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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:31 am
by carole
Hi my 10 year old daughter is showing a great interest in our dexters, always helping out etc I was wondering if anyone had any information/advice about junior handling. I have done a search on the site but can't find any info, so any thoughts would be appreciated.
Many thanks
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:20 am
by Duncan MacIntyre
We all worry more than we should about junior handling. Juniors often benefit from a bit of halter and lead work between comingout of the push chair and going to primary school. At primary school they usually benefit from moving and working in groups and are quite easily handled by the time they leave primary school. However in the teenage years they may well become more difficult and boistrous, but do not worry as they tend to settle down again in the early to mid 20's and turn out better than you expected.
A bit like young cattle really.
Duncan
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:59 pm
by carole
Thanks Duncan your post really made me laugh after a pretty depressing day at work, oh well at least it pays for our dexters and I do complain to them on a regular basis....sort of cow therapy (apparently its cheaper than retail therapy.....mind you I could just go and buy more cows??) Sorry forgot to say thanks for the advice, I was thinking of our local one day show, one of our new mums is a little sweetie quite happy to brushed etc by our daughter just need to make sure she is still O.K after having her first calf