I had a lot of guests over for a BBQ on Easter Saturday and Teddy enjoyed all the attention that was heaped upon him. After the initial comments of "He's huge!", "I didn't realise he was so big" and "I'll stay on this side of the gate thanks" and few brave souls including a 13 year old girl and a one year old in her mother's arms came into the paddock with me to see for themselves what a sweet soul my Teddy really is.
I think at times this log does Teddy an injustice and portrays him as a maniac, which isn't the case at all; he's just very bright and at times can have other ideas about the way things should work. He also can be a bit stubborn or excitable. As Maxwell Smart once said, "Give him an inch and he thinks he's a ruler!" - Well that can be Teddy! But 70% of the time he is a well behaved boy who tries very hard and the other 30% - well he has me as an owner and I'm always learning how to ask the right questions to get the desired response. I never claimed to be an expert horse trainer but I'm doing pretty damn well so far.
Tamsyn, the 13 year old, had a nice time learning how to lead a horse, the baby adored reaching out and patting Teddy and Jen almost let her finger become Teddy's lunch! Everyone was patting Teddy and giving him treats so he was lapping it all up.
Then yesterday I had two friends, Caroline (aka Crow) and Shane spend the night and Crow came out with me while I did more ground work with Teddy. I continued on with the mounting coffee table exercises and he was much better. No circling the table this time and each time he got in the correct position and stood still while I leaning over him. I already think that the next lesson will include me draping myself over his back and seeing how long he will stand for and build on the time. For a second lesson he's doing extremely well though.
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