Mario and Luca came to live with us on the Donkey Whisperer Farm ® two and a half weeks after Tuba died. Tuba was bonded to Oboe, both standard donkeys. Oboe has been in heavy mourning since losing his buddy Tuba. Please note: if your donkey’s companion dies, you must get another donkey of the same sex and size as quickly as possible, as donkeys can go into a deep depression and stop eating and drinking, causing death from grief. Read Goodbye To Tuba.
Mario (4) and Luca (10) began their life as wild donkeys living in Fort Irwin, CA. Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue (PVDR) humanely captured them, no helicopters, did health checks, shots, worming, gelding, and made sure they were tamed and haltered plus pick up their hooves before sending them to the adoption center. If you are looking to adopt two donkeys I highly recommend PVDR. Donkeys train humans quickly to do exactly what they want to do. If you are thinking about adopting donkeys please get into my program Donkey 101 & 102 video on demand as I teach you how to use words, timing and powerful exercises building a powerful relationship for life with your donkeys. If you do not learn how to become a fair leader for your donkeys they will become the leader of you quickly. Donkeys can act like they know how to absolutely nothing with a human who is inexperienced with donkeys.
We drove to Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, Riverside, WA, to pick these boys up from Sequim, WA, and encountered snow and ice. It was a road trip, to say the least. God is amazing. We had a favor going over to get them and bring them home. Thank you, Jesus! Did you know that the donkeys ride loose in the trailer? Yes, as donkeys will brace their butt up against the trailer and ride without being tied. Along with our three miniature donkeys, these boys spent one week in our miniature donkey barn, paddock, and track on the other side of Oboe. I wanted to be sure we built a connection before moving them into the larger paddock with Oboe and on our large donkey track to run and play.
The farm is beginning to feel normal again, as we have six donkeys and two horses. We continue to grieve for Rio, our Mammoth donkey, and Tuba each and every day. They are no doubt in heaven together, as God brought them home. We know we will see them again. Peace and harmony are slowly coming back to our farm.
Donkey Training 101 & 102 Video On Demand, sold with lifetime access and my E-book to print out.
I will be adding Mario and Luca to my E-Training program Donkey 101 & 102 video on demand, trailer loading, and sharing how I teach them the words whoa, walk-on, over, foot, back-up, and the ground tie whoa. I will also be adding them to my link line walk two donkeys using one lead line.
Thank you for investing in your donkey,
Melody Johnson
