Blog for weight loss!

Yes, the blog worked - I had lost 2 lbs this morning!! Therefore I am writing another post now!!! Lets see if I lose more by tomorrow! Well, after meusli and banana, tomato roll and squash and potato topped with a small amount of low fat cheese followed by fruit and 0% fat yoghurt I feel quite smug. Especially as Molly and I have been out training most of the afternoon.

We were down at the sheep field today - courtesy of fellow trainee and farmer Geoff. One thing I am sure of, Molly won't bother to chase sheep, she just ignores them. She wasn't too happy about getting over the stile, but Gaynor and I manhandled her over. Maybe next time she will jump it. It has to be better than us getting her over and she regularly jumps fences that high. We were a select group, the three remedials: Mel and Eve, Leanne and Lucy, Molly and me as well as Sian and Bertie, of whom Molly is quite fond:

The other day whilst training, I had had to chase and catch Molly and have a short discussion about her behaviour. I then called her to heel and walked confidently back to my place with Molly close by. I didn't take too much notice when someone shouted, "Can you get your dog?" I did look down however, and was shocked to find that little brown body simply not there. She had dropped off at the end of the line to flirt with Bertie!!!

Anyway, she was a bit better today. Whilst waiting for everyone, she stayed with me until they were quite close before being overcome with the need to say hello to 'Aunty Gaynor'. However, when I was sent to put out dummies, she broke away to follow me not just once, but twice! Silly girl! I replaced her the first time, Gaynor spoke to her the second time!! When the dummy launcher came out she was pretty steady. She marked them well and retrieved them straight there and back. One was lost after rolling down the hill into the hedge. I finally got her to go through the hedge and into the stream and I was very proud when she came bursting back with the dummy!! We then had dummies fired and then retrieving the blind dummies and tennis balls. Molly handled reasonably well, but it still needs some work. I was pleased with her holding marks. I think she is good at this. This is a very good thing because she has been known to get me out of a spot or two when I haven't been paying attention, talking at the back of the class even!:-S

We had to manhandle her over the stile again at the end of the session. Something else to work on.

Life is never dull with a Chocolate Labrador!!!