Driving Lessons

[DownUnder Gal]

Sabine, thank you for all this information, it is really helpful. Koby is actually already quite good at target training; I started him out on targets when I first got the clicker and he targets on my hand when a car goes past that frightens him. I didn't think of using targeting to help overcome these challenges though. I really like the idea of the mats and I already have some of the small square rubber mats so I will give those a try.

This afternoon I asked Koby to tow around some makeshift shafts and he did brilliantly. I clicked and rewarded him when he sniffed each shaft and then walked him through them laid parallel on the ground. More rewards. Then I hitched them one at a time to his harness using the clicker. He only jumped twice, and not very far. Soon he was towing them all over the garden with me leading him, quite unconcerned. He is very good in the training area where he's not far from the other goats.