I haven't had the experience of training a young llama since 2002 when Bella came to our herd. What fun it is to learn about how little Winny reacts to her training! Until she was about five months old she did not enjoy being touched by people but walked wonderfully on a halter. I respected her personality and age and decided not to push her until she was six months old when she was a little more developed. Last week I started walking Winny around school by herself and training her to the command "stand" when people wanted to pet her. To my delight, she stood perfectly still and was quite content to be touched. This week I took her out for about 10 minutes and introduced her to getting her feet picked up. She stood still and kept her ears up the whole time! We ended on a good note - I picked up each foot twice and she was very good about it!
I'm very pleased with the way Winny is coming along in her training. It's fun to learn about how each individual animal reacts to certain training techniques and circumstances that arise while we are training (for example flags, skateboards, and bicycles - all of which Winny is now quite accustomed to!). She is so much fun to work with!
