From his Auntie P:-
"All is going really well... the weather has been pretty kind for their first few days - we WERE the cloud for friday night but fairly gentle weather compared to Shetland I'm sure.
Auntie H came up yesterday and we took all 3 out for a walk on the forestry trails that back onto our land. I love his brave curiosity - we have some road gutters which Malachy just puts his nose down to, figures it's not life threatening and goes over without breaking stride... the second one was a bit bigger and he did a wee bunny hop over it. I love his bright wee mind - he is as sharp as a tack - I don't think there is much that will phase him at all!
I went out this morning to day the dog for her morning constitutional... this is the boys 3rd morning here and at my first whistle they are coming up the hill - yesterday Charlot leading and this morning Malachy leading and soon taken over by Charlot. Today I was offered my first Charlot scratches - big progress! I let him come to me of his choosing and redirect my scratches to one of the other two if he backs off... he did that twice and then quickly pushed forward for a scratch again. Big smiles all round!
I think my work ethic will fly out the window and I will want to play with pirie ponies all day and not earn any money to keep them!"
It sounds like their Auntie P knows exactly how to handle Charlot. Happy, happy, happy.
On a me note, I wonder if, when I am sent south for my surgery, whether I can pop up and see them all during my pre-op weekend. If you are operated on a Monday, you go in on the Friday, so what do I do on my Saturday and Sunday in between? Go and see Charlot, I think! We will see what happens.
