By working with Vinnie where Bart could watch and maybe want to get in on the fun, I suspect I helped Bart along today too - indirectly though, not directly.
I was doing obedience with one of my standard poodles years ago and one of our daughters had a wonderful Aussie that was "her" dog. Hannah watched and watched and watched as I trained the poodle. After this had gone on for weeks, I looked over at her one night and said, "Hannah, did you want to try this?" She sort of wiggled, so I put the collar on her and she knew the entire basic obedience routine: heel, sit, down, stay, recall. She'd learned it all by watching the other dog. Not sure if that would actually work with horses, but Bart is certainly going to benefit by watching Vinnie be comfortable with handling. Nancy
