Walking to Heel

Dad thinks I need a better upbringing and has decided that I should be taught to walk “at heel” when on a lead. No more zig-zagging down the road. No more running back and forth. No more circling around them in the hope someone might just trip up and give me a laugh. No more sniffing every bush and blade of grass we pass. He thinks by making me walk to heel, I will have less stress in my life and become a calmer dog. Less stress. LESS STRESS???! HE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT STRESS IS! I’LL TELL YOU WHAT STRESS IS! Stress is sitting in the back of the car for 12 hours whilst they drive across the whole length of France. Stress is going on a ferry across the North Sea and only being allowed out of the car for the shortest of breaks 3 times in 18 hours. Stress is not being given any chicken when they are having roast for dinner. THAT’S WHAT STRESS IS!!!! Still, I’ll humour him for now. He clearly needs less stress in his life, after all.