The Score

So i did try running to work and Scarlett did take her Grade One gundog test. In no particular order, Scarlett did amazingly well in her test and passed with merit. What does this mean?

Well, it means that she walks to heel (on the lead), can fetch a dummy (like a bird but made out of a canvas bag), and will sit and wait (i think indefinitely) while we are 30m away. We lost points on the quartering where she had to demonstrate her ability to sniff things out and show a desire to hunt.

Well, basically, she just ran around the field and did her own think while i marched on regardless. We weren't really working as a cohesive unit at all. In fact, she went off to go and play with the instructor while i blew my little whistle until i was blue in the face. Nevertheless this was good enough to get a merit (second highest pass) and considering the endless wait for the test and the extreme heat that day, i think that's pretty good! Go Scarpers!

Oh yes and i tried running. It's fun and not dangerous and i can get from Waterloo to Bank in 16.5 minutes (PB). However it's quite a sweaty sport and i've developed shin splints. Awesome. Hence i'm cycling a bit more now and occasionally taking the tube when i can stand it, which is just about never.