This picture may not look like much, but it’s a bit of progress! Chewie drinks from the water trough Chewie and I worked a lot last summer on sponge baths. However, Chewie still doesn’t like to be hosed off. She thinks the hose is pretty scary. So, for now, I don’t give her baths with […]
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 […]
Earlier this summer, I started working on teaching Chewie how to take a bath. My goal is for Chewie to be happy and relaxed when she takes a bath. Right now, we are just practicing sponge baths. Also, we do these training sessions with Chewie loose at liberty in her pasture. She can walk away […]
I’ve started working on teaching Chewie how to take a bath! Here in Texas, our daily highs are around 100 F. Even this morning, when I arrived at the barn at 7:30 am, the temperature was already 80 F. The hot weather should make our training easier, as a bit of cool water on the […]
Apollo recently learned how to take a bath using clicker training. We did this completely at liberty AND with him standing in a yard full of yummy green grass. The process we used was similar to what I did when I taught Mouse about baths. Check out the video below to see exactly how we […]
I’ve been neglecting the blog a bit–I attended clickerExpo two weekends ago, which was fabulous, and then ended up with a bad cold last week. (Not enough sleep during clickerExpo–too many late nights chatting with new friends! I promise at least a few clickerExpo related posts in the next week or two, I learned a […]
