almost to the other lane before blowing for the treat which will signify our re-entry down another forest which leads to home. Must remember I need at least 8 treats in future. 
, I didn’t answer before finding a parking spot. Mary had told me something of this but also that another rescue association had been involved, probably one dedicated to their other dogs, and, as sometimes happened, they had contacted PAD as the most likely to help with a Dobermann.
