Re: [AlpacaTalk] halter training cria

So, are you suggesting that once I get the halters on, just leave them
on for a few days?

Does it matter if the halters a bit loose? I ordered alpaca halter,
but still they seem a little loose.

Thanks
Lysa

On Jan 9, 2009, at 2:34 PM, Heather Zeleny wrote:

> I'd say it's never too late to halter train, and definitely with the
> older rescues or imports, the gentle approach is the only way to go.
> We always start with a few or several sessions of just putting the
> halter on to let them get used to the feel. We often do this at
> feeding time. At first, they cush and pout, and for the first couple
> of days, they refuse to eat their pellets. But eventually, they
> accept it, because they have no choice. :) And nothing "bad" happens
> to them with the halter on. After they behave normally with the
> halter on, then we start the lead training.
>
> The later in age that the training starts, the longer it takes, and
> we have far more tantrums and fits with the older ones. But it's not
> a lost cause! Slow and gentle is the key.
>
> Heather
>
> On Jan 9, 2009, at 11:03 AM, Lysa Grant wrote:
>
> > Would you say the same advice would go for adult rescues?
> >
> > My 2 boys probably have never had halters. I hate chasing them into
> > the stall and locking them
> > in and then trying to get halters on as I figure the act of getting
> > them locked in the stall is
> > trauma enough, yet I really need to get them friendly.
> >
> > Currently they are free to roam day and night in barn and around
> > pasture.
> > They eat well and are stand offish but not too frightened.
> >
> > Lysa
> > jim thorpe, PA
> >
>
>

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