Mini groom

My biggest adventure since my last update was having a mini groom. Molly was quite nervous after I previously had a bad experience so she wanted to make sure I had a good experience this time. A friend recommended a groomer which was a bit further away than she would usually have considered but she decided we'd give it a try. They can't fit me in for a full groom until September (although we're on their cancellations list) but invited us to visit this week so I could see what it was like, have my nails clipped & the hair around my eyes trimmed - so I could see again! Our visit couldn't have gone any better than it did! The groomer had a standard poodle so I had a great time playing with her despite the significant size difference. And when it was time for me to be groomed I behaved really well - I was very relaxed & happy (which I showed by sticking my tongue in the groomer's ear!) & was much more tolerant of being groomed than I usually am when Molly tries (& I didn't even need bribing with food!). But now Molly knows I'm not scared of being groomed she's going to be a bit firmer with me because I tend to play up & mess around.

After that Molly & her dad took me for a walk to a countryside site we'd never visited before. It was great! I was on my long lead so had plenty of freedom but Molly was still able to stop me running off to greet other dogs. We did have a not so pleasant experience though when I discovered a human poo (!!!) & tried to eat it! Oops! Anyway, back to nicer things, here are some photos:

I had a nice, relaxed walk round the village today with Molly. We didn't see any other dogs (& I wasn't bothered when a couple barked at me from behind fences) but I did try to chase some birds. Down one road I kept stopping & refusing to move & Molly couldn't work out why but food got me moving again, hehe! The rest of my walks since my last update have been with Molly's dad because Molly hasn't had much energy.

Unfortunately we had to miss dog training on Wednesday but the trainer has said that rather than paying for & committing to a 4 week block of sessions at a time (which Molly can't do due to her fluctuating health) we can just turn up when Molly is well enough & pay for each individual session we attend. Hopefully we'll be able to make it next week.

We do bits of training on walks & at home. Molly discovered that I have enough self restraint to leave pieces of kibble she puts on my paws until she tells me I can "take it". She was very impressed when I did this brilliantly every time - until we tried to show her dad - and then I ate it immediately! Another way I impressed Molly was when I was playing in the garden & she put her head out of her bedroom window & called me - & I came. Sometimes when Molly is in bed we do a bit of training alternating basic commands, such as "down" & "sit" which I know & "up" & "off" which I'm learning. Last time we did this I decided that because Molly was in bed & my food rewards were with her, when she said "down" & I was on the floor, rather than just lying down there (which is apparently what I'm supposed to do), I'd jump up onto her bed & then lie down!

I'm not always obedient though, I like to cause lots of mischief too. When Molly's dad had a bath one day he kindly left his slippers lying on the bedroom floor for me to play with. When he got out the bath there was only one slipper left! He foolishly (he really should know better now!) did the same this evening while Molly was helping me type this up so of course I had to move one of his slippers downstairs again! I also like running off with & chewing Molly's younger brother's socks.

One morning I stole a cuddly toy hedgehog from Molly's bedroom & took it outside into the garden to play with. When Molly's dad (who'd just woken up) spotted me he thought I'd got a real hedgehog so rushed out to rescue it, hehe! Apparently that hedgehog isn't my toy (humph) but clever Molly did find 'Lion' which had been missing for weeks.

I uprooted a plant from a big plastic plant pot in the garden & had lots of fun playing with the plant (including bringing roots into the house to chew) & leaping around the garden with the pot. I couldn't get it though the dog flap into the house though. Molly & her mum found it very funny when I kept trying because it was about the same size as my head!

I didn't cause any mischief when I was home alone for a few hours on Tuesday, in fact I was very well behaved. Being given a pizzle helped stop me getting bored or lonely. Food is the answer to everything!

I ate my tea from my Kong Wobbler in the garden this evening which was a nice change & it took me longer than it does when it's on the slippery kitchen floor.

One morning I needed feeding earlier than usual (so I'd have enough time to digest my breakfast & then go for a walk before my appt at the groomers) so Molly's mum fed me so Molly could have a lie-in. Or at least that was the plan. But once I'd eaten I had to wake Molly up & let her know! To wake Molly up in the mornings I jump on her bed, stand on her chest & lick her face. This morning I did it with muddy paws, oops!

