Thanks for the advice, ladies. She is very clever, Lulu, and gorgeous also! I really think she is very receptive to training, but we are doing it wrong. I know she wants to be a good girl, but we are obviously not giving the correct cues for her to know what the right thing is. I t has reached a point where I feel very frustrated with her and I am not enjoying her as I should.

I just had a long conversation with a dog trainer who runs classes in our area and she was great. I really like her philosophy and ideas. She runs classes on weekends, of course , but she did say that her classes are run in an environment where kids are welcome to run around and play. Her theory was that this is the environment the dog live in, so also the environment that the dog needs to learn to behave appropriately. The classes through the GS club were very serious and not very kid-friendly. So now I will have a chat to DH and see if he's willing to at least go and have a look at the classes and see whether he could manage with the kids. Wish me luck!