Well I have finally bitten the bullet and me and Lilly are off to have our first lesson on Sunday afternoon.
Mike who is one of the Gundog Club Grading assessor has very kindly said he will help me to get all the groundwork right with Lilly and we go up for some help on Sunday afternoon. Hopefully Lilly will be so shattered from the Bolton meet up that she will be an angel (unlikely).
I think it will be a case of good dog shame about the handler!