Description
Welcome to Donkey Training 101 foundation training. You can take donkey trainer Melody Johnson to the farm using any smart device connected to the internet. The program includes 19 instructional videos with over 1 hour of training content by trainer Melody Johnson, an e-book, and a 6-page PDF outlining core training points.
Donkey 101 teaches you and your donkey the basics of resistance-free, natural training with no pain. Our holistic approach provides insight and guidance into donkey psychology, emotion, and behavior. You will learn how to set up your farm and donkey for success. Teach you words, timing, voice, body language, and how to stop nipping, biting, kicking, rearing up, and bolting. I will teach you quickly how to scan the donkey for stress and relaxation and why ending each short video exercise on a good note is essential. Tomorrow, your donkey will show you how smart he or she is. Learn how to stay on Donkey Time ®, which means you are a fair leader with a plan, controlling your emotions and letting your donkey soak and learn.
Donkey 101 videos teach the donkey; the E-book teaches humans. Never drill a donkey or stress it out; the donkey cannot learn if it is not relaxed. The goal is to foster a balanced, positive, and rewarding relationship between you and your donkey. You will learn how to become a fair leader each time you step into your donkey’s space. After completing Donkey 101 & 102, you will be the donkey whisperer.
Here are the sections covered in the program:
1. Introduction
2. A Small Training Area
3. Training Tools
4. On Donkey Time
5. Building Trust
6. Three Second Rule
7. Personal Space
8. Your Donkey Catches You
9. Walk-On and Whoa
10. You are the Leader!
11. How to Ground Tie
12. Going in and out of Stalls
13. Introverts and Extroverts
14. Backing up
15. Teaching “Over”
16. Walk-On, Whoa, and Back-Up
17. Donkeys are not Stubborn!
18. Going in and out of Gates
19. Taking Your Donkey for a Walk
mollylewis06@yahoo.com (verified owner) –
I went through this class and did each step. I had a Donkey that came from a farm and was friendly through the fence only lol. After I put her lessons into real time I immediately and I mean that very day noticed how easy it was for both of us, It has only been 2 weeks and I can walk him everyday around the property. Thank you for these videos they have made my life with Elmer a thousand times better. I loved him before but we have truly connected since taking your course .
Melody Johnson –
Hi Molly,
I am so happy to read your review. You did the work. Outstanding job! Please move into Donkey 102 with my stick and string. You will learn so much its 3 hours long.
Thank you for leaving a review to help others see this course is the real deal.
I truly care about all of my students and the donkeys they love and care for.
Melody Johnson
https://www.donkeywhisperer.com
Scarlette (verified owner) –
A friend of mine & her husband rescued 3 donkeys to start a therapy farm. I have always loved donkeys & told her that I would help out any way I could. None of us knew anything about how to properly care for them, so I did a bit of research & found this website, purchased the donkey 101 course & have been watching it with my friends. It is exactly what we needed. The series starts off with the very basics of how to care for donkeys & handle them, which is what we needed. We are almost through the donkey 101 series & will be getting to the 102 series shortly. We have benefited greatly from these videos. So happy that we invested our time and money in them. It is so obvious that the trainer/teacher truly cares about the donkeys & their owners!!
Scott –
Hi Scarlette,
We are releasing a new FREE Video soon “Bringing Your Donkey(s) Home” YOUTUBE Channel Donkeywhisperer. Working on Trailer Loading in video recording now. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Please be sure and take a look at my booklet (PDF) attached to the first video of all of my teaching videos. Kiss the donkeys for me. Melody Johnson (logged in as my hubby Scott) 🙂
Melody Johnson –
Please remember to take all 3 donkeys into the small space with you. It is very important to keep the donkeys calm in order to learn. Stay On Donkey Time ®.
Tie up 2 while working with one. Never leave any equine tied while not in attendance.
Great job!
Carrie Bommersbach (verified owner) –
We recently brought 2 baby mini donkeys to our farm. I didnt know a thing about donkeys and didnt know anyone that had one..i searched online and ran across melodys donkey whisperer farm. Her training videos are amazing! I just started recently working with both of my donkeys and it’s amazing how quick they learn with small lessons each day and the amazing bond you build in the process. Melodys videos and very clear and to the point!! That’s what I love most about them!! And they are with you all the time!! I’m a very visual hands on person and that’s exactly how she trains..very stress free for the donkeys and the trainer..i know look forward to teaching my donkeys new things each day :)!
Thankyou so so much melody Johnson for taking so much time in making these videos for us as well as our donkeys!
Carrie bommersbach
Lisa Kelley (verified owner) –
Wonderful with lots of good information. Everything is explained in a way that is easily understood.
Susan (verified owner) –
I adopted two donkeys and a pony from a rescue. They had worked with all three and got them started on haltering and leading and one donkey and the pony with the farrier. This video helped me immensely. The rescue told me I’d be somewhat starting over until they all learned to trust me. This video helped me understand their behavior and how to earn their trust. It helped me manage my expectations so as to not get discouraged or expect too much. I highly recommend this to anyone who is adopting an untrained donkey or even one that has been started.
Karen Spencer (verified owner) –
I am really excited to start the training on this course. My husband and I have struggled knowing how to train our mama donkey and her 4 month old colt. We’ve asked our friends that raise horses for suggestions, but their training for horses wasn’t working. As I’ve overviewed the course I now know that donkey training is very different than horse training! Now that I have the halters I am anxious to start the training tomorrow. I’m confident we’ll have great success!! I’ll report back in a few weeks into the training!
Melody Johnson –
Hi Karen,
You are on your way to becoming a fair leader using words, timing, voice and facial expressions and much much more. Please remember baby donkeys have very short attention spans. Thank you for investing in your donkeys.
Melody
Rachel Zurkowski (verified owner) –
These videos are great for learning the basics of donkey training. Highly recommend since this information is hard to find.