For Belinda

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Mad Englishwoman19 February 2026 at 11:23

More pics please of Willow! Good luck with the training.

Besides - today is four weeks since her

'𝔾𝕆𝕋ℂℍ𝔸 𝔻𝔸𝕐'

so it seems appropriate to mark her progress.

So - let's see how things have turned out. 

Well - she likes to be warm, loves her bed(s),

buries herself in her duvet.

Puddles are to be avoided but mud is fine

A marrow filled bone for a 'little after dinner chew' is just perfect.

The cat does things that Willow is not allowed to do 

and can do 'magical' things she would never be able to do,

it tickles us that Willow can not fathom how Pan vanishes

through the cat flap out of the kitchen.

She is not a lap dog - goes stiff when she is picked up

so my sons lift her up, flip her over and give her cuddles

she is so confuddled by such affection

Baths are the source of all evil.

What has Willow Learnt....

• Sit
• Stay (ish)
• Leads with a slip chain mean a decent walk
• Heel (err - still working on that one)
• Wait (for two seconds.... then carry on regardless!)
• Not to dash through doors
• Car trips can be fun
• Fetch - best toy ever is her orange hoop
• Recall (using the above game as the basis of the command)
• Sign language - I teach all my dogs silent commands - she is good at these
• Bed
• No - well she should know this one the best - it seems to be the one I use the most!
• Come in/come here
• Not everybody is scary
• Not every dog is nice

And, I feels traitorous to even think this never mind write it down - as much as my Moss was 'my bestest dog in the world' this little red and white fox is quicker at learning, smarter and keener.

No wonder Collies often top the 'Smartest Dog Ranks'.