Me & Molly play a fun game together where she lies on the floor & I lick her face & jump all over her. I tried doing it with Rhino in my mouth which was ok because Rhino is just a small fluffy toy, but Molly wasn't too happy when I did it with Giraffe in my mouth because Giraffe has a ball in his nose which hit Molly in the face - oops!

We also had fun playing tug of war with Giraffe & then Molly got my best tug of war rope (which we only play with together & not very often) out of the cupboard which was very exciting!

Molly brushed my teeth this morning & despite my attempts to chew the brush & eat the yummy toothpaste she thinks she did a better job than she ever has before. I still smell though - apparently I'm going to have a bath this weekend if Molly is well enough - eek!

Molly has ordered me two new collars so we'll post up photos of them when they arrive. It might be a few weeks though because they're being specially made for me!

Looking after Molly

Molly has been poorly again this week, especially so at the weekend. I was scared :( I'm usually very independent but have been keeping a closer eye on Molly than usual because I knew something was wrong.

 This was me chilling out on her bedroom floor

And right under her bed!

Relaxing on her bed

Letting Molly tickle my tummy. What isn't apparent from this photo is that just minutes before I was pouncing on & trying to chew the remote control!

Sleeping on her feet

 And using a big cushion on her bedroom floor as my own personal pillow

Molly's family have also very kindly put a fluffy mat down on the bathroom floor so I can have a lie-down in there when Molly uses the toilet! Previously I'd just stick my head round the door to see where she was (& before you ask why she doesn't shut the door, that's because if she does I scratch at it to try to get in!) but now I actually go right in & get comfy! Molly said she has no privacy, hehe!

Neighbours have been walking me a bit this week because Molly hasn't been well enough. Their last dog wasn't very sociable so they enjoy walking a dog like me who likes other dogs! Molly's dad has also been walking me & I had great fun the other day when I met a greyhound on a walk with him! She was faster than me but we really enjoyed chasing each other round the playing fields. She'd come up behind me & bowl me over, hehe! I also met a very grumpy puppy who growled at me! His owner said he'd bitten another dog recently so Molly said I won't be allowed to interact with him again because she doesn't want me getting hurt.

Yesterday evening Molly was able to accompany me & her dad on a walk for the first time in nearly a week. There were no other dogs in the woods so I was allowed off lead! Most of the time my recall was great but I did ignore Molly on a couple of occassions!

Molly finds my lack of co-ordination very funny. I don't! On the walk in the woods I bravely ventured down the bank of a stream to have a drink. And I got stuck! The bank was too steep for me to shuffle back up backwards (I did try!) & there was no space for me to turn round without falling in (& there was no way I was going to get wet!). Molly's dad was just about to rescue me when I eventually managed to get out on my own. Phew!

Talking of being un-coordinated, we did some training last night on Molly's bed. For some reason I would move backwards a little bit before lying down. This was fine until I was close to the bottom of the bed & didn't realise! So my shuffle backwards meant I almost fell off the bed. Luckily with some desperate scrabbling I managed to save myself. Molly was just laughing at me!

I really impressed Molly the other day when I recalled away from a friend letting herself in our front door when Molly called me from upstairs. She never thought I'd do that! I like to show Molly how clever I am but if I can't see the point in things I just refuse to do them! I've been taught to "Find [family member's name]" when asked but this week I overheard Molly's younger brother's name in conversation, realised I hadn't yet seen him that morning so started searching for him. Molly & her mum were surprised. And I did the same thing a few days later when Molly said something about her dad to a friend.

Yesterday Molly fed me in the garden to make it more of a challenge for me

I encountered tin foil for the first time the other day. I wasn't scared but it did make me jump when it made a funny noise as I was sniffing at it!

One morning I woke up before Molly so jumped on her in bed & licked her face to try to wake her up. She wouldn't get up so I entertained myself by dragging my bed around the floor before falling asleep again until my friend the postman knocked on the door!

Molly has finally realised that there are a few areas of my body where I really like to be scratched so she's been doing that sometimes which makes me very happy. I'm not so happy though when she tries to pick plant material out of my fur. Humph! Apparently Molly is hoping to take me to the groomer soon for a clip which means things shouldn't get as tangled in my coat.

Animals & posing for photos

Since my last update I've had several good walks with Molly. Most of them were round the village & the fields in a neighbouring village. But we also explored a different village & went to a local nature reserve. We'd done one route there before but tried a different, longer one this time. We're both feeling tired & are aware of how much we waffle sometimes so are going to try summarising the interesting events from our recent walks in bullet points & photos.

