Today’s donkey lesson was a success! We practiced liberty training in a small space, using a hand target and carrot rewards to encourage forward steps.
Rodney did great! I need to work on consistent & clear verbal and physical cues! It’s almost always the human who needs the most training!
I also learned that slightly angling your body to their side instead of standing in front of them like I did the first day works better. Last little tip I learned was to make sure the treat is not in the same hand they’re touching with their nose. Open to all suggestions from folks with experience! 
We’ll keep practicing for a few more days before introducing the halter and lead line. Rodney has some experience with a halter, but we’re going back to Square one to hopefully erase from his mind the mistakes I made early on trying to pull him around while he slammed on the donkey brakes!
We finished our lesson with a little fun! And a glimpse of our future goal… Running partners! Someday I’ll be Running with Rodney!
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