Re: "Heel Close!" My beloved dog is doing my nut

[Justine&Rafe]

OK, so following on from the success of last week’s enjoyable walk, and the crazy lady at the petrol station incident, Rafe and I went for a long walk today.

1) Over icy (slippery) ground

2) along a thin pathway by the road (on lead)

3) for a long way (to get 3a – cash and 3b – fish and chips with said cash)

4) To eat the fish and chips as we walked along the canal (nice and off lead). 

The prize itself was great.  The obstacles almost insurmountable….

When RAFE THE WONDER DOG came through!!  He (eventually) resigned himself to his fate of a long walk before he could go off lead, and even, bless him, didn’t pull me over on the slippery ice, but WALKED SLOWLY next to me.

We traversed the ice sheets of almost certain upending, down the narrow path of fear, through the petrol station of temptation (cash point), and then up the steep hill of slippery…ness.  To reach  Mecca – The fish and chip shop.  Which was closed.

Gutted.

So we went back and had a nice walk along the canal and by the river, and home.  And I could have kissed him so many times.  Except he’s gross and eats poo.  So proud.  He didn’t take advantage of me not being able to hold him at all.  He did eat lots of corned beef though, which was perhaps why the walk was so successful.

I reckon that that gets me a criteria 2 breakthrough.  Going to have to work on that so we can get success at higher criteria.  Still, wouldn’t have believed it a few weeks ago.  All it takes to get him back by my side is for me to stop and give him “the look”.  Sooooo pleased!!!  :butt: