Estelle
Well-Known Member
Well little miss Treasure is just full of beans and quite independant. She is 2 months old and I wanted to start with teaching her to lead a little. Now I have done this with the big guys, but never a mini..figured it would be the same and maybe it is with most, but this little begger is having none of it! :no:
I wish it were just a problem with her going forward then the old butt rope would solve the problem...but that's not it..you get her going with the butt rope or without if leading with her mom being led, but as soon as she feels any type of pull/pressure at all on the halter she starts thrashing side to side, rears up, throws her self to the ground, etc...
I dont want to injure her neck and I also dont want her to learn that when she feels the halter pressure (and I mean just the slightest bit) and throws a fit that she will be let loose, to me this rewards the unacceptable behaviour and will set it in her mind that this is the way to not have to do something I dont want to do. For this reason I have not worked her hardly at all at walking on a leadline until I figure out what to do.
Anyone here have suggestions on what I should do to work with her when she is like this? Or do I just leave her alone?
Thanks folks.
I wish it were just a problem with her going forward then the old butt rope would solve the problem...but that's not it..you get her going with the butt rope or without if leading with her mom being led, but as soon as she feels any type of pull/pressure at all on the halter she starts thrashing side to side, rears up, throws her self to the ground, etc...
I dont want to injure her neck and I also dont want her to learn that when she feels the halter pressure (and I mean just the slightest bit) and throws a fit that she will be let loose, to me this rewards the unacceptable behaviour and will set it in her mind that this is the way to not have to do something I dont want to do. For this reason I have not worked her hardly at all at walking on a leadline until I figure out what to do.
Anyone here have suggestions on what I should do to work with her when she is like this? Or do I just leave her alone?
Thanks folks.