Small Breakthroughs

This week has been full of small breakthroughs. After a bad session on Monday playing with obstacles, then an awesome one a few hours later, things are now going great. I placed grain on a barrel and the tarp in the roundpen. We practiced sideways around the roundpen. Tug wanted the grain inside so he wasn't paying much attention. When we got inside I drove him to the tarp and we played around it for a few minutes. Then we practiced our turns while driving and then he touched the barrel and ate the grain. We tried the figure 8 pattern but he kept searching for grain on the barrels. So we attempted sideways without a fence, which was GREAT for the first time. We only went to the right since that's our better side, but I couldn't have asked for ANTHING more! Then we went back to the barrels and ended with a better attempt at the figure 8 pattern. :) This morning, all we tried was the figure 8 pattern. (7 day program) And to my surprise he went around both barrels without me having to remind him! So, we ended it there and I turned him loose to eat grass. :)