[gemy]

A little more about feeding:

If you don't measure her food, do so. No free feeding at all.

Set regular food times, and feed more of her daily food allotment earlier in the day.

Set rules for other members of the household for now, only you feed and or treat her. Enlist their support, for Callies health and well being.

If you have been measuring and know what amount you were feeding her each day. Reduce the amount by 10%

Have a regular "gals" weigh in day, and track her weight on the calendar.

Treats: a couple of choices, If she loves her food. You can use a portion of her daily food allotment as a treat.
Try to find low or no calory treats she loves. Think of maybe yams, or sweet potatoes, green beans, cheerios. Also they usually love liver, you can make your own liver treats in the oven. With meat and or cheese, a very very tiny bit, say a pea sized bit. And that might be a very high value treat, one you use for say the Sit/Beg/Stand reward.

Of yes teaching walk backwards can be hard for the dog.

Something else you can do is to play tug of war with her. ON NO SLIP surfaces, such as grass or carpet. You will want to keep the toy low down to the floor, so that her rear end rises as she pulls tugs backwards, and you will see her walk backwards!.

But most of all enjoy everything you do with her.