As I wrote about last week, Chewie and I have started to work on stay. Currently, Chewie can stay on her platform while I walk about ten feet away. I am expanding this behavior by adding more distance. We are also increasing the duration of time that I can wait when I walk away. Here’s […]
Chewie and I have started to work on a new behavior — stay! It’s pretty darn hot right now. Stay is a good behavior to practice because it doesn’t involve a whole lot of movement, and we can do our sessions in the shade of the barn. I’m using Chewie’s big platform for our stay […]
After breakfast today, Chewie left me a present in her tub. A baby tooth! Horses continue to loose their baby teeth and gain adult teeth until they are around five years old. Chewie is three, currently, and she certainly looks like an adult horse now. But, finding the baby tooth was a good reminder that […]
I’m still on the road, visiting some of my family who live out of the country. And, Chewie is still in good hands with my wonderful pet sitter! My pet sitter always sends me a handful of pictures every day. The photos let me get a little glimpse into what Chewie and Liberty have been […]
It’s been hot and humid recently in north Texas. Chewie finds some relief from the heat by swimming in the pond, which I wrote about last week. She’s also quite itchy currently and really enjoys a good scratch. Chewie and I have a game we play when I’m scratching her. I will pause after scratching her […]
We have had a hot June here in Texas and also an extra humid June, due to quite a bit of rain. Chewie’s solution on these hot, sticky days is to go for a swim in the pond. Recently, I’ve seen her go for a swim on two different days when I have been at […]