~ I met cows for the first time! They were huge! One of them was very friendly & came too close for my liking so I ran away & barked at it.

~ I watched sheep from a distance.

~ I got close to sheep again. I was very well behaved & didn't bark at them, just watched. They came towards me for a closer look & then ran away.

~ I flushed a pheasant out of a field!

~ I had a couple of short sessions off lead when Molly thought the environment was clear enough of distractions. On one occasion I was brilliant but on the other I saw a rabbit which I had to chase & Molly nearly lost me because I pretended not to hear her! Luckily I decided not to chase it down the ditch.

~ But I did return to Molly when she called me after I jumped through a hole in a wire fence to do some exploring.

~ As well as being hit & miss with my recall I've also had mixed success with other commands & sometimes I even pretend I don't understand "sit"!

~ But I've done some fantastic stays at gates (both ones we're familiar with & new ones) while Molly goes through first. We also did one that opened towards me rather than away from me for the first time.

~ Molly tried getting me to "stay" for some photos. I didn't always do as she asked (& when I did, I often wanted to get back to exploring before she released me) but we did get a few nice photos.

^ Sorry this one is a bit blurry

~ I got bored sitting at the kerb (which I do automatically) so dashed out into the road. Luckily the oncoming car driver was on the ball & slowed down. Oops!

~ I've done quite a lot of sitting or flopping when I've been hot or tired. Molly has discovered that if she starts to walk on without me I'll often start moving again because I don't want to be left behind!

~ Usually when we see other dogs Molly tries to distract me with food, which sometimes works & sometimes doesn't.

~ On one occasion it looked like I'd have to meet a couple of dogs on a narrow path so Molly took me into a field to avoid them.

~ On another occasion we changed direction to avoid meeting dogs on a narrow path but silly Molly wasn't paying attention to where we were going so didn't notice a cat until I was just a few feet from it! It arched its back & hissed at me but Molly wouldn't let me chase it. Humph!
 ~ We sometimes pass a fence that I know a noisy dog lives behind so I've got into the habit of lunging & barking at this specific fence whether the dog is there or not. Last time we passed Molly encouraged me (with the use of food) to stay "close" as we passed & so I only made one little whine & lunge.
~ A dog passed us but its owner was nowhere to be seen. Molly got worried & took some photos of the dog in case it was missing (she couldn't have taken it with us due to my reactivity) but then we spotted its owner in the distance. We didn't stick around because Molly thought she'd get cross with him!
~ I met a 15 year old Westie who was surprisingly patient when I jumped on him!

~ Sometimes I ignore people we pass & sometimes I'm desperate to say "hello" to them. Molly can't work out what the difference is.
~ I wanted to chase joggers who passed but Molly wouldn't let me.

~ Molly collected me from her younger brother who'd taken me on a walk & then to meet his friend. When I saw Molly I ran to meet her but got tangled up in my lead & did a flip! I wasn't hurt but it made everyone laugh.

~ We passed a really noisy tanker & I wasn't bothered at all.

Here are a few more photos from our walks:

^ Molly said she likes my ears in this photo!

I had a good walk with Molly's dad when we explored a new place. I love him lots, especially after he gave me some pigeon hearts! Yum yum! I like to show him how much I love him by chewing his socks, hehe! I also chewed Molly's mum's shoes but that was her fault for not shutting them away!

I had lots of fun when the chickens got out into the veg patch while Molly's dad was vacuuming out their nest box. I didn't know whether to run up & down the fence to try to play with the chickens, to bark at the vacuum cleaner, to try to find out what Molly's dad was doing or to play with the vacuum cleaner power cable! So I alternated between them all.

With our training in the house, Molly has been alternating between some of the commands I know so I have to keep listening to her, rather than just doing the same thing over & over. I don't have a very long concentration span though so after just a few minutes sometimes I forget even the basics, like "sit". But last time we tried it I did really well & didn't get a single command wrong. Molly was very impressed with me!

