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Samuel is the newest member of the team and has been trained in 12 weeks. He doesn't understand words yet, as they are focusing on shaping his new behaviors. Dogs prioritize smell, then sight, and finally hearing. It's important not to put words on commands too soon. You can follow Samuel's progress on social media. Hi everyone, I want to introduce you to the newest member of our team, Samuel. And we've got him practically fully trained by 12 weeks. He's only now looked at a minute, but he doesn't understand any words. Now you might be thinking, well Charlie, you're a bit far behind there now. Well actually, no. At the minute, we're shaping his new behaviours. This means they're not going to put a word on it until we have it. Also, dogs think nose, eyes, ears. Which means they follow the nose first, which is the smell of the treat, as you put them into positions. Then they think their eyes, which is remembering the position that they're in, what side of you they're on, how they're looking at that. And then they think ears. So the last thing you should do is put a word on it. Now if you want to follow Dean's journey, see how he gets on, post your stock like a boss.