OMG... we were walking!

It happened... Finally. We took a walk without the Gentle Leader. I have been periodically walking him around the court, without it, to work on heeling and not pulling on the leash. Tonight I decided to venture out into the rest of the neighborhood. We didn't go on the full 1 1/2 loop, but we went quite a distance without the Gentle Leader. Everytime he got to the right spot (loose leash and walking looking forward) I would click, and he would turn back for a treat. I also would click and treat heeling with attention. If he was pulling, I would stop. He did really well. I was so happy for him. We did have two dogs bark at him. One from inside the house... Easy for him now. The other was a dog outside in the backyard. He couldn't see it, but he could hear it. We kept walking. He would look toward the barking, and then he would look at me. I would click and treat. He was controlled. I was happy. He was too.