Today I will go over to black forest animal sanctuary and fill out the adoption paperwork. i adopted naomi for a fee of $400. I have reserved her stall and run at the equestrian center, and she will be moved there (tentatively) July 25th. hooray! progress! i've also hired on a trainer, Danielle, to work with us. Her goal is to basically train me to train naomi. here are the things we're presently working on:
Walk up to her, pet her, walk away; repeat.
Walk up to her with rope/halter in hand, pet her (with and without rope/halter), walk away; repeat.
Walk up, catch her, pet her, remove halter, walk away.
Repeat above every day until she is no trouble to catch. Then review periodically just for fun.
Ask her to drop her head (have twine in place, just in case).
Walk up, pet, ask for a head drop, pet, halter with head low, pet, remove halter, pet, walk away.
With her haltered, rub and /or swing the rope all around her body. Allow it to gently tap all areas (except face/ears--we'll work on that part later) at some point.
With her haltered, loop rope around front legs, and ask her to lift leg. Repeat until she stays relaxed.
June 30, 2010
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