Day 2: She fully loaded right away. This time I was determined NOT to move that divider. It took over an hour to get her off. She would just shake at the step down, but she finally did it. We took a break and started over, and she popped on AGAIN. This time it only took about 5 min to get her off, although it involved more "pressure" than I would typically like. We worked on loading just her front feet for a little bit and ended on that.
Session 3: Had some time off due to rain. Started with loading the front feet 10 times, then moved to me standing at the side of trailer and sending her into the trailer. I was counting the tries. We did 76 loads of just the front feet and then she loaded herself. She backed right out, shaking and trembling and got a lot of positive reinforcement and treats.
It took until we got up to 202 for her to fully load again, and again, she came right back out. We were taking breaks, especially if she got a little frustrated. Then at 290 she went in with all four feet. By 300 she had loaded completely four more times. We took another break and when we went back she just started loading fully without any issues. I would send her in from the side of the trailer and she would go in nicely as you please. We had 48 full loads in total and she got used to standing inside a bit before backing out.
A tribute to patience and consistency - she did a great job.
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