So proud of Lily.
Halfway through our morning walk we paused to play "Find Fat Mum", which involves me hiding in the bushes, and her scenting me out (a variant played with the OH, called "Find Twit Features", is also available).
So - Fat Mum hides, and Twit Features drops the bloody leash. In the middle of the fields, and in the company of a Noble Hound who has never been offlead in a field in the last 7 months - if ever - and who only answers to recall if she thinks there's something in it for her.
A greyhound can hit 45 mph in three strides. Fat Mum can jog for two yards before her trick knee plays up, and Twit Features is very nearly capable to moving under his own steam...
So: Twit Features calls out in alarm, Lily gallops round the corner of the bushes, I call her - and damn my eyes, she slows down and trots up to me, nice as you like.
Next week I shall attempt to train Twit Features.
Halfway through our morning walk we paused to play "Find Fat Mum", which involves me hiding in the bushes, and her scenting me out (a variant played with the OH, called "Find Twit Features", is also available).
So - Fat Mum hides, and Twit Features drops the bloody leash. In the middle of the fields, and in the company of a Noble Hound who has never been offlead in a field in the last 7 months - if ever - and who only answers to recall if she thinks there's something in it for her.
A greyhound can hit 45 mph in three strides. Fat Mum can jog for two yards before her trick knee plays up, and Twit Features is very nearly capable to moving under his own steam...
So: Twit Features calls out in alarm, Lily gallops round the corner of the bushes, I call her - and damn my eyes, she slows down and trots up to me, nice as you like.
Next week I shall attempt to train Twit Features.