OK, so Ben is improving, he is a clever dog and he can easily open doors so now I have made a sort of gate to keep him from comming inside all the time, anyway, the garden is in 5 sections, the top section for the chickens which is gated then the another 3 sections then another gate to the yard where the dogs stay although now my other Lab has stopped digging up pants I often open this gate for them to Sunbathe, well, I just went out and Ben had opened the chicken gate and guess what he was enjoying!!! the chickens were in the flowers having a sort out too, at least everyone soon when back to where they belonged, fortunately Ben is not remotely interested in chasing them although last night he brought us a life hedgehog and was a bit peeved when he dropped it at our feet and we took him away from it, he is an amusing dog I must say!!