Saturday 17th February

Decided to give lots of time playing with and getting to know Molly and continue with some very basic and gentle training.
First thing in the morning I let her out of her kennel to have a good romp in the garden. The grass was covered in frost and she loved the new sensation, rolling over and jumping around on this 'new' surface.
When she was not too distracted I called her name followed by 'here, here' and she came to me straight away and gots lots and lots of praise. I continued this for a few minutes and only called her in when she was not distracted with other things to ensure she would comply. She was 100% in this very controlled situation.
I put her back in her kennel and took the other two dogs for a run in the fields. When I got back I let her out again and called her to me a few more times. Again 100% in very controlled situations (very happy with this).
I commanded her to sit and gently put in position. She didn't mind at all. Lots of praise and a big game before doing it again. After about 5 goes of this she would sit quietly while I stroked her with no attempt to wriggle away. I put her away after 5 minutes of this and gave her some food.
In the afternoon my wife and I took all three dogs to a lake with a wooded path all round and Molly was no problem on the lead and loved exploring all the new sights and sounds. This is a busy walking track and is a good place to socialise a pup and get her used to the hussle and bussle. Got home and put her up for the night. A good day for Molly.