Training

Today Mum and I went for a lesson with Charlotte.  It was a one-to-one lesson which means it was just us .... which means Charlotte's full attention was on ME rather than being shared with Percy, Holly and Milly who are there in the group lessons.  I am being taught that when Mum blows once on her whistle I have to stop whatever I'm doing, sit down and look at her.
Now those of you that read my brother Dougal's blog will know that he, at 7 months, is already learning this, so you may ask why am I at the same stage aged 2 and a 1/2?  The truth is that I know what I should do when Mum blows the whistle but ......... I'll whisper this bit: sometimes I ignore her.  There was none of that today though and I think we did quite well between us.  We have a few exercises to do at home and when we go into the fields that we need to practice before we have another lesson in a couple of weeks.  I will practice lots  because it would be nice to show Percy and the girls I have improved.

After our lesson we took Murphy to Clumber for a big walk.  Apparently he had been a really good boy waiting in the car whilst I had my lesson.  I'm sure I saw Mum give him a couple of biscuits to keep him company but they weren't there when I got back.  Anyway, here he is sitting on our favourite tree stump gazing across the field.  I've no idea what he was looking at 'cos I couldn't see anything of interest. Not a bird in sight!