I am happy to say that we had good Timbit yesterday. Everyone knows how Timbit feels about injections. Some might remember that last year I clicker trained Timbit using toothpicks to simulate the needle stick of an injection. It worked like a charm and the last two rounds of annual vaccinations have gone well. I click away while Timbit stands for injections. I clicked away yesterday while Timbit had his teeth floated and was a star.
After we floated Timbit we moved on to Sparky. Every year Sparky is the last float of the year. Since Sparky thinks barns are not for donkeys we always float him outside. He is unrestrained except for a twitch. He stands like a rockstar and the dentist floats away.
I'm happy to be done with floating teeth for the year, but I know it won't be long until we start the cycle again in the spring.
the easiest way for the dentist to float Timbit is sitting in a chair
Bonnie watching Timbit have his teeth floated
While we floated the horses and Timbit Sparky wandered around the barn entertaining himself and letting the peanut gallery know they needed to start assembling. That's Silver behind him.
more of the peanut gallery; Renzo, Lofty, Cocomo, Flyer and Gibson
in the opposite pasture Cino and Remmy decided to pull up a chair and watch
Gus watching Sparky
Romeo and Lotus were also watching
Sparky, as always, stood like a champ and was oblivious to his legions of admiring fans staring at him
Miel, Quigly and Sam
Johnny and Happy with Miel behind them
the Breakfast Club; Apollo, Thomas, Homer and Moe
Rocky
Charlotte and Traveller
Convey and Revy playing
Hemi
Merlin, Remmy, Cino, Hesse and Baner
Sushi and Squirrel
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Glad Timbit was good (this time)! Clicker training works very well for this sort of thing.
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