Look at her now!

Once I had a lead biting, twirling dervish to walk, but just look at her now!

A year of daily walks and weekly obedience school heel walking sessions, have at last turned my Polly the determined lead hater, into a refined young miss capable of trotting politely to heel, without me so much as holding her lead!  She is also starting to walk neatly to heel off lead for short stretches in quiet places where there aren't too many distractions, but mostly, we practice walking with her lead looped through my belt, for safety's sake. This pic was taken recently along a quiet lane, but Polly can also walk 'hands free' along busy, lorry loaded roads too ...

Now that's what I call progress!!!