Molly keeps persisting with trying to groom my coat. I was quite good at letting her brush me one day & didn't mouth her as much as I usually do. Molly tries to get all the plant material out of my fur after every walk before it gets too matted in. I like trying to help by chewing at it but Molly said I make her job harder. She cut some matts out of the fur on my tummy because I get distressed when she tries to work them out & its not visible if I have bits of fur missing on my underside. Molly has also discovered some big matts under my arms which she suspects are probably caused by my harness rubbing the fur there. She's started trying to work them out but still needs to do more when I'm not too wriggly.

One final photo - aren't I cute?!

Other dogs & home alone

On Mon eve Molly's dad walked me & her mum walked me on Tue. But since Wed Molly has been walking me twice a day! Our walks totalled about an hour & a quarter on Wed & an hour & a half yesterday. Molly thought it'd be her (lack of) stamina that'd hold us back but I get tired before she does!

Here are a couple of photos from our walks.

^ We found this

^ We passed these sheep. I couldn't see them from where

I was though so was confused when I heard bleating!

After Mon's walk with Molly's dad he told her I was "uncontrollable" when I encountered another dog! But I've mostly been well behaved for Molly since she's been walking me again.

On a few occasions Molly has successfully managed to distract me (with food) from other dogs we've seen on our walks. I wasn't able to be distracted on two occasions but that was because there was more than one dog & on the first occasion Molly wasn't quick enough with the food & on the second ocassion the 3 dogs came too close.

Over the last few days I've also shown Molly how much better I'm getting at greeting/playing with other dogs. I had a relatively calm greeting with a dog I'd met before (but not recently) as we were walking round the pond, wasn't too excited & followed Molly away without a fuss when she wanted us to move on. When we met the 3 dogs that came too close I got warned by one for being too bouncy & so then approached it again very calmly & we sniffed each other - whereas in the past I wouldn't have heeded the warning & would have bounced on it again. I played nicely with a couple of off-lead dogs who approached me (& who's owners couldn't recall them) on the playing fields.

I had a great time playing with another miniature schnauzer also on the playing fields & I mustn't have been too in her face because she kept returning to me to play more! And when I met another dog I know but who isn't a huge fan of me & our owners walked together for a bit I didn't bother her too much - I'd interact with her a bit & then either return to Molly or do my own thing before approaching her again. Molly has never seen me not be constantly full on with another dog before! So she was really impressed with all of the above behaviours.

Regarding other behaviour on walks, my recall is generally good if there are no major distractions. Although yesterday I reacted in a new way once when Molly called me - I just lay on the grass! I was tired! And she had to call me twice when I was smelling something exciting! I really impressed Molly though when I successfully recalled away from chasing a bird! And talking of birds, I did a fantastic "stay close" as we approached some ducks.

My "leave it" is also generally good, although Molly did once have to physically pull me away from a very exciting smell because I ignored her, oops! I surprised Molly on a couple of ocassions when I had a drink from the pond after she asked me "Do you want a drink?" She hasn't been able to get me to repeat this at home though so she doesn't know if that's related to my fussiness over where/what I drink from or if it was just a coincidence at the pond & I would have had a drink anyway.

We did some training in the house with "Where's Mouse?" yesterday which I was quite good at to say we hadn't done it for so long. I'm still a bit hit & miss with "up" & don't yet understand the word "off". If we do a command repeatedly then I understand what I'm supposed to do but then if Molly asks me to do something different I don't listen & just repeat the thing I got rewarded for doing last time!

I stayed at home alone on Tue for longer than I ever had before because Molly's mum had to work (but she came home to see me & walk me at lunch time) & Molly's dad had to take her to hosp. I was also left on my own for two shorter periods yesterday. Before I'm left Molly makes sure I've had a walk, often gives me a pizzle or something similar to eat & leaves the radio on for me. I whine when I'm left initially & then sleep by the front door so I'll know when they return.

I get very excited when any family members come home but am getting better at "sit"ting when they ask me to before they greet me. I had fun jumping on Molly's mum when she sat on the bench outside.

I got really overexcited & silly when Molly lay on the floor with me last night. I started off licking her face, then progressed to grooming her hair & then it turned into me mouthing her. So Molly got up & ignored me til I calmed down. Humph!

I was very pleased to see Kate & Libby when they came round & almost knocked Libby over when I tried to play with her, oops! I did calm down though. The same can't be said for when the supermarket delivery man came - I did a lot of barking because I wanted to play with him.

I got so excited when I met the postman on our walk yesterday morning so I greeted him very enthusiastically & he gave me a dog biscuit, yum yum! He also gave me some fuss & a biscuit when he delivered our post this morning. I was very pleased to see Molly's mum when we visited her at work & I got to meet a baby too! I think my barking scared him a bit initially but I was only doing that because I wanted to play & soon quietened down.

Molly bought me a new antler so now I can have one upstairs & one downstairs. I love chewing them. We don't know where "Lion" has gone but I hope it turns up soon! Molly worried that I'd left "Giraffe out in the rain last night but I'm not that silly, I brought it in before it rained.

No progress has been made with grooming yet. Liver paste in a Kong didn't work because I don't really understand how to get the food out of them - I get the food nearest the end & then give up. Molly is going to cut some of the matts out of the fur on my stomach because it'll save me the discomfort of her trying to brush them out & it shouldn't be visible.

Making my own entertainment

Apologies for the delay in updating, hopefully this post won't be too long! Rather than going through day by day like we usually do, we're going to try writing this a bit differently, so hopefully it'll be a smoother read. And there are lots of photos to break up the text.

Most of my walks this week have been with Molly's dad. We have lots of fun together & because he often takes me to a local wood in the evenings when it's quiet (& hence empty of other dogs) I've been able to have a few off-lead walks. Well, runs would probably be a better word! I've also had a couple of walks with Molly's mum & a couple with her younger brother when he was home at the weekend. But most excitingly, I've been out with Molly twice! Last week her mum drove us to a local park where Molly sat on a bench while I had a good run around. I did some recall practise between Molly & her mum - & sometimes her mum hid between a tree to try to trick me!

Molly's mum tried to take me on a walk while Molly stayed sat on the bench but I was very reluctant to leave her & kept looking back to see where she was.

I found some holes to explore though which distrated me.

I cried when Molly's mum nipped off to the toilet because I wasn't allowed to follow her.

Yesterday Molly & her dad took me to the local reservoir where Molly managed a bit more walking - I think she's getting better! I chose to ignore Molly recalling me on a couple of ocassions, but she couldn't stay upset for long because I'm so cute!

When Molly's dad lay down for a rest I assumed that was an invitation to play!

I don't know how clear this photo will be at this size but this is Molly's dad rescuing me after I got my long lead tangled up!

I don't like being brushed but Molly & her dad keep insisting on doing it. On one of my walks with Molly's dad I got my coat full of sticky leaves, sticky balls & burrs. That evening it took them over an hour to get all the plant pieces out of my fur! Molly has discovered though that liver paste makes me a bit more co-operative so I've had huge amounts of that this week, yum yum! Molly also filed my nails but I didn't mind that too much. I wasn't allowed to chew the nail file though, humph!

Molly gave me a segment of a clementine so her Mum could see what a fuss I make when I'm presented with one, but that time I just wolfed it down! Talking of food - Molly went out one day & returned with a really exciting bag of treats for me. It contained pizzles, chicken feet, tripe sticks & a stick of black pudding! I was given a piece of tripe to try when she returned & that was yummy but didn't last me as long as she expected. And I had a chicken foot to distract me when the supermarket delivery man brought the shopping but I demolished it within a couple of minutes! The rest of the treats are in a tin in my cupboard & I hope I'll be allowed them soon. Molly also bought me a new toy on that trip out. I like chewing it but it's made by a durable brand so Molly hopes it'll last.

I enjoyed drinking from the hosepipe again. I'm very picky with what receptacles I drink from & Molly doesn't understand my logic or how my preferences change at different times. One night I nipped downstairs & outside for a wee & while I was out there I realised I was thirsty. So I returned to Molly's bedroom upstairs for a drink from the bowl there (passing & ignoring 2 other water bowls on the way!) & then went back down to the garden again! That made Molly laugh.

Once again I fell asleep snuggled up to the base of Molly's office chair.

And when her parents went away for the night I took advantage of their comfy bed.

Usually I wake up around 7am & doze til about 8am at the latest but yesterday I slept in til 10am & today til 9.30am. Molly has been enjoying being able to lie-in too.

Me & Molly have been continuing some of my training around the house. We're still doing recall practise but without distractions I find that very easy & run to Molly every time she calls me, no matter where in the house I am. We're also continuing to work on "up" & "off". I'm doing well with the hand signals & learning the word "up" but am not doing so well with the word "off". Molly says we'll get there. I'm so enthusiastic with "up" that I keep jumping up onto Molly's bed before she says the word. I don't get food when I do that though.

I've had a few new toys recently. I ran off with part of one of the panda costumes again & Molly's mum felt guilty for taking it off me so traded it for a pretend magpie! I had great fun with that for a bit. Sorry for the blurry photo.

But then I started chewing pieces off the magpie so I wasn't allowed to play with it any more. Instead Molly's mum found me another knitted mouse (which is green)! Molly said we couldn't call it "Mouse" because I already have a mouse (which is blue) but I did some play growling with this one so Molly said it's called "Lion"! We know the first photo below is blurry but I wanted to show you how I tried to chew both of them at once.

About about 4 weeks previously Molly had tried to teach me the name of "Mouse". We'd stopped this training when she became poorly & hadn't revisited it since. But getting Lion made me remember how during those training sessions Molly would give me food when she said "Mouse" & I touched Mouse. So I started touching Lion & looking at Molly for food. She was very impressed at my memory!

Despite having plenty of toys I like to create my own entertainment by playing with other things I find around the house & garden. I also do this when I don't think I'm getting enough attention because running around with/chewing on something I shouldn't always attacts someone's attention, hehe! So this week I've run off with/chewed multiple slippers, shoes, socks & underpants. On one ocassion Molly caught me about to run downstairs with one of her Dad's shoes so she called "Toto come" in the hope that I'd either return to her with the shoe or leave it at the top of the stairs. I did respond to her call but not before I'd dropped the shoe down the stairs! I also stole Molly's boot on two ocassions when the door to the downstairs bathroom was left open accidentally (all shoes have been shut in there since the family discovered that I can't resist them!). The first time Molly's mum caught me trying to take it into the garden through the dog flap. I couldn't make it fit!

But a couple of days later I discovered that the downstairs bathroom door was open & so was the back door!

In the garden I also enjoyed running around with & chewing a big broom & exploring in the plants behind the pond. Can you see me?!

I got very excited when I discovered a pigeon in the passage! I cornered it & attempted to catch it but wasn't successful & it flew out unharmed. I then chased it up the garden until it flew away. Spoilsport! After it disappeared I returned to where I'd first spotted it in the passage in the hope that it'd be there again but it wasn't.

Molly's dad has been continuing to do some work in the bathroom upstairs but I've been shut out a lot because apparently the paint isn't good for me to drink! He keeps leaving pieces of sandpaper lying around on the landing though so I've had lots of fun chewing them!

I also had great fun trying to kill a cushion in the living room. It had been there for weeks & I'd paid it no attention but one day I spotted it & decided I needed to attack it! Then today I suddenly realised that one of Molly's mum's pillows had feathers in it so that needed to die! Unfortunately Molly caught me before I ripped it open. Humph!

Today Molly's mum got some giant knitting needles & a giant ball of yarn out & did some knitting! It was very odd. I showed really good self control by just sniffing the ball of yarn & watching, I didn't pounce on the yarn at all. Afterwards I was quite wary of the giant needles & ran away from them looking scared. But Molly enticed me back with food & I soon learned they were nothing to worry about.

Molly & her mum left the ball of yarn unattended on the floor. What a silly thing to do! Molly's mum returned to find me creating this piece of artwork.

I refused to "leave it" when she asked me to but dropped it when I heard Molly coming downstairs to help. I was then shut out of the room while Molly's mum tidied up.

Yesterday Molly was in her bedroom when she heard me make the strangest bark/squeak she'd ever heard so she came into her parents' bedroom to see what was happening. There was something called a mirror on the floor. It hadn't been there last time I'd looked! I'd encountered mirrors before but not recently so I had to have a good look & tried to play with the other dog I could see.

Then I had a rest but kept my eye on the dog in the mirror.

After that I relaxed, turned away from the mirror & fell asleep so Molly left me to it. A little while later she heard me making quite a racket - barking & growling at the dog in the mirror. I wouldn't calm down so she turned the mirror round which made the dog disappear. I was confused!

In other news, Molly decided to have another go at measuring me this week. Last time she tried I was too wiggly. She thought I'd be about 14 inches tall at the shoulder but actually I'm 16 inches! Apparently I'm quite big for a miniature schanuzer but we don't care. My weight was stable at 8.9kg again so Molly is going to weigh me less frequently from